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On 11/07/11 10:31, Gordon Henderson wrote:
Always amazes me how much better cheap screens are to expensive big TV's - my eyes are shot and I can still see the pixels on a 60" at 10'. Saw a big 3d jobbie in bude a couple of weeks ago - they'd stuck the viewing goggles on a stand so you couldnt tilt them and see how useless 3d is with a sofa.On Mon, 11 Jul 2011, tom wrote:I can do all those bits - but I was wondering what it is that an official ISP has over a standard user that prevents all their bits being taken away.None whatsoever. ISPs have had their racks raided in the past and equipment removed. To be properly paranoid, then run a separate line to the cottage address - then hopefully all that will keep the 2 operations completely separate.I suspect having a word with your local plod wouldn't be of any use whatsoever.I know am relatively safe but none of the above will stop all my gear going walkies should something happen - they shoot first and ask questions later.Then don't do it.As for the BBC stuff - even with a full blown pipe iPlayer is a rubbish - if you have the bandwidth allowance then use get_iplayer - you can stream it to a player and so not have to download the hole (sic) program but at least you can rewind before the end of the universe comes.I do use get_iplayer, but some programs simply don't come over with it - (no suitable format/decoder or something), and I've not had the time to work out why yet.However, full-screen iPlayer on an HD program on a 22" 1920x1080 monitor is OK from a distance.Gordon
There are quite a few options on get-iplayer - if you can watch it in the browser you can normally download it and convert it to something you can watch - the trick is often to get it before its taken away for some minor legal thingy...
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