Xbox 360 BBC iPlayer launch delayed indefinitely Options

[johnnyrico]

Yeah dude whatever !
Ive used virtually every OS out there and windows 7 is a facelifted version of Windows Vista.
Which is why all Vista drivers work on Windows 7 Moron.

Another typical response from the people who desperately cling on to the horribly outdated WinNT 5.1 kernel of WinXP.
XP (nt 5.1) is a facelifted version of Win2K(nt 5.0), that's why Win2K drivers work on winXP Moron.

See how dumb & arrogant that looked?
And then I'm not even going to discuss the fact that not all vista drivers work on 7.
Win7 runs on the NT 6.1 kernel, Vista on the 6.0 kernel, there's a difference. Clearly you haven't used "virtually every OS" long enough to see the differences, much less understand them.



Back to the BBC thing: it is a bit of a dick move from MS, even when they have always followed this business model.
Then again, iPlayer is in one country only, the UK. In my eyes, it's the UK's equivalent of hulu.

This post has been edited by johnnyrico: Nov 29 2009, 10:45 AM

[vydex]

this is a bit of dick move on microsofts part because you can still access the iplayer using the extender plugin called TunerFreeMCE. This is a plugin for MCE and you can access ITV player aswell using the extender. Granted its not as good as the PS3 version but you cant still get it on the 360 using the extender. Dumb fuckers M$ there is always a workaround.

[Kijoki]

Another typical response from the people who desperately cling on to the horribly outdated WinNT 5.1 kernel of WinXP.
XP (nt 5.1) is a facelifted version of Win2K(nt 5.0), that's why Win2K drivers work on winXP Moron.

See how dumb & arrogant that looked?
And then I'm not even going to discuss the fact that not all vista drivers work on 7.
Win7 runs on the NT 6.1 kernel, Vista on the 6.0 kernel, there's a difference. Clearly you haven't used "virtually every OS" long enough to see the differences, much less understand them.
Back to the BBC thing: it is a bit of a dick move from MS, even when they have always followed this business model.
Then again, iPlayer is in one country only, the UK. In my eyes, it's the UK's equivalent of hulu.

It seems you are contradicting yourself? You say nt5.1 is a facelift of nt5.0. So why is nt6.1 not a facelift of nt6.0?...

[under420dog]

i though this was the topic?
Xbox 360 BBC iPlayer launch delayed indefinitely

I see the off topic battle ....no reason for it though

i do hope m$ gives on this BBC iPlayer..just to show M$ ,it ain't all about them...teamwork is the name..

[Tonycrew]

Well most people will be banned off live anyway before BBCi Player comes to the 360..

[RoosterX]

Let me just say that some years ago i was kind of a MS fan, because of what they actually did for the whole computer world by implementing DirectX, and providing a OS that worked quite well for most people.. This was of course influenced by the fact i worked at that time with MS products

Anyway now i am moving away more and more from MS products as much as i can, and i am also telling those who would like a new computer system that if they can they should go for a Mac, this is also because i will be moving over to a mac the next time i am prepared to upgrade my computers.

Would i have bought a new 360 today, maybe but only! because i like to play around with hacking consoles and so on, but if the 360 was not hackable(same applies to the old XB1 which was only used because of XBMC) and i were to choose between a 360 and a ps3 i would have bought a PS3, just because i am a bit tired of MS products, and always have to pay quite large amounts of money for their products like XB live.

I personally did not jump on the Vista wagon, but i like the look and feel of Win7, although it is like all other windows out there - gets sluggish the more you use it, especially if you are like me and like to test new programs and later uninstall it etc.

[haqtiq]

As a current "american" Sky subscriber, I wonder exactly what BBC iplayer would have to offer compared to the : "Live TV, On Demand Movies, sports, classics, and tons of cool stuff for kids" thats very easy to access in the current Sky player.

I wont go into detail on how to subscribe to Sky from the US, but I will say if you are smart enough to use the net, and want Sky, it's very easy to bypass the UK, and Ireland ONLY restrictions, and not only that, the service stomps netflix, zune, and the video marketplace to shreds. ANYONE using Sky360 will vouch for that. It's basically cable TV on your xbox360.

With that said.. so what if you need gold. Hell if you want anything "premium" on XBL you need to be gold. Games, Netflix, Etc..

So.. I again ask.. wtf does BBC iplayer have to offer over Sky360.

[nha]

BBC is free because its funded by the UK public taxes! Why should Microsoft get profit for something it hasn't created!? What happened to the days where companies were happy to show other content in an effort to attract new and existing customers?

Shame on you MS! That said, the Sky and Zune apps are shit and pointless. MS will never see huge benefits from them. Back to gaming.

[Exobex]

Well done to the bbc for not backing down to the greedy microsoft btards

Exactly what I was going to write! Even the Wii has iPlayer (works well, too) and Nintendo charge nothing for it. Microsoft are just being greedy bastards, and the Beeb are having none of it.

This post has been edited by Exobex: Nov 30 2009, 09:08 PM

[dpbmt]

BBC is free because its funded by the UK public taxes! Why should Microsoft get profit for something it hasn't created!? What happened to the days where companies were happy to show other content in an effort to attract new and existing customers?

actually its funded by your tv licence