Beta launch of Virgin Media Player
 

Not sure if I should have put this in Internet or here, but VM have announced the launch of their previously confirmed online VoD service.

More info here.

http://www.virginmedia.com/player/ is currently saying "Coming Soon".

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can u get this on the TV?

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just read it here: http://www.techradar.com/news/televi...-mobile-706387

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Catch up TV and TV Choice?

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thanks

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Is everything that is available on this new VM Player, automatically available on STBs via Catch-up and On Demand?

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The link says it launches today, someone might want to tell VM. I wonder if there is a additional cost to use this or if it is included in your XL subscription. Would be nice to use on my mobile.

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The article in the link also says:-

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I'm XL and tried the link - but get "Coming Soon" ... :(

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Yeah had a tweet about it from VM went to the site and same :( reaction.

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The same here "Coming soon"

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Why am I not surprised that it launches today and there is nothing happening?

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looks like nothing will be happening for a couple of days, a poster on DS has said they spoke to CS, there is a delay to 'iron out some technical glitches'

sounds about right!!:mad:

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It is a glitch and nothing to get wound up about.:)

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Have Signed up successfully. only Dinosaur secrets on there at the mo
Screenshothttps://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/07/4.jpg

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5241/vmplayer.jpg

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It now states this on the link http://www.virginmedia.com/player/

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hmm I see you are waiting for the Liverpool game just like me ;)

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It's BETA testing though, so you should expect downtime ;)

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It does sound about right. However, as I understand it, the site is currently in beta, so there will be problems they need to iron out..

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I hope this is for off net too :)

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People these days haven't a clue what a beta test actually is though. Back in the day we were grateful just to get an early glimpse of something, if it was down 90% of the time that was just par for the course. These days people expect Betas to be 100% working... kinda defeating the point of having a beta.

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Click the link and you will soon know.;)

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No, when I click on the link it says.

Virgin Media Player is temporarily unavailable while we make some upgrades to this service. It will be restored shortly.

That doesn't tell me either way.

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Well as that is the same message that I get on cable then you may well be able to get it.;)

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Seems not :(

'Throughout the beta trial, Virgin Media’s XL TV customers who also have a broadband connection with the company will be able to take a first look at the beta'

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You may not get it on the trial but on the full rollout of the player.:)

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let me in then it froze lol

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oooo Dinasaur secrets in crap definition lol

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Theres no way im paying a fiver to primetime for a website stream :)

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vm player looks ok

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It is only available to customers with these email addresses.:(

• @ntlworld
• @blueyonder
• @virginmedia.com

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Pah :(

Oddly though - when it asks you to sign in to use it it does say virgin.net

It doesn't work though. Anyway I shall be more patient :)

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I can sign in and view the content but it will not play in Linux either.:(

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well I'll try it at my dad's tomorrow, he's on cable :)

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He needs to be on XL broadband or it will not work.

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He's on the VIP pack so I think he'll be ok.

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XL broadband my mistake.;)

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Hmm. I've registered and signed in and everything but nothing will play.

Hope this isn't another thing that will only work in a certain browser on a cerain OS.

Then again, it is beta. I'll try again later.

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It will not play in Linux but it says that it will play in all browsers except IE6.

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I guess I should have put my OS details, sorry about that!

I'm running Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.4) and my current browser is Firefox 3.6. Maybe I should check the system requirements.

Edit: It says it should work with Mozilla Firefox 3 and above on PC or Mac. Hmm. I'll quit and reopen again.

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It's for XL TV customers, after all, they're just receiving the free On demand content that comes with XL TV, via broadband instead.

Working ok here with Win XP & Firefox.

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I just misread it but not bothered as I can much easier watch it on the TV downstairs in comfort.:D

Of course you must have a Virginmedia broadband connection and a valid Virginmedia email address and password to access it as well.

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Ahh I just thought of what might be causing the problem re me not being able to watch the Player and I was right. I forgot I installed AdBlock Plus! Probably because the icon that usually sits next to the search bar was missing. Whitelisted it and it works now.

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Yep, looks like Adblock Plus blocks the advert it tries to load and it goes no further. Turned it off and it loaded, initially it was playing at a really low resolution but then it switched to something much higher whilst I was looking at another tab!

Working fine on a mac here too.

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works well for me on Google Chrome :)

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Just signed into the player and watched a bit of Mutant X using firefox, at first the picture was a little blocky in full screen , but after a few seconds the picture quality improved and became very good.
I am impressed so far and I look forward to more content being added in the near future.

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I'm sorry but that is poor picture quality

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It seems to depend on what you are watching, but most I find is in very good quality.

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I cant sign up to it because i cant remember my email address plus i use gmail and not virgins.

Any ideas.

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You should still have a virgin email address - sign up with that & set the mailbox to forward to your gmail account.

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Thats the thing i havent got one.

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If you are a Virginmedia customer and the account holder you ring up faults and they will provide you with your email address and a temporary password, job done.;)

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Argh! Flash! why not html5!! iPad and iPhone say NO!

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Or you could say argh why on earth does something as expensive as the iPad not support Flash ;)

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That's Apple for you, they have had a major spat with adobe.

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Perhaps because the browser manufacturers cannot agree on a single codec for video support in HTML5 (Apple and Microsoft support h264, Opera and Mozilla support another). OK. Flash supports a couple but TV companies (like Virgin) know that there is a fair chance the average user has Flash available, and while Flash supports a few different codecs, they know whichever they pick will be supported by the user's browser.

I like HTML 5, and I believe that if the browser manufacturers can actually co-operate then it could become a potent force in video streaming.

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Working in Ubuntu 10.04 - thanks for the heads-up about adblock plus. Once I allowed virgin and refreshed it worked. Before stuck at advertisement.

Firefox 3.6.8
Flash 10.1.53

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1.1 By registering for and using Player, you confirm that:

(a) you are and will remain both: (i) a Virgin Media broadband internet account holder; and (ii) either a Virgin Media TV XL or a TV Choice customer;

Sounds very ominous so I'l pass until that is cleared up.

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I also read that so i haven't signed up for now.

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Thanks ,whats the no for faults and then what options after that ie press1..2..3..4..etc.Cheers.:)

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There is only 150 for customer services and 151 for technical services.

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Thanks got it now.:)

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It means you can only receive the service while you are VM BB and XLTV/TV Choice customer. I agree it could have been worded better though.

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I tried the VM Player on my mobile (WM6.5) and got told it wasn't supported. So they don't support IPhone (I can understand that, Apple need to get their head's out of their proprietary arses and deserve everything they get until they do), WM6.5 (I don't understand that it's the latest Windows mobile O/S with the latest mobile Flash Player and it's the flagship Virgin Mobile phone). So what do they support? Android only??? I can't seem to find any info on their site.

Anyone in the know?

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WM6.5 only supports flash lite, and there's no way that a WM6.5 is VM's flagship mobile anymore when they're offering the desire and samsung galaxy s.

It works perfectly on android 2.2 though (as does any flash streaming site).

I doubt they support ANY mobile platform, it's just a case of it working on android because it supports the full version of flash 10.1.

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I bet you there will be a iPhone app that will play the content for a monthly fee.

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Thanks for the pointer about Adblock Plus. I wondered why it got stuck.

I've got it working here on Chrome on Mac OS 10.5.8.

I'm a bit disappointed that it's just a simple Flash player. I like the way that Sky Player integrates into Windows Media Center and on the XBox 360 so you can use it on a TV with a remote control.

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it would be good if vm player comes 2 the ps3

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I hope they put it on the Xbox like Sky and I would have the best from both worlds.

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Hmmm, HTC HD2 is still more expensive than the Desire but more importantly, Desire and Galaxy are Android. It's like comparing an Amiga to a C64. Who the heck wants a crappy Android phone??? The whole reason for Android is so that less powerful phones can look like they can run an O/S at a reasonable speed. There's a very good reason why you can't buy TomTom, Route66 etc for Android!

I still think it's odd that I can play YouTube Flash videos in my browser on my WM6.5 phone but not watch VM video.

And no, the Galaxy cannot run Flash (unlike the Desire), unless you get hold of illegal ROMS and start hacking it and even then you'll end up knackering bits of the O/S that are already working.

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They are specifically targetting the VM Player at mobiles as well as PCs. They have a whole section in their help files for it and are offering a free 1 hour worth of viewing time for VM customers.

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MMMmmm let me see..... with a growth of %886 more than you seem to think.

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That entire post could have came out the rear end of a male cow.

Android is FAR FAR superior to your beloved WM 6.5, WM is BY FAR the worst mobile OS around.
Android grows from strength to strength, as for "less powerful" the top of the line android handsets are the most powerful handsets you can get, exceeding even the iphone 4. The galaxy will be able to run flash the second 2.2 hits for it, which is imminent.

Once again, your crappy wm 6.5 phone supports FLASH LITE, any android phone running 2.2 runs the full version of flash 10.1, THAT is why it works on them and not your wm 6.5 phone, because your phone DOES NOT have the full desktop version of flash. Unlike the "crappy android" "less powerful" phones.

They aren't targeting the vm player at mobiles, this is web based, it's for use on the desktop. In future there will be mobile VERSIONS of the VM player, it isn't going to be a case of using the desktop version on a mobile device, that will always be unsupported.

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Yes: They haven't developed them yet. There are apparently some concerns over licencing and one of the APIs they need to use. This is the same situation they had with the iPhone a year or so ago, and they were able to overcome it there, so I've no doubt they'll overcome it here.

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Plus there is a free Google Navigation app that looks very nice.
http://www.google.com/mobile/navigation/

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Sorry, I managed to miss your post a while back.

Android phones aren't the most powerful phones around although I must admit that they seem to have caught up. They were initially crappy phones though which took advantage of the lower processing power needed to run the o/s.

I notice also that the new Apple tablet clones (Dell, Samsung, etc) are running Android so I guess I may need to re-evaluate.

I don't know where you get your last comment from though. This is a quote from the FAQ section of the website and was up on day one of the beta release:-

How do I watch Virgin Media Player on My Mobile?
Can I watch Virgin Media Player on my mobile phone?
Yes! You can watch a selection of shows from Virgin TV with Virgin Media Player on your mobile. It's available to anyone on any network and customers with Virgin TV XL get extra perks! If you've got Virgin TV XL, Virgin Broadband and a mobile from Virgin Media you'll get 1 hour free every day!

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I wish the mobile signal was good enough to use it here! The last time I used it, it was very jerky, it was like watching a slide show on your phone. Maybe they've improved it since. I bet I wouldn't like the data charges using it abroad though! :-(

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A little off topic, but there are free navigation programs that don't need a data connection, such as Trekbuddy: http://www.trekbuddy.net/

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So is anyone still using this? I haven't been back since the first day.

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hi,

can you only use this service on ONE pc only like sky player when you have d/loaded the s/ware ?

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If it's web based and doesn't require any software installed (beyond Flash or Windows Media Player), I don't see why it would be limited to one PC.

Unfortunately, I don't have a Virgin BB account so cannot test it.

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I use it quite often. Using it earlier on watching the Collector while the mrs watchs soaps on the tv. You can use it on any pc but only one pc at one time though. Example if I`m watching it on my laptop no one else can log in on another pc and use until I`m finished.

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It's limited to one sign in at present which limits it to one active stream, rather than one PC

I think there are plans to introduce sub accounts (and I think that that stage Parental Control) which should offer more flexability

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So i wonder what happens to most of the content on the vm player now sky is changing tv history again ;)