Is iPlayer an unmissable resource yet??? (BBC iPlayer)

Member Name: getinmyson

Product:	BBC iPlayer
Date:	05/08/09 (29 review reads)
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Advantages: Really easy and fast to use.

Disadvantages: No download to iPod and short availability.

Up and running now for a few years, iPlayer is easily one of the best uses of our TV licences. Its a far better use then employing the nauseating Grahame Norton. And far far better than producing endless bland sketch shows.

Set out in a clear black and pink colour scheme, iPlayer is super easy to use. A top ten list, a TV and Radio Highlights list and tv schedule all make choosing a show a breeze, as is searching for one. Theres no need to download software

Most prgrammes stay on iPlayer for a week, however a select few stay for longer as a "series catch up" such as the recent "South Pacfic" or "Bang Goes The Theory".

The short availability time, lack of download facility for iPods and the like(not even a rental service???) and with most imported shows and movies not available, iPlayer isn't perfect yet. A merger with 4oD is long rumoured though.

So iPlayer is a really solid service from the Beeb, lets hope its next incarnations update the features!

Summary: Not quite iPerfect yet, but still really good.

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