BBC iplayer for the PS3

I remember the battle between VHS and Betamax in the 1980s. My dad plumped for a cracking Sanyo Betamax model because it was reputed to be the best system and I've still got some heavy metal Betamax videos such as Stryper in Japan in the cupboard somewhere! The Blu-Ray vs HD DVD battle never reached the Hearns vs Hagler heights of the 1980s video recorder battle but it really is all becoming irrelevant these days...my video recorder hasn't been used for months. It's not broken, I've got money to buy tapes and yes I do know how to programme it. It's just that it is redundant technology...

From hard drive recorders from Sky and Virgin, watch again facilities on TV servies and now BBC's iplayer, you've no excuse to miss your favourite programmes.

The BBC have stolen a march in making the iplayer accessible via the Wii but if you don't have one do not fear, there is now an unofficial site that will allow you to access the iplayer through your PS3.

If you can pull yourself away from GTA IV then happy viewing. ;-)

Comments

[Alan Y]

Sanyo Betamax - you don't know how lucky you were. My father went for the Philips 2000 video recorder. Think it was delivered on its own dumper truck, still you did get 8 hour tapes but only if you took the tape out and turned it over half way though, just like cassettes. Ah those were the days, think I may still have all of the original live aid on philips tapes if only I had kept the player :>)

[Barry Howard]

I'm too young to remember those days but I recently mothballed my VCR and replaced it with a Humax PVR. It's the best thing since sliced bread. No more TV by appointment. Just choose the programmes I want to watch and the machine does it all for me.

Gave away all my old videos to charity except for a select few. Can't wait to show my son the original Star Wars in glorious VHS quality when he's older.

[Video Game Jobs]

Betamax the player a lot of people wish they had never bought. But being able to access the iplayer through your PS3 sounds great.