Hi All

I can't find the answer to this from the sky website. Obviously I'm not 
looking in the right place.

Is the SkyPlayer similar to BBC's iplayer in that it allows you to either 
watch online or download for viewing later?

"Grumps"  wrote in message 
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> Hi All
>
> I can't find the answer to this from the sky website. Obviously I'm not 
> looking in the right place.
>
> Is the SkyPlayer similar to BBC's iplayer in that it allows you to either 
> watch online or download for viewing later?
>



To me, it sounds like a euphemism for someone who participates in a gambling 
channel.

"Light of Aria"  wrote in message 
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> "Grumps"  wrote in message 
> news:6hifa1Fmb3isU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Hi All
>>
>> I can't find the answer to this from the sky website. Obviously I'm not 
>> looking in the right place.
>>
>> Is the SkyPlayer similar to BBC's iplayer in that it allows you to either 
>> watch online or download for viewing later?
>>
>
>
>
> To me, it sounds like a euphemism for someone who participates in a 
> gambling channel.

Or an addition to the OSI model to allow for propriety VoIP.

(If you have to think about it too long let me know and I'll
explain)

-- 
Graham.

%Profound_observation%

In message 6hifa1Fmb3isU1@mid.individual.net,
Grumps  Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

> Hi All
>
> I can't find the answer to this from the sky website. Obviously I'm
> not looking in the right place.
>
> Is the SkyPlayer similar to BBC's iplayer in that it allows you to
> either watch online or download for viewing later?

What is it that the website doesn't tell you?
Did you have a look here:
https://skyplayer.sky.com/vod/page/home.do
?

-- 
Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

"ChrisM"  wrote in message 
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> In message 6hifa1Fmb3isU1@mid.individual.net,
> Grumps  Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>
>> Hi All
>>
>> I can't find the answer to this from the sky website. Obviously I'm
>> not looking in the right place.
>>
>> Is the SkyPlayer similar to BBC's iplayer in that it allows you to
>> either watch online or download for viewing later?
>
> What is it that the website doesn't tell you?
> Did you have a look here:
> https://skyplayer.sky.com/vod/page/home.do
> ?

Yes, thanks.
I'm looking for the bit that says that content is downloadable.

In message 6hiub9Fmbo43U1@mid.individual.net,
Grumps  Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

> "ChrisM"  wrote in message
> news:lOmdnTJufqQBsinVnZ2dnUVZ8uudnZ2d@bt.com...
>> In message 6hifa1Fmb3isU1@mid.individual.net,
>> Grumps  Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> I can't find the answer to this from the sky website. Obviously I'm
>>> not looking in the right place.
>>>
>>> Is the SkyPlayer similar to BBC's iplayer in that it allows you to
>>> either watch online or download for viewing later?
>>
>> What is it that the website doesn't tell you?
>> Did you have a look here:
>> https://skyplayer.sky.com/vod/page/home.do
>> ?
>
> Yes, thanks.
> I'm looking for the bit that says that content is downloadable.

From what I can tell from reading through that (rather unclear) website, the 
means of viewing  is primarily downloading 'timebombed' files that will give 
you un-limited viewing for a certain length of time, having said that it 
seems that some programmes (but not films) can be watched online.

EXTRACT FROM FAQ:

Q. Do I need to download the whole show before I can watch it?
A. You will need to download movies in full before you can begin to watch 
them. However, some entertainment, documentary and sports shows have the 
option to play directly from Sky Player without the need to download first. 
Whenever possible, we try and offer you a free 'teaser' of the actual 
episode you're interested in downloading. Look out for the 'TEASER' button 
on the video details page.

There is in fact a fairly comprehensive FAQ, it's just a bit hard to find 
(you need to click on the little 'Help' button in the top-right of the main 
screen)
https://skyplayer.sky.com/vod/content/Home/Application_Navigation/Help/content/help.do

HTH!!

-- 
Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

ChrisM wrote:
> In message 6hiub9Fmbo43U1@mid.individual.net,
> Grumps  Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>
>> "ChrisM"  wrote in message
>> news:lOmdnTJufqQBsinVnZ2dnUVZ8uudnZ2d@bt.com...
>>> In message 6hifa1Fmb3isU1@mid.individual.net,
>>> Grumps  Proclaimed from the tallest tower:
>>>
>>>> Hi All
>>>>
>>>> I can't find the answer to this from the sky website. Obviously I'm
>>>> not looking in the right place.
>>>>
>>>> Is the SkyPlayer similar to BBC's iplayer in that it allows you to
>>>> either watch online or download for viewing later?
>>>
>>> What is it that the website doesn't tell you?
>>> Did you have a look here:
>>> https://skyplayer.sky.com/vod/page/home.do
>>> ?
>>
>> Yes, thanks.
>> I'm looking for the bit that says that content is downloadable.
>
> From what I can tell from reading through that (rather unclear)
> website, the means of viewing  is primarily downloading 'timebombed'
> files that will give you un-limited viewing for a certain length of
> time, having said that it seems that some programmes (but not films)
> can be watched online.
> EXTRACT FROM FAQ:
>
> Q. Do I need to download the whole show before I can watch it?
> A. You will need to download movies in full before you can begin to
> watch them. However, some entertainment, documentary and sports shows
> have the option to play directly from Sky Player without the need to
> download first. Whenever possible, we try and offer you a free
> 'teaser' of the actual episode you're interested in downloading. Look
> out for the 'TEASER' button on the video details page.
>
> There is in fact a fairly comprehensive FAQ, it's just a bit hard to
> find (you need to click on the little 'Help' button in the top-right
> of the main screen)
> https://skyplayer.sky.com/vod/content/Home/Application_Navigation/Help/content/help.do
>
> HTH!!

Thanks Chris.

I installed their app and started downloading a short (30 minute) programme. 
It was slow, and I gave up after a couple of hours as it had only reached 
9%. Certainly BBC's iplayer files seem to be better seeded.

The reason I initially asked the question was that I wasn't at the PC that 
you have to select as the one that you're going to use for viewing. So I 
couldn't test it to see. That seems a bit strange to me. You have to tick a 
box to say that the PC you're currently using is the one where you wish to 
view the programmes.

Also, the amount of free downloads seems limited, but maybe that's linked 
with the Sky account.

As for the timebombing, I suspect that that can be circumvented in the same 
way as the iplayer's files and probably any other DRM media.