[access-uk] Re: BBC iPlayer TV Beta
- From: "Brian Hartgen" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:18:49 -0000
Hi
This is a real improvement and certainly you are able to play, pause, re-start
the program together with increasing or decreasing the volume. Pressing F1
just seemed to bring into view an empty Edit Field with no text.
But it is nice that everything is in the same interface and that the user can
press the keystrokes he or she is familiar with.
The search fascility currently has very limited value because you can achieve
almost the same objective with using first letter navigation, whereas the
search facility across all channels would allow you to find what you want as
you can with the I-Player. The actual interface for the search though is nice.
Do you see this being available in the same program as the ability to select
radio stations? The only reason I ask is that currently I see that in the new
program you have prepared a TV channel list and a programme list, where it is
necessary to Tab to each list, whereas in the public release you have a list of
radio stations activated with ALT+R and a list of tV channels activated by
pressing ALT+T. So the end user experiences a slightly different way of
selecting channels and programmes. I take it the user will have consistency
when selecting either media eventually?
Brian Hartgen
----- Original Message -----
From: Alasdair King
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 11:27 AM
Subject: [access-uk] BBC iPlayer TV Beta
OK, I've had another stab at the BBC TV programmes available through
iPlayer. This new application, BBC iPlayer TV, works pretty much
identically to the radio version - that it, it plays the TV programme
from directly within the application, it doesn't just launch your web
browser. Good stuff: doesn't need RealPlayer installed, only Windows
Media Player (which you should all have.) Bad stuff: you can't skip
forwards/backwards until most (all?) of the file has downloaded - the
buttons don't enable. Full instructions in the help text, just hit F1.
No installer, just download and run.
http://download.webbie.org.uk/test/BBCiPlayerTV.exe
I didn't have time to put in a "search every channel" feature but I
did let you search the current channel (control and F), hope that
helps finding things.
Do let me know what you think.
Best wishes,
Alasdair
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