Comments on: How BBC iPlayer Will Connect

By: roderick mckenzie

roderick mckenzie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:50:16 +0000

I have bush freesat when i connected my laptop to tv bbciplayer comes up not connected tell why

By: BBC iPlayer Beta Testing On Sony | Join Freesat

BBC iPlayer Beta Testing On Sony | Join Freesat — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:24:13 +0000

[...] Sony yesterday released their latest software (1.630SA) to enable BBC iPlayer on all their Freesat built-in Sony televisions. If you have one of these televisions, you should now be able to access BBC iPlayer from BBC1 by pressing the red button followed by code 5483. (instructions on how to connect your Sony television to the Internet to receive iPlayer can be found here) [...]

By: Jock

Jock — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:34:53 +0000

#63 Bob

Doesn’t it depend on the capabilities of the router? I though most routers worked out the pin assignments during the handshake with the device at the other end of the cable.

Surely Pat would be advised to try his existing cable before buying anything new. It will either work, or not work, without causing any damage.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:23:38 +0000

You’d need a standard ethernet cable

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:15:36 +0000

I have a crossover cable, will this be suitable to receive the new iplayer or do I need to buy something else?

By: Dan M

Dan M — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:12:18 +0000

@HD-Sceptic

I assumed Rob H’s hands had been cut off in an unfortunate ‘typing with scissors’ accident and that he wouldn’t be able to reply because of this.

By: Rob H

Rob H — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:07:34 +0000

*crawls out of the insides of a computer* aha – yesss. I don’t have a LCD tv as She Who Must Be Obeyed picks up on the sometimes ropey picture quality on an LCD tv we’ve tried a few but the strange face movement that can be seen is seen too clearly by Mrs Rob and it gives her a headache! As the tech is constantly evolving we’re hoping the next gen will solve the problem and we can go HD!

By: HD-Sceptic

HD-Sceptic — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:59:12 +0000

#56 Tony Hales – yes i am familiar with this concept, which is why I invited the experiences of Rob H.

#55 Dan M Don’t you think Rob H is capable of answering these questions on his own? Without the “maybe”. I have used a Goodmans SD box for 16 months without a scrap of bother, during which time long running problems have seriously affected both the Harvard and Humax HD boxes. I would not rate my SD box as being inferior to Humax at the moment. Thanks for your interest.

By: david

david — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:48:00 +0000

early 2010 more like early next christmas

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:38:53 +0000

Dear Alan Thank you for contacting the BBC iPlayer Support Team. I understand that you would like to know when you can access BBC iPlayer via Freesat. As has been announced, the BBC is working on a version of the BBC iPlayer that will work on Freesat set top boxes. A closed beta version of this was launched at the end of November, however initially this is restricted to a small group of users whilst we test the service and the systems that run it. It is our intention to make the beta available to a wider audience in early 2010 and information on how to access the beta version will be made closer to the time. Once again thank you for contacting BBC iPlayer.