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Anyone got Straming Media and 4od (Channel 4 on Demand) to work?

  • 08-02-2007 8:44am
    #1
    Fingleberries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,396 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    I have just tried out the new Channel4 On-Demand service, where you can download recent programs from Channel 4 / E4 to your PC, or some older shows and movies.

    They have a decent selection of stuff at a reasonable price (some are Free). It works pretty well, but sitting in front of the PC doesn't really work for relaxing and watching a show or a movie.

    All content is in WMV format, requiring at least WM10.

    However, if I try to view this using the XBox I can see the file but get an error opening it about 'protected file'.

    Has anyone got this to work, or is this not possible because the DRM level on the files is set so high by c4?

    Cheers,


Comments

  • #2
    god's toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    Thread needs to be moved out of Xbox forum...


  • #3
    Julez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭Julez


    Are you cereals?! He's askin how to get it to work on the xbox!!


  • #4
    god's toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭god's toy


    Lol, I missed the line about Xbox... oh well more coffee for me so.


  • #5
    Julez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭Julez


    Or more cereals! I went through the first few lines thinking the same thing too to be honest!


  • #6
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    To answer the question... all 4od content is DRM and the xbox cannot play DRM content.


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  • #7
    Fingleberries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,396 ✭✭✭Fingleberries


    mloc123 wrote:
    To answer the question... all 4od content is DRM and the xbox cannot play DRM content.

    Fair enough ... I expected as much, but thought I would ask just in case. (although I can play WMA audio files which have DRM).

    (p.s. I'll be sure to spell XBOX bigger in the body of the post next time :D:D:D )


  • #8
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    Check out www.tversity.com , after many nights of messing with this I finally go it working and all I can say is WOW !!!


  • #9
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    I'm guessing you can get software to stip the wmv files of the DRM protection anyway. Its possible with mp3 and wma.


  • #10
    wayne040576
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭wayne040576


    It will only work if you have windows media centre edition or vista. It still takes a bit of messing around. At least it did when I was playing the stuff I had downloaded from sky.

    edit: Didn't see the post on Tversity. Must try it out.


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