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I don't think there's an option to download from iPlayer on TiVo either? If they did that, it would help as I would miss the record option. Unless they are going to keep everything available to watch on demand. Then you have to question why bother having it streamed at all?

Maybe this is the start...

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I mean on any connected device , I agree the PQ at HD is good enough however as I said it is still inferior to the linear HD channel. Does iPlayer carry 5.1 audio ?

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I understand that 'Catch Up' will be available for a month at a time rather than a week, so this will help.

The only advantage of recording the programmes as far as I can see is that you could keep them until you are ready to watch them (apart from the quality issues that some are having). However, I think I'm right in saying that Sky viewers who can do this have the programme taken off their recordings when it is deleted from the i-Player.

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Very disappointing situ.

I don't watch alot of live tv as per sae. However the tv I do watch is limited with alot of repeats of family guy and american dad.

But hey this is the BBC. Let them do what they want like the freedom they have had over the decades.

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I can also recommend the iPlayer implementation on the Echostar Freesat boxes as well. Really smooth, never stalls even on a very slow internet connection.

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I used to watch Three loads when it first launched, but then I was its target audience back then. :D Those were the days of the Blobs, and I remember them fondly so I won't be changing my avatar...

The BBC have never had a licence to show American Dad or Family Guy online via the iPlayer, neither live nor catch up. If they intend to go on showing those programmes they will probably have to move to BBC2. They're the only thing I would be likely to tune in to Three for these days anyway, those and maybe an occasional Doctor Who repeat.