Technicalities » TV http://www.sirena.org.uk/log Just another random blog Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:41:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Let’s hope people can make this work http://www.sirena.org.uk/log/2009/09/06/lets-hope-people-can-make-this-work/ http://www.sirena.org.uk/log/2009/09/06/lets-hope-people-can-make-this-work/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:16:41 +0000 Mark Brown http://www.sirena.org.uk/log/2009/09/06/lets-hope-people-can-make-this-work/ The new PS3 firmware has an iPlayer client with fullscreen support. It’s not quite broadcast SD quality, never mind HD, but that’s a fairly straightforward problem to resolve and sitting using it last night I couldn’t help but think that this is exactly how TV should work. Full TV screen, on demand and a good UI.

It’d be nice if it were free software (but again, not the most complex problem). More of an issue are the political and licensing issues that mean it’s BBC only for the forseeable future.

]]> http://www.sirena.org.uk/log/2009/09/06/lets-hope-people-can-make-this-work/feed/ 2 The Wire http://www.sirena.org.uk/log/2008/07/26/the-wire/ http://www.sirena.org.uk/log/2008/07/26/the-wire/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:36:37 +0000 Mark Brown http://www.sirena.org.uk/log/?p=94 Recently I’ve been watching the first season of The Wire. I now see exactly why it comes so highly recommended – the best TV I’ve seen in years. The comparison with a novel is spot on, as much as Babylon 5 was but without any of the weak spots on the acting front. Arc plot and characterization all the way, it’s blown me away.

With perfect timing it just ended. Such a shame it never got a terrestrial airing in the UK. Never mind, four more seasons for me to get through.

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