BBC iPlayer on PS3

[Pogue Mahone]

Just found this:

http://www.ps3iplayer.com/problem/browser.html

Looks like it might be a way to watch the iPlayer on your PS3. Which is a good thing because this whole "series stacker" thing (which launches next week) looks kinda cool.

I haven't used it yet though.

Has anyone else? Does it actually work?

 

[WeasteDevil]

I posted this months ago.

13th April to be exact.

https://www.redcafe.net/4457542-post9.html

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Do you use it?

Any good?

 

[WeasteDevil]

I can't, as I'm outside the UK. I asked someone in that thread to try it, vanthaman said that it did work.

 

[WeasteDevil]

Last post was...

BBC iPlayer on PlayStation 3? Not Yet

Anthony Rose 14 Apr 08, 12:33 PM

I was interested to read that someone has managed to make BBC iPlayer work on the PS3 by pretending that it's a Wii.

As you know, our aim is to make BBC iPlayer available on a broad range of devices. We'd love to be on every popular device tomorrow, including the PS3, and it was on our roadmap. However, the reality is that we only have finite developer resources, and we need to divide our development time between expanding the platforms iPlayer is available on versus all the other cool things that we're working on (better video quality, personalisation, new site features, etc).

For each new device that we plan to support, we look at both a short and long term strategy, starting with encoding our content in a suitable format for browser-enabled devices that can view the iPlayer site, and moving in the longer term to possible customised versions of the site or even full custom applications for that device.

So, while I'm impressed that someone has done this, this doesn't mean that it's the best possible iPlayer proposition for that console. We're investigating the optimal video profile and browser proposition to enable us to officially make iPlayer available on PS3 in due course.

By the way, if the person who created the ps3iplayer port is looking for a job at the BBC, (s)he's welcome to contact me ;-)

Anthony Rose is Head of Digital Media Technology, Future Media & Technology.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/04/bbc_iplayer_on_play_station_3_1.html

 

[esmufc07]

I've used it a few times and it works OK. You can't use the search function though, which can be a pain in the arse.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Cheers Weaste.

Will give it a go tonight and report back (not that you give a shite, from your current location ).

Seems to be some grumbling out there about it not working with latest version of iPlayer. Hopefully it's been sorted by now.

 

[WeasteDevil]

What PS3 needs is its own app you can download and install and it appears under the new TV category that PlayTV gives, rather than having to fudge it through the web browser.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

What PS3 needs is its own app you can download and install and it appears under the new TV category that PlayTV gives, rather than having to fudge it through the web browser.

Yup. Agree with that.

The beeb are being a bit slack about rolling out iPlayer to new platforms though.

"In due course..." Pffft...

As a sky subscriber (for obvious, football-related reasons) I have no intention of buying the Play Tv add-on though. I would want to be able to use iPlayer without buying any additional hardware.

 

[WeasteDevil]

I think that PlayTV will expand over time, but we will see. For example, depending on the inputs it has, I can see no reason why Sony could not do a deal with Sky such that instead of a card in a Skybox, you subscription was linked to your PSN username. I've always said that the problem the PS3 has as a true media centre is that there is no input sockets for TV. We'll see.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Eureka!

Just discovered this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/bigscreen

Haven't checked it out but, by all accounts, this means we can all watch the BBC iPlayer on our PS3s.

Ain't technology grand?

 

[WeasteDevil]

Just looked at that on the PC here in Manchester, so yes, if you are in the UK, then it might work. It says Flash 10 though, PS3 is only Flash 9 isn't it? Someone would have to check it.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Just looked at that on the PC here in Manchester, so yes, if you are in the UK, then it might work. It says Flash 10 though, PS3 is only Flash 9 isn't it? Someone would have to check it.

I'll check it tonight.

Word on t'internet is that it works just fine.

 

[D J Dog Toffee]

I'll check it tonight.

Word on t'internet is that it works just fine.

It works fine, I watched all of the latest season of QI after the fact on iPlayer via PS3.

 

[CptMarvel]

ps3iplayer's still working, and the layout is better than the bbcs bigscreen

 

[CptMarvel]

Just found that tvcatchup.com works on the ps3, has all the freeview channels streaming live.

 

[Steev]

Just found that tvcatchup.com works on the ps3, has all the freeview channels streaming live.

Does anyone know of any other online streaming sites (apart from youtube) that work with the PS3?

Some justin.tv channels work (I've been watching the 24/7 Seinfeld one recently) but most of the movie channels are too jerky to watch. Megavideo works but after a few minutes the sound and picture go out of sync.