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There appears to be quite some confusion on the web about how BBC iPlayer will be connected up and operate through your compatible Freesat HD receiver, so Freesat have put together a very nifty video guide to help once released to Freesat customers.
Please note that once beta trials have been satisfactorily concluded, the BBC iPlayer will be rolled-out on Humax Freesat HD Receivers first, followed by the rest shortly after.
December 8th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
The video goes into quite some detail on connecting via HOMEPLUGS….please do not use this comment area to discuss the PROS and CONS of them; if you want to read about that debate, visit http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.php/bbc-iplayer-launches-in-december where there is quite a large discussion!
December 8th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Why is there some confusion? It really isn’t rocket science.
December 8th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
When I click on download it says the following
The download limit has been reached for this file. Please contact the sender and ask them to resend the file.
The link you have clicked is not available.
December 8th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
when I click on download it says
The download limit has been reached for this file. Please contact the sender and ask them to resend the file.
The link you have clicked is not available.
December 8th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
when I click on download it says
The download limit has been reached for this file. Please contact the sender and ask them to resend the file.
The link you have clicked is not available.
December 8th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
i get the same message.
dear sender…can you resend the file.
pretty please:)
December 8th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Me too. Another c*ck up?
December 8th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
It’s here http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/bbc-iplayer-on-freesat-connection-video/2601637676
December 8th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
What a balls up!
Thanks to Graham for the AOL link!
December 8th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Sorry guys, it was published on a share site and they obviously received too many hits and exceeded the bandwidth
I’ve asked that they publish it on the official Freesat site where this shouldn’t be an issue; will update the link if possible.
December 8th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
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December 8th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Why did my coment on the Home Plug get removed?
December 8th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
@Graham Merritt
See comment #1
December 8th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Link in original post edited to more suitable location, as follows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0ttLGbZI7k
December 8th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Any idea when this will be released to the general public?
December 8th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
I’m on the Freesat beta and my connection is via a Buffalo Ethernet Bridge to a Netgear 54Mbps wireless router. Configuring the Buffalo via my laptop was easy and the rest went smoothly. I would recommend the Buffalo as it has 4 ethernet sockets so my Xbox 360 and Blu ray player can connect up as well.
December 9th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Nice little video actually, make it simple to understand what is required.
December 9th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Will this work with my Bush SD box, it’s got an ethernet connection. The video only mentions Freesat HD & Freesat +
December 9th, 2009 at 11:03 am
So it only works via red button on BBC1 not the other BBC channels? I doubt that somehow but could be wrong.
December 9th, 2009 at 11:09 am
@nvp
SD boxes can’t decode the H264 so not it won’t work. Sorry chap.
December 9th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Will this be available on ALL Humax HD boxes, or just with PVR functionality?
December 9th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
@Steve
will be available on all hd boxes. The service is streamed not downloaded. So no retirement to have storage.
December 9th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
I see the boys on the digital spy forum have found the code….
December 9th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
just to confirm, press red button then use code 8378 and OK
December 9th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
All ready to set up. Just waiting for the go-ahead. Will be a really good additional service on Freesat.
December 9th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
@avit_now
It says connecting but nothing happens but that’s probably because I updated my Technisat to the latest non iPlayer firmware today.
December 9th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
@Richard Crichton
The iPlayer service is only available on Humax receivers at the moment; seems Freesat like to use them as their testbed!
December 9th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
YES we have lift off
December 9th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
@ avit_now Thanks, @ Richard just tried it and it works perfect.
December 9th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
thats ok, im just repeating marty80 from DS
December 9th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
I suppose it was inevitable the code would become public, but it’s a shame that the rest of us can’t take advantage of it, even now.
After all, it’s not really much of a beta trial if only one receiver has been tested. What about the rest?
Also, I must admitt to feeling a bit cheated: a resricted. invitation-only, beta trial isn’t quite the same thing as “launching in Autumn 2009″
December 9th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Hi all has any more been able to access outside the UK yet? I have been able to get the home screen and then select what I want to watch. It gives me a choice of SD or HQ I select and then nothing happens
December 9th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Works great on Humax but doe’s not work on LG freesat shold do by xmas we keep getting told
December 9th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Code not working for me Humax PVR here. trying to enter when watching BBC1 is that correct ?
December 9th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
looks like its been disabled now, as we wernt meant to have it yet
looked good though and not long to go 
December 9th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
yes mine has now gone too, it looked OK while it worked, shame.
December 9th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Yes. Unfortunatly got home to late to try the code out. Seems they got wise and issued another code.
December 9th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
My Foxsat HDR is on version 1.00.12 but no iPlayer option – am I missing something?
December 9th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Should be there, just press the red button on BBC!
December 9th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Done all that, but bottom Option is BBC HD – No iPlayer option.
December 9th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
went off about 5 pm try again tomorrow
December 9th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
went off about 5 pm try again tomorrow it is there
December 10th, 2009 at 7:43 am
i had it yesterday, then lost it, tried it now at 7:35am and still missing, new code i recon
December 10th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
just found out new code don’t know if i should let you all know?
December 10th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Come on guys – let’s be sensible about this. It’s not a competition. We have recently experienced a host of problems with software updates screwing up our receivers, and a lot of people blamed it on the lack of pre-release testing and validation. The Beeb is trying to validate this new service before releasing it to the masses in time for Christmas, And what are we doing? Trying to be clever and screwing it all up!
For whatever reason, the Humax box is the only one with the iPlayer software ready to go, so only Humax owners can take part in the trial. Many of those boxes can record two channels at once while watching a third so surely you can wait another week or two to watch on-line repeats. If you screw up this trail so that the service starts late, you will only have yourselves to blame.
December 10th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
come on spill the beans good lad if you know it we can all try it for a couple of hours
December 10th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
i agree jock was just see how many people want the code juat after wait till it goes live!
December 10th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?entry=humax_outlines_next_gen_freesat
Humax announces new freesat boxes and freeview hd box coming in february.
http://www.homecinemachoice.com/blogs/team+hcc/humax+unwraps+first+freeview+hd+boxes+500gb+pvr+due+launch+time+2010+world+cup+10+12+
December 11th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
BBC i player team have have just posted to Digital Spy and I quote:
“We won’t be formally launching before Christmas – that will be some point in the spring as there’s a lot of work to do.
However before that we will make the access code more widely known – depending on how the initial beta test goes, this may be before, or after Christmas.
There’s a lot of new stuff involved with this iPlayer – no one has built such a service to a standard set top box/TV before; we’re creating video in a format iPlayer has never had to make video for (MPEG4 delivered in transport streams); and we’re doing all this over the open internet rather than a closed network like Virgin Media’s where such things can be better controlled. And there’s a lot more too! ”
Can you beleve that !!!!
The I-player option has been mentioned since Freesat launched in May 2008. whats taking these guys so long, are they still working on the Millenium bug ?
Ok rant over but i am getting mighty peed off with Freesat. 200 chanels by christmas 2008 (no). Chanel 4 by end of 2009 (no). I-player by christmas 2009 (looking increasingly unlikely)
December 11th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
So how does this version vary from that which is currently available on the WII (which works a dream)? Fail to see why Iplayer is such a ‘must have’ on the PVR, when a simple bit of planning suffices?
December 11th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
@Glyn Smith
I hope the picture quality will be better than on the Wii – even the new iPlayer channel looks very poor in comparison to iPlayer SD via a PC browser.
(I think I read somewhere that the Wii doesn’t have the processing power to decode H264, so presumably Freesat SHOULD look much better – though following the BBC HD picture quality debacle, I guess that’s not guaranteed)
December 11th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I use iPlayer on PS3 and it looks good but it will be more convenient to have it on the Freesat decoder and I’m hoping there will be HD content. Ability to download would be nice for those of us with PVRs but I don’t see that happening any time soon.
December 11th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
The picture quality is far superior to the Wii version – admittedly i only have a 32″ crt tv – but I can’t fault the picture quality.
December 12th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
#53 Rob H – if you’re still using a CRT, why have you paid the extra for an HD box? Presumably you can only input the sound and picture to your set via a SCART plug.
December 13th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
@ HD-Sceptic
Maybe to future proof, maybe because he got it cheap, maybe because the only SD boxes are of inferior quality to the humax…… Silly question really.
December 13th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
@HD-Sceptic
Ever heard of upgrading in stages?
December 14th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
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.
December 14th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
early 2010 more like early next christmas
December 14th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
#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.
December 14th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
*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!
December 14th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
@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.
December 15th, 2009 at 7:15 am
I have a crossover cable, will this be suitable to receive the new iplayer or do I need to buy something else?
December 15th, 2009 at 11:23 am
You’d need a standard ethernet cable
December 15th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
#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.
January 22nd, 2010 at 11:24 am
[...] 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) [...]