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RTE Player

  • 31-12-2009 12:08am
    #1
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,964 ✭✭✭✭


    Have to say this service is an absolute winner and easily the best thing RTE has ever done, just watched The Restaurant 5 star and 2 star cook-offs there because we had visitors around for both (The Restaurant being the second best thing RTEs done funnily enough), its just so handy and it works and runs perfectly, I remember the old one needed RealPlayer installed which is one of the most irritating things you can put on your pc and stuff used to only work half the time in Internet Explorer.

    Just need to remove the timelimit on everything like iPlayer to make it 100% perfect.


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  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Its pretty good alright my only grip is that I'd like a choice of bitrates, some stuff is basicly radio with pictures and could easily be streamed at half the rate while loosing nothing of value.


  • #3
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,732 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Isn't a bad service I must say. Watched the first two seasons of Mad Men on there, and was able to play them off my PS3. OK, the quality wasn't great but very watchable, and I can't complain about free, legal Mad Men. Some issues (such as the time bar popping up when it buffers every 15 minutes or so) but a surprisingly competent service.


  • #4
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    It says on the rte website only available to people in ROI/NI and was just wondering does anybody know if there alternative way to get RTE Player on live stream if you live in uk /europe ? .


  • #5
    Black Magic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 592 ✭✭✭Black Magic


    Latchy wrote: »
    It says on the rte website only available to people in ROI/NI and was just wondering does anybody know if there alternative way to get RTE Player on live stream if you live in uk /europe ? .

    That would be an illegal matter.


  • #6
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,789 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    It's adequate no more, it's barely on par with other broadcasters. The RTE player is the absolute least they could do.


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  • #7
    anotherlostie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭anotherlostie


    I cannot watch the RTE Player on my PS3 but can watch it fine on my laptop. Is there anything I can do to correct this as others seem to be able to use the PS3 ok? The help section of the site says that the PS3 is not supported, but as I say, that doesn't seem to be the case for many.


  • #8
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    anotherlostie wrote: »
    I cannot watch the RTE Player on my PS3 but can watch it fine on my laptop. Is there anything I can do to correct this as others seem to be able to use the PS3 ok? The help section of the site says that the PS3 is not supported, but as I say, that doesn't seem to be the case for many.

    Probably just an issue with a plugin. Have you tried opening the site with Firefox or Google Chrome (assuming that your browser is IE).

    I think the RTE player is great. Only thing is, I went on to it the other night when there was nothing on the telly, and there was not ONE program that I wanted to watch on it.


  • #9
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    anotherlostie wrote: »
    The help section of the site says that the PS3 is not supported, but as I say, that doesn't seem to be the case for many.

    Not supported doesn't necessarily mean it wont work. It just means that RTÉ wont help you if you ask.
    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    Probably just an issue with a plugin. Have you tried opening the site with Firefox or Google Chrome (assuming that your browser is IE).

    His problem is accessing the site on the PS3


  • #10
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    ScumLord wrote: »
    It's adequate no more, it's barely on par with other broadcasters. The RTE player is the absolute least they could do.
    Its still in Beta. The iPlayer or any other service were no more adequate when they started out first. The iPlayer, being Windows Media based, was actually far less to many.


  • #11
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Latchy wrote: »
    It says on the rte website only available to people in ROI/NI and was just wondering does anybody know if there alternative way to get RTE Player on live stream if you live in uk /europe ? .

    RTÉ Player International now there for foreigners.


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  • #12
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    Mossy Monk wrote: »
    His problem is accessing the site on the PS3

    Ye, I misread it. Twice.


  • #13
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    I have to agree that it is a great service. Its nice to have the likes of Mad Men, Flashforward and other American Shows in the one place. Lets just hope they will get Lost and Season 3 of Mad Men on it.


  • #14
    Black Magic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 592 ✭✭✭Black Magic


    It's a pity they wouldn't make it downloadable like iPlayer.


  • #15
    lostexpectation
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,082 ✭✭✭lostexpectation


    its very good, fairplay, straightfoward, but i dislike this, 'this is live' catch up so we can't have bookmarks 'lets pretend' nonsense.
    sometimes still go back to the rp to watch sections of primetime etc.


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