RE: Interesting...

["John Nye" <john@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jon,

So looks like it could be used when abroad without having to mess with
VPN's
or proxies (neither of which I have any great knowledge of!)? Would be
interested in feedback on how you get on with it in Spain.

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Jon Wilkins
> Sent: 01 February 2008 19:54
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Interesting...
>
> Fab... The geo thingy lookup only seems to prevent you from signing up
> - I
> just signed up then closed firefox, hopped onto my companies VPN,
which
> makes google think I'm in mainland Europe - re-start firefox and et
> voila I
> get the warning but can still log in and have full playback!
>
> I was hoping I could log in to schedule but expecting I could not
> playback -
> amazed I can do both .
>
> Okay, so only a test via the VPN ... Am off to Spain next week so I'll
> try
> it from there too!
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 7:28 PM, Jon Wilkins <jonpdwilkins@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> > Hm,...
> >
> > Very very intersting... Especially as this is the field I'm
working
> in !
> > (though not web-based)
> >
> > I too have just signed up.
> >
> > The economy of scale of using networked PVR over local PVR is
pretty
> good
> > - as only 1 copy of an asset is going to be recorded for many
users
> (and
> > probably retained until all users have "deleted" it).
> >
> > It looks pretty slick, gonna try recording and see - it allows
you to
> > choose something already being broadcast -- be interesting to see
if
> it
> > makes the whole asset available or just from the point I opted ..
> Might
> > depend if I'm the ONLY person requesting it or if it's already
being
> > recorded....
> >
> > At least one gremlin still there though as I just got a PHP error
!
> > *Warning: implode()
> [function.implode<http://www.tvcatchup.com/recordings/function.implode>
> ]:
> > Invalid arguments passed in
> >
/var/www/html/TVCatchup.com/core/sections/recordings/recordings.php
> on
> > line 350*
> >
> > Anyone know how's behind this ? (I guess I could dig and find out
> ...)
> >
> > jon
> >
> >
> > On Feb 1, 2008 3:39 PM, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Interesting as they encode as FLV - good choice for web only
> playback.
> > > Quality is OK although a bit blocky at higher screen sizes
and I
> noticed a
> > > definite regular frame drop throughout the programme. Great
> resource though.
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > > > Of Mark McCall
> > > > Sent: 01 February 2008 15:07
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Interesting...
> > > >
> > > > > Odd kind of arrangement though where if you search
> > > > > recorded shows - you have to request it and
another member has
> to
> > > > 'loan'
> > > > > it to you for 24hrs.
> > > >
> > > > Yes, strange.  I've "loaned" an episode of
Airline earlier for a
> test.
> > > >
> > > > > I wonder why they just didn't allow you to add it
> > > > > straight to your list - maybe something to do with
copyright
> etc?
> > > >
> > > > I'd have thought they would be recording everything and
then
> allow you
> > > > to
> > > > stream whatever you request.  Perhaps copyright issue
is the
> answer
> > > > though
> > > > as you say.
> > > >
> > > > Streams nicely here (OSX FireFox) and does full-screen.
> > > >
> > > > M.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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