Freesat Bbc Iplayer beta now open

[BigD]

for those of you with freesat and a broadband conection, you can now acsses Iplayer via you telly/box, all you need to do is connect an ethernet cable to said box/telly.

Go to bbc digital text and type 5483, ignore the page not found and wait a while, bbc iplayer should then load :thumbs:

[Infinity]

Nice one, been waiting for this :thumbs:

Got the TV networked up for the Vieracast stuff and my media server on the Viera Tools menu :D

Loving the TV so far :smitten:

Jut

[Jezz_S13]

Cool, will give that a go. :)

[Jonny]

http://bbciplayerbetatrial09.freesat.co.uk/index.php?page=iPlayer.overview

[BigD]

Having given it a try on the g10 an v 10 it wouldn't work it did work on the humax HD box tho which was cool, picture quality on hq was not bad.

[Jezz_S13]

Saves me trying then, it does say on the freesat page it wouldn't work on TVs, only Humax.
Not had chance to try it yet as I need to borrow a sat feed from the sky box, but everytime I look at it there is something (mrs related) recording.

[Infinity]

Having given it a try on the g10 an v 10 it wouldn't work it did work on the humax HD box tho which was cool, picture quality on hq was not bad.

Tried it on my G15 as well, and all I get is "Connecting..." :(

Jut

[Infinity]

Saves me trying then, it does say on the freesat page it wouldn't work on TVs, only Humax.

Do'h, must read the thread :annoyed:

Jut

[BigD]

must be an update to come for the telly's then.

[Revo]

Slightly OT but this has got me thinking,

We have a sky dish on our newly rented house, no sky sub so its useless.. if I buy a Freesat set top box could I plug this sky dish in and get the channels?

(its one of the sky "mini dish" style ones I think"

[McRearout]

Slightly OT but this has got me thinking,

We have a sky dish on our newly rented house, no sky sub so its useless.. if I buy a Freesat set top box could I plug this sky dish in and get the channels?

(its one of the sky "mini dish" style ones I think"

I asked someone selling freesat boxes this very same question and he said 'yes'.

[pyro]

Slightly OT but this has got me thinking,

We have a sky dish on our newly rented house, no sky sub so its useless.. if I buy a Freesat set top box could I plug this sky dish in and get the channels?

(its one of the sky "mini dish" style ones I think"
I picked up a Humax Foxsat HD box, screwed the sky cable (from a mini-dish) in and voila. Freesat.

[Infinity]

Slightly OT but this has got me thinking,

We have a sky dish on our newly rented house, no sky sub so its useless.. if I buy a Freesat set top box could I plug this sky dish in and get the channels?

(its one of the sky "mini dish" style ones I think"

That's almost what I did, but I already had a Sky box I got off ebay years ago, swapped that now for a Freesat TV, all plugged in with no fuss :thumbs:

Jut

[Revo]

nice :D

Cheers, might have to pick one up as we currently have no TV reception :D

[BigD]

Slightly OT but this has got me thinking,

We have a sky dish on our newly rented house, no sky sub so its useless.. if I buy a Freesat set top box could I plug this sky dish in and get the channels?

(its one of the sky "mini dish" style ones I think"

you can indeed :nod: the box will sort which channels it can and cant receive :thumbs:

[BigD]

i was pseaking to my panasonic trainer friday and the iplayer on g15 and v10 models have a issue which i why it doesnt work, but after the new models launch around april time there will be an update.

[Infinity]

i was pseaking to my panasonic trainer friday and the iplayer on g15 and v10 models have a issue which i why it doesnt work, but after the new models launch around april time there will be an update.

Did he say what the issue was? I have a G15, but does it also affect your G10, which I believe has different firmware?

Jut

[BigD]

Did he say what the issue was? I have a G15, but does it also affect your G10, which I believe has different firmware?

Jut

yes my g10 wont get an update either, he didnt say what it was exactly, just the update wont come till after the new range is released.

[Infinity]

That's fair enough, looking forward to this - means I don't have to watch stuff on the laptop :)

Jut

[BigD]

its quite handy yes, and the quality is pretty good for a big screen aswell.

[Infinity]

its quite handy yes, and the quality is pretty good for a big screen aswell.

:cool:

I don't know if you've had a play with Viera cast at work, but I was really surprised by the quality of the You Tube vids :nod:

Some more widgets would be nice though... I reckon there is a lot of potential there. Especially as I heard some sets (Samsung I think) are getting Skype widgets.

Jut

[Leviathan]

i was pseaking to my panasonic trainer friday and the iplayer on g15 and v10 models have a issue which i why it doesnt work, but after the new models launch around april time there will be an update.

When will you know more about the new models then?

[Si]

Ooooh, marvellous - was speaking to my dad about relaying iPlayer through DLNA just t'other day, and was looking for an alternative - anyone got any idea if the newer Bravia's will be compatible with this? I'll try and get the model number for more clarification :)

My GoogleMojo(tm) is weak on this though, and not coming up with much - most of the stuff I've found seems to be concerning last year's press release :(

Knowing Sony kit, it'll require a £400 proprietary add on unit...

[BigD]

:cool:

I don't know if you've had a play with Viera cast at work, but I was really surprised by the quality of the You Tube vids :nod:

Some more widgets would be nice though... I reckon there is a lot of potential there. Especially as I heard some sets (Samsung I think) are getting Skype widgets.

Jut

ive had a play yes, and was quite suprised at how good it was, i was a little dissapointed with the slowness of the menus though.


When will you know more about the new models then?

feb is the official european unvailing, so far ive been told to expect 3 led lcd's models , edge lite and back lite, and some new and improved plasma's the g10 will become a G20 the 15 should become a g25 and the v10 is going to be a v25 i think.

And the launch of the first 3d plasma panels.



Ooooh, marvellous - was speaking to my dad about relaying iPlayer through DLNA just t'other day, and was looking for an alternative - anyone got any idea if the newer Bravia's will be compatible with this? I'll try and get the model number for more clarification :)

My GoogleMojo(tm) is weak on this though, and not coming up with much - most of the stuff I've found seems to be concerning last year's press release :(

Knowing Sony kit, it'll require a £400 proprietary add on unit...


sorrry Si but we dont do sony.

[Infinity]

ive had a play yes, and was quite suprised at how good it was, i was a little dissapointed with the slowness of the menus though.
Agreed on the slowness, hopefully that will be addressed in the future, but it's not a major issue.

Jut

[BigD]

Agreed on the slowness, hopefully that will be addressed in the future, but it's not a major issue.

Jut

what firmware you running ?

[Infinity]

what firmware you running ?

The latest version, which is V2.013 :)

Jut

[Clouder_sx]

This thread has too many bits of weird jargon in it :(

For a moment, i thought this was referring to freesat connected to any tv... but its not??

So if i went out and bought a freesat box (~£60) for my HD tv, could it (or will it eventually) take an ethernet cable and provide iplayer through it to my tv? Or do you need a special tv? If yes, why??? :)

[Jonny]

This thread has too many bits of weird jargon in it :(

For a moment, i thought this was referring to freesat connected to any tv... but its not??

So if i went out and bought a freesat box (~£60) for my HD tv, could it (or will it eventually) take an ethernet cable and provide iplayer through it to my tv? Or do you need a special tv? If yes, why??? :)

it's only one specific freesat box at the moment - the Humax Foxsat HD+ recorder wotsit. You can plug it into your router via ethernet and it will show iplayer. Other (freesat) devices will be added as the service goes live, but they will all need some connection to the internet be it wired or wireless, telly or set top box..

[Jezz_S13]

We're talking about, primarily, TVs with freesat built in with an ethernet port.

However this only works on some Humax Freesat boxes at present, ones with ethernet ports that is. Porbably not the £60 jobs.

Complicated, uh? :D


Look at the link jonboy posted.

[Clouder_sx]

Only complicated because if you read this thread through it seems like 'Humax' is an alternative to TV that i've never heard of :wack:, DLNA, G10, V15, Viera,............ i'm not really up on tv's and stuff :)

I'm clear now though, and looks like i'll get excited again in a few years when it's all sorted :D

[Jezz_S13]

I'm clear now though, and looks like i'll get excited again in a few years when it's all sorted :D

Or just get virgin, that already has iplayer on it. :thumbs:

[Clouder_sx]

Or just get virgin, that already has iplayer on it. :thumbs:

That requires paying monthly for tv, i don't like it that much :wack: :D

Got iPlayer piped from pc to tv, which is totally fine for the forseable future :)

[BigD]

You can get a humax freesat Hd box Must be the Hd one tho as the ethernet port on none hd isnt used for lan conections.

once your box is all connected you download the current box software which takes about 30mins :annoyed: then on bbc press the red button and type 5483 the press ok and it will load up iplayer, after that it should just be on the sidebar at the bottom.

[Leviathan]

Do you have any info on the new panasonics and the 3d ones yet?

[Infinity]

Do you have any info on the new panasonics and the 3d ones yet?

Obviously not sure what Big D can dig up, but I've found this:

What Hifi (http://whathifi.com/News/IFA-NEWS-Panasonic-confirms-3D-TV-and-Blu-ray-for-2010-but-details-remain-sketchy/)

More here (http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10427428-269.html)

Jut

[BigD]

Do you have any info on the new panasonics and the 3d ones yet?

not much yet no, hopefully next month more info will come as the munich luanch will happen.

Obviously not sure what Big D can dig up, but I've found this:

What Hifi (http://whathifi.com/News/IFA-NEWS-Panasonic-confirms-3D-TV-and-Blu-ray-for-2010-but-details-remain-sketchy/)

More here (http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10427428-269.html)

Jut

thats about as much info as i can find aswell.

[Infinity]

The trial has now been extended to Sony Freesat TV's :)

http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.php/bbc-iplayer-beta-testing-on-sony

Jut

[BigD]

looks like panasonic will be the last to have it then :wack:

[Infinity]

looks like panasonic will be the last to have it then :wack:

Looks like it :( but then I'm guessing that some of the R&D had already been done for Sony as the PS3 has had it for a while now...

Jut

[BigD]

Looks like it :( but then I'm guessing that some of the R&D had already been done for Sony as the PS3 has had it for a while now...

Jut

You are probaly right :nod: having had a play with the sony blu ray players it seems sony use the same cross media style menus so i guess implementing i player wasnt that hard.

[Infinity]

Well it looks like to iplayer might be coming to us Panny owners this month.

The DTG has noted that the current firmware broadcast ends on 15/02/2010. Which hopefully means that the new one will pop in behind it - fingers crossed :nod:

http://www.dtg.org.uk/industry/download_schedule.php

Jut

[BigD]

Well it looks like to iplayer might be coming to us Panny owners this month.

The DTG has noted that the current firmware broadcast ends on 15/02/2010. Which hopefully means that the new one will pop in behind it - fingers crossed :nod:

http://www.dtg.org.uk/industry/download_schedule.php

Jut

my pan trainer was saying it would come sometime after the new range has launched, probably april may time.

[Infinity]

my pan trainer was saying it would come sometime after the new range has launched, probably april may time.

Boooo :( I was getting all hopeful! Let's hope we don't have to wait that long.

Jut