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Post by Alan Turrell on Nov 5, 2015 13:36:49 GMT
I see BBC store has been launched i wonder what the people here will think of it,i've only had a quick look and i was dissapointed with the content. store.bbc.com/ |
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Post by Rob Moss on Nov 5, 2015 14:47:58 GMT
It's early days - I'm sure they'll add to the available content on a regular basis.
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Post by John Green on Nov 5, 2015 14:53:14 GMT
If I read it right,it's just £40.00 to rent the four seasons of Maid Marian...
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Post by Stephen Byers on Nov 5, 2015 15:43:30 GMT
If only they'd include Radio too ...
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Post by Dale Rumbold on Nov 5, 2015 19:27:07 GMT
I was also disappointed with what is offered so far : nothing that's not already been available for years on other media. I wasn't looking for anything very obscure : all series of The Brothers (the best TV programme ever made) ; and Grange Hill (the best children's TV programmer ever made) ; and 2.4 Children (one of the best TV comedies ever made : vastly superior to the likes of Only Fools and Horses).
Here's hoping it expands rapidly.
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Post by Richard Marple on Nov 5, 2015 21:09:11 GMT
I liked the earlier series of 2.4 Children, but it really slipped in writing quality towards then end, like Bread & The Brittas Empire did.
All 3 went from must watch to barely watchable.
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Post by David Buck on Nov 5, 2015 21:36:49 GMT
It's a little sparse on older material , but there's certainly stuff that hasn't been commercially available before, most of the Dennis Potter's for example, and Tom Baker's version of Sherlock Holmes ( though I believe that was on Virgin's TV on demand for a while; years ago ), obscure material - well I don't think the BBC series "The New Statesman" can be classed as mainstream interest these days, but then I'd expect them to include some series like this to measure interest in less obvious material.
downsides are the pricing and why on earth can't you search by year?
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Post by Joe Haynes on Nov 19, 2015 18:58:23 GMT
Has anyone actually downloaded any episodes yet? are they filmized like the Grange Hill DVD sets? It looks like all episodes previously released on DVD will be the same versions.Which means Only Fools and Horses will remained cut to pieces.
Heres hoping for any of the following:
Grange Hill
Till Death Us Do Part
Casualty
Old Grey Whistle Test
Top of the Pops
2 Point 4 Children
A for Andromeda
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Post by Simon B Kelly on Jan 27, 2017 11:48:07 GMT
Well, it's now over a year since BBC Store launched and it still seems to be struggling to reach critical mass.
I was an early adopter, having been tempted, by their various promotions, to make several impulse purchases; but the system could be SO much better!
Still no app for smart TV's or gaming consoles - the only way I can watch my purchases on the big screen in the front room is through AirPlay Mirroring. Surely this should have been sorted by now! Can you imagine Netflix, Qello and Amazon not offering any options to watch their content on a big TV?
A lot of the available content is still disappointing. Although they have added over a thousand programmes from the last century, the majority of new content is exactly that - i.e. new shows that have just been broadcast and, in some cases, are still available for free on BBC iPlayer.
I was also disappointed to find out that I can't purchase or stream programmes outside of the UK. I thought the whole idea of them using the .com domain was to provide global access to the BBC archives? Are the rights issues so complicated that they have to restrict it to UK residents only? If you can buy a DVD from anywhere in the world, why not a download?
And they wonder why there is so much piracy...
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Post by Stephen Byers on Jan 28, 2017 7:29:40 GMT
I bought the Dad's Army cartoon. Paid via Paypal. It failed to download let alone play. It also had DRM / encryption which meant that, as far as I understood it, it could only be played whilst connected to the Internet. But I wanted to view it on my Android phone whilst commuting. Because it failed to download I tried to email a concern to the email address associated with their Paypal account; this bounced back as 'undeliverable to an unknown address.' So I raised a case with Paypal for non-delivery. Eventually after Paypal got involved I got a full refund.
And The Store downloading does not work with Linux, period.
The Store is a lemon you can't even make lemonade with. Actually it is the WORST pay-to-view system I have ever encountered. A student intern or a teenage script kiddie could have made a better job.
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BBC Store
Jan 28, 2017 10:37:33 GMT
via mobile
Post by Simon B Kelly on Jan 28, 2017 10:37:33 GMT
You can view your purchases offline but only on the device that they have been downloaded onto. That is if you can get them to download in the first place! The downloader is very temperamental - sometimes it will download a programme in seconds, other times it queues your download for ages...
I stream most of the content I buy and only download onto my iPad if it's something I want to watch while I'm out. Streaming is fine, even in HD, although all HD seems to be 720p whereas Amazon go up to 4k.
I was expecting there to be a lot more content available by now. The only archive programmes from Joe's wishlist above that have been added are Series 1 of Till Death Us Do Part and Series 29, 30 and 31 of Casualty. Such a wasted opportunity...
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Post by Stephen Byers on Jan 28, 2017 13:56:18 GMT
"You can view your purchases offline but only on the device that they have been downloaded onto."
Yes - and that's the problem. I wanted to download my purchase and had to use Windows 7 because Linux is not supported. Then I wanted to watch it on an Android smart phone. No chance. What a crock - imperfect in so many ways.
And if I downloaded said file onto a desk top PC, in order to watch it I'd have to carry said desktop and all connected devices around with me. I think not.
BTW way a little Googling will show that there are many other ways of downloading the Beeb's (and others') programmes. If the Beeb can't provide then others will and indeed have for many years. Surely it is in the Beeb's interest to provide a reliable working process? Hmm - maybe not.
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Post by Simon B Kelly on Jan 28, 2017 15:07:40 GMT
There is an Android app for the store which allows you to download programmes to your device - although it's got mostly negative reviews so far: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bbc.store&hl=en_GBThe app includes a Chromecast button so that you cast the programmes from your phone onto your TV (if you have a Google Chromecast), as an alternative to using Apple's Airplay. I still think it's bizarre that 15 months after launching the service, there is still no simple way to buy and watch these programmes using just your TV. I would have expected dedicated BBC Store apps pre-loaded onto every new YouView, Tivo, Apple TV and Amazon Fire box, along with apps for Xbox and PlayStation consoles. They should also have produced apps for all the major manufacturers of Smart TVs ( i.e. Samsung, Sony, LG and Panasonic). Considering BBC Store is a commercial venture run by BBC Worldwide with unique access to over a million programmes this could be a real money-spinner for them. As it is, I'm wondering if I'll still be alive by the time they finally get their complete back-catalogue online... |
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Post by Stephen Byers on Jan 29, 2017 7:07:40 GMT
There is an Android app for the store which allows you to download programmes to your device - although it's got mostly negative reviews so far: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bbc.store&hl=en_GBThe app includes a Chromecast button so that you cast the programmes from your phone onto your TV (if you have a Google Chromecast), as an alternative to using Apple's Airplay. Didn't know about the Android app. But if it has negative reviews then my attitude is that my life is too short for battling cr*p apps. And I bought a Chromecast thingy when they first came out. £30 quid down the drain and big profits for Google. It was a con. A rip-off. A fraud. It was sold as plug and play. Yet it needed a full home broadband wifi /set up to work. That is it needed a landline connection and cabled broadband in order to cast wirelessly to a t.v.!! An HDMI cable could have done the same for less than £10. This wasn't mentioned in the publicity nor even the instructions. I investigated and read that it wouldn't work with many routers, or the configurations of routers had to be changed to accommodate it, after which nothing else worked. Also I heard that it only worked in the location it was configured for, and so couldn't be used at a friend's house or at work. And many video / audio formats were not supported. Oh - and mine ran red hot. I complained to Trading Standards about Google's apparent (to me) false advertising. This was rejected. |
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Post by Simon B Kelly on Jan 30, 2017 8:25:18 GMT
Here are Google's Minimum Requirements for using the Chromecast:
I gave mine away as I found Apple TV more user-friendly. Neither system is perfect, though, and certainly should not be the only way to watch BBC Store! I suppose there is a third way - you could connect your laptop or PC directly to the TV - but that's even more inconvenient!
What's the point of releasing exclusive content on the Store when it's so difficult to access it? Ironically, the spoof videos they posted on March 31st last year introducing "BBC Store Video" actually demonstrate just how easy it used to be to watch your favourite BBC Shows on your television:
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