Comments on: PS3 iPlayer and Flash 9 – The Morning After http://www.ixalon.net/2008/10/ps3-iplayer-and-flash-9-the-morning-after/ Chris Warren's Rather Neglected Website Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:42:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.ixalon.net/2008/10/ps3-iplayer-and-flash-9-the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Chris Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:30:42 +0000 http://www.ixalon.net/?p=78#comment-29 I think their reasoning is that they want to do things properly this time around (the original iPhone and Wii offerings were far from perfect). Even I admit that the normal web interface is a little clunky to use with a controller or the PS3 remote control and that before Flash 9 was available, the browser wasn't really up to showing the video at an acceptable level. Maybe the recent upgrade to the PS3 will give them a poke in the right direction. The explicit mention of the PS3 on the iPlayer site when there's no other "coming soon" devices, certainly bodes well :-) I think their reasoning is that they want to do things properly this time around (the original iPhone and Wii offerings were far from perfect). Even I admit that the normal web interface is a little clunky to use with a controller or the PS3 remote control and that before Flash 9 was available, the browser wasn’t really up to showing the video at an acceptable level.

Maybe the recent upgrade to the PS3 will give them a poke in the right direction. The explicit mention of the PS3 on the iPlayer site when there’s no other “coming soon” devices, certainly bodes well :-)

]]> By: Mark http://www.ixalon.net/2008/10/ps3-iplayer-and-flash-9-the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Mark Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:10:02 +0000 http://www.ixalon.net/?p=78#comment-27 @Chris in about 3-4 years time. I mean how diffucult is it to detect the PS3s browser useragent, and deliver compliant javascript? Clearly for the BBC it's VERY diifcult.. If it were this diffucult to pay my licence fee, they would be breaking my door down... @Chris in about 3-4 years time.

I mean how diffucult is it to detect the PS3s browser useragent, and deliver compliant javascript? Clearly for the BBC it’s VERY diifcult.. If it were this diffucult to pay my licence fee, they would be breaking my door down…

]]> By: Grant http://www.ixalon.net/2008/10/ps3-iplayer-and-flash-9-the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Grant Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:45:51 +0000 http://www.ixalon.net/?p=78#comment-26 Just upgraded to 2.5 firmware and manged to get into your site for first time. Sadly the video does not play, get message "sorry, this programme is not availalbe to play on the PS3". I can get the iplayerlist site work with streaming video, but like the look of your layout better hope its a simple fix. Keep up the good work. Just upgraded to 2.5 firmware and manged to get into your site for first time.

Sadly the video does not play, get message “sorry, this programme is not availalbe to play on the PS3″.

I can get the iplayerlist site work with streaming video, but like the look of your layout better hope its a simple fix.

Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Chris http://www.ixalon.net/2008/10/ps3-iplayer-and-flash-9-the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Chris Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:14:51 +0000 http://www.ixalon.net/?p=78#comment-21 Speaking of which, the new page at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/where_to_get_iplayer/ states "Sony PS3 support is in development." Should be interesting to see what they come up with. Speaking of which, the new page at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/where_to_get_iplayer/ states “Sony PS3 support is in development.” Should be interesting to see what they come up with.

]]> By: Mark http://www.ixalon.net/2008/10/ps3-iplayer-and-flash-9-the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Mark Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:09:12 +0000 http://www.ixalon.net/?p=78#comment-20 Can't wait to try the H264 streams too. Shame BBC couldn't get their at together to do native support, considering their massive budget! Keep up th great work. Can’t wait to try the H264 streams too. Shame BBC couldn’t get their at together to do native support, considering their massive budget!

Keep up th great work.

]]> By: DannyV http://www.ixalon.net/2008/10/ps3-iplayer-and-flash-9-the-morning-after/comment-page-1/#comment-18 DannyV Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:16:01 +0000 http://www.ixalon.net/?p=78#comment-18 Appreciate your efforts on this! Really looking forward to getting the H264 streams working (hopefully!) Appreciate your efforts on this! Really looking forward to getting the H264 streams working (hopefully!)

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