The BBC's 'iMP' begins testing
Luckily for me, I'm one of the 5,000 chosen for this second phase of the trial and I can't bloody wait to my hands on the bugger. Presumably my email detailing where I can download the software should arrive VERY SOON.
Obviously, I'll be reviewing the software for NTS, giving you my experience of one week's use of the new software. The trail itself will continue until December so there could well be more regular updates on the service coming form me through the blog, too.
Basically, if this all works and testers love it then it has the potential to be The Best Thing in the World Ever. As soon as I've had my fears about video quality, reliability, usability and various other things confirmed or quashed, I'll let you know...
About this entry
- By Jonathan Capps
- Posted on Friday, September 30 2005 @ 5:19 pm
- Categorised in TV
- 16 comments
I'm on the trial too. I too shall report back.
By IanIanSymes
September 30, 2005 @ 6:16 pm
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So am I. I want my download link!
By Kirk
September 30, 2005 @ 9:55 pm
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I keep refreshing my Inbox every 3 minutes just in case I have an email about the iMP.
I need help.
By Cappsy
October 01, 2005 @ 12:05 am
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This'll be the bollocks when they get it up and running. I imagine the video quality will be the same as the Who video player that you can watch interviews, the regeneration and Who Confidential episodes on, which is fairly small but watchable. Or will there be optional video sizes?
By performingmonkey
October 01, 2005 @ 4:06 am
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From what I've read it'll take 30 minutes to download a 30 minute TV programme to the player.
Hopefully you can chose the bitrate, as that sounds a bit... shit.
By Cappsy
October 01, 2005 @ 12:11 pm
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Oh, boy. I have it.
I'm currently downloading like a motherfucker, and making copious notes. There's plenty to get excited about, here, but still plenty of creases to iron out.
Everyone expect a big fuck-off review of this coming from myself, Ian and Kirk, in the coming weeks.
By Cappsy
October 04, 2005 @ 7:04 pm
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Word from GfK themselves: There has been such an uptake that they are only sending out a few e-mails a day for downloads.
By Kirk
October 06, 2005 @ 12:56 pm
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Pah, I've not even fucking got the e-mail telling me that.
By IanIanSymes
October 06, 2005 @ 4:26 pm
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I rang them to find that out.
By Kirk
October 06, 2005 @ 4:49 pm
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There has been such an uptake that they are only sending out a few e-mails a day for downloads.
God, it must have surprised them that they've got to send out 5,000 emails to people. Being as how it's a trial for 5,000 people... you can understand how the amount of uptake caught them by surprise.
By Seb
October 06, 2005 @ 7:15 pm
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Maybe staggering the release was what they planned all along, though?
By Cappsy
October 06, 2005 @ 8:16 pm
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> From what I've read it'll take 30 minutes to download a 30 minute TV programme to the player.
I did a LOL. Looking at the dates on this I wonder why it's took them so long to get this going.
By Karl
December 26, 2007 @ 1:17 am
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I still want to know how they got this far without Apple trying to sue them over the iStuff technology.
By Somebody
December 27, 2007 @ 2:40 am
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Which, of course, SHOULD have read:
I still want to know how they got this far without Apple trying to sue them for breach of trademark over the iStuff terminology.
By Somebody
December 27, 2007 @ 2:41 am
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What can they sue them for? It's not possible to trademark a letter. Look who owns the trademark for IPhone (clue: it's not apple)
By Daff
January 02, 2008 @ 1:07 am
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Plus, the 'i' in question hasn't been pulled out of a random orifice - it appears come from the "BBC interactive" branding whilst cutely slotting into the whole i-Doodah craze.
By Rosti
January 05, 2008 @ 9:13 pm
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