Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Last Doctor Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho Subject: Re: Midnights become my afternoons Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:47:35 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 56 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:47:35 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="43cb3f73ae8774b1f53c45b6fbb0af59"; logging-data="3002922"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX188lhhgNbPeNeomniWoBF4k" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Cancel-Lock: sha1:l4TtpBn2DtdP4+lIic95tGfZuvI= sha1:GUNejdPqdKqeE6UDjIt+TyYMVm8= Bytes: 3506 Blueshirt wrote: > The True Doctor wrote: > >> On 21/03/2024 10:27, Blueshirt wrote: >>> The True Doctor wrote: >>> >>>> On 19/03/2024 09:21, Blueshirt wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I think you'll find the 2023 Doctor Who specials were in >>>>> UHD on the iPlayer... well, the BBC certainly announced >>>>> they would be anyway. >>>> >>>> They were not in UHD for anyone wanting to watch them on a >>>> PC. You don't even get normal Full HD on iPlayer. >>> >>> What set up do you have if you are not getting UHD on the >>> iPlayer? (For the selected programmes that are filmed in UHD >>> obviously!) Can your PC monitor - and internet connection - >>> handle 4K streams? >> >> UHD is explicitly forbidden from being streamed on PCs by the >> BBC on iPlayer. Do you even use it? > > Not in UHD as I do not have a 4K set-up. I get BBC1 naturally in > HD on my TV, and the iPlayer in HD on my computer - and iPhone - > with a VPN. Hence my comment "the BBC announced they was anyway" > about Doctor Who being streamed in UHD. I'm only trying to help > a grumpy old man! > > So, the problem isn't that Doctor Who is not made in 4K (it is) > or the BBC don't stream it in 4K (they do), the problem is that > you use a computer to watch television programmes and do not get > the full quality because of it. > > As a licence payer, you should complain to the BBC about this > terrible injustice. > >>> You are constantly reminding us that you pay for a UK TV >>> licence, so e-mail BBC iPlayer support if you think you >>> should be getting a better picture quality from your iPlayer >>> streams. >> >> Why don't you actually do some research for a change. > > Because I was trying to be helpful and offer possible solutions > for your and your UHD 'issue'. You could still e-mail BBC support > and complain to them rather than moaning here all the time about > every single thing. > iPlayer downloads and streams to PC in 720p, the minimum HD standard. It’s not the BBC’s problem if Aggie refuses to watch television programmes on a television. -- “The timelines and … canon … are rupturing” - the Doctor