On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 7:02 PM, peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 18:52 +0100, Jmaes Edward Grabham wrote: > > Rob Beard wrote: > > > Kris Douglas wrote: > > > > > >> There are a few drawbacks for the flash version though, like the > > >> requirement for flash, which is sometimes hard to fulfil. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > Not on the Wii there isn't, Flash is included in the Opera browser. > > > Although saying that it's not a great browser on the Wii, more of a > > > novelty item. > > > > > > I only downloaded it because it was free when it first came out (now > > > it's something like 500 Wii Points so about £3.50). > > > > > > I can certainly see why they've done it. I just don't see why they > > > can't provide an MP4 feed for Linux users, even if it's a binary > > > application using an encrypted stream. Surely it's got to be possible > > > and easy enough to implement. > > > > > > Rob > > > > > > > > To what ends though? > > > > The BBC is a socialist "corporation" - you HAVE to pay them BY LAW. > > Therefore there's no profit increasing who gets thei I-services. If you > > had to pay, theyd be getting an extra however much per user, but as > > you're paying anyway, why should they bother. With no financial > > incentives, they won't do anything. > > > > > > Socialism at its best. > > > > Nonsense, by that logic we would still only have 1 bbc radio channel. > Also whilst the article says that for now only the flash video version > will work on the wii, the "news" is that IPlayer will be available as a > wii channel in the UK allowing both streaming and downloading content,
> Of course were this will be stored on the hard disk less wii is another > matter. I have an SD card in mine, I think it supports the SDHC as well. -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
