BBC iPlayer - throw away your boxset recorders (BBC iPlayer)

Member Name: nj106

Product:	BBC iPlayer
Date:	21/10/08 (170 review reads)
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Advantages: Catch up with the BBC for free online

Disadvantages: None, it's a real shame other channels don't take on this apporach

A few months ago, all I heard when listening to the Chris Moyles show was 'iplay this', 'iplayer that' and it was quite obviously continuous plugs to drill that word into our heads.

Well for me, it worked!

For those of us who don't have a Sky+ box or a Humax harddrive recorder, the iplayer is the next best thing, actually, probably better.

If you miss a TV show for anyreason on the BBC (All Channels), you can simply go to bbc.co.uk/iplayer, chose the show to watch, and view it.. As simple as youtube.

Select the 'watch in high quality' if you have an alright connection speed, put it to full screen, and away you go.

It's great to catch up on missed shows when on the bus/train, just make sure you stick your headphones in. If you have mobile broadband, this is also a must have.

One of the new nokia phones comes with the iplayer installed now, so you can even catch up with tv shows on your phone, anytime, anyplace, for FREE!

I was contemplating getting a sky+ box or humax, but at the end of the day, with all this free catch up (4od etc), it's just not justifiable, I'll save my £140 thanks!

Summary: As it costs nothing, why not? Free catch up!

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