That said, in answer to the original question, no there is no way of get_iplayer recording that buffer. ISTR in a much earlier version it could record the live stream (though I am prepared to be corrected if that was some other similar utility) but that the facility was removed, possibly when it was broken by BBC changes.
> > None at all. That buffer is purely a function of your Smart TV and is > > nothing to do with the BBC. > > Actually that is not the case nowadays, there is a two hour "buffer" built into > IPlayer. To see it in action go to Iplayer on the BBC website, pick a channel > and choose to watch it live. You can then go back up to two hours. This > means that on a smart TV for example you can go back up to two hours > without it needing to have been on that multiplex (or even turned on) for > the time covered by the buffer. > > Things have moved on since the days of the Tivo method of pausing live tv! > > Cheers > > George _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer