BBC IPlayer

We use this proxy service too and it's worked great for us on our overseas trips this year. We've also set it up so a friend from the US can watch our TV. They're watching some Wimbledon matches without the ads [msnsmile]

I've been using Hide My IP Address, maybe worth a look? It works from my USB pen drive so I can use it anywhere, and I can get an IP from many countries![msnwink]

Is the Hide my IP Address software any good? Its a lot cheaper option than paying a monthly fee!

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Is the Hide my IP Address software any good? Its a lot cheaper option than paying a monthly fee!
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I've not used it for the BBC player but have no reason to beleieve it wouldn't work when you pick a UK IP[msncool]. I use it to purchase products at $ prices[msnwink] (US IP Address) rather than being re-directed to a EU based portal that charges more[msnsad]. Also when I'm traveling I can get a UK IP and get to UK based content[msnsmile2]. I believe there is a trial option so possibly worth a try? I liked the one time purchase so it suits me

Is there a way we can view the iplayer and any of the other steaming views via our TV? Sometimes we forget to record something and this would be so much better when we all want to see a programme

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Is there a way we can view the iplayer and any of the other steaming views via our TV? Sometimes we forget to record something and this would be so much better when we all want to see a programme
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As far as I'm aware, the BBC iPlayer and other streaming apps are all Windows, Mac or Linux based. In which case you'll need a Home Theatre PC (HTPC) with a video card providing an output to match your TV input (s-video, DVI, HDMI). Many laptops now provide DVI/HDMI outputs so perhaps this would be an option?

There are some standalone streaming appliances, but I doubt they could run iPlayer.

Also, if you have a Wii then there is a version of the iPlayer for this.

We have the laptop connected to the TV and the quality is better than standard definition, but not quite as good as High-Def.

Thanks Keith & Roger. We do have a Wii connected to our main PC and did wonder if this would be an option. I did set it up to connect wirelessly to our router, what else would we need to do to connect?

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Karen
Thanks Keith & Roger. We do have a Wii connected to our main PC and did wonder if this would be an option. I did set it up to connect wirelessly to our router, what else would we need to do to connect?
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Hi Karen,

There seems to be some useful info here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcintern...er_on_wii.html

Thank you Keith, I will check it out