iPlayer drop outs

pctech · Jan 23, 2011, 16:33:36

Anyone else having trouble with iPlayer keeping dropping out this afternoon? (Programme plays but then just moves to the end)

Rik · Jan 23, 2011, 16:37:58

Sorry, Mitch, I only use it to sync my pods.

pctech · Jan 23, 2011, 16:41:10

Was just using it to watch a documentary people were talking about at work, Beautiful Equations.

I finally watched it all but had to position bar to keep moving back to where I was.

It's had its second run so recording it off Freesat is not an option.

Wonder if Zen have got some issues with the Akamai caching cluster.

Rik · Jan 23, 2011, 16:42:54

What channel, Mitch?

Glenn · Jan 23, 2011, 17:03:04

Quote from: Rik on Jan 23, 2011, 16:37:58
Sorry, Mitch, I only use it to sync my pods.

Isn't that iTunes rather than iPlayer

Rik · Jan 23, 2011, 17:05:34

Yeah, sorry, it's my Pavlovian reaction to i-anything.

Simon · Jan 23, 2011, 17:09:14

I spy?

Rik · Jan 23, 2011, 17:12:54

I assume that's an Apple satellite?

pctech · Jan 23, 2011, 17:14:39

Quote from: Rik on Jan 23, 2011, 16:42:54
What channel, Mitch?

Here's a link Rik http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00wltbm/Beautiful_Equations/

Simon · Jan 23, 2011, 17:14:59

Rik · Jan 23, 2011, 17:16:52

Playing fine here, Mitch. At what point did you hit the problems?

pctech · Jan 23, 2011, 17:22:59

first about 9 mins in.

Think it must have been a local cache issue.

Rik · Jan 23, 2011, 17:25:43

OK here.

pctech · Jan 23, 2011, 17:28:06

Cheers for checking.

Rik · Jan 23, 2011, 17:28:47

NP.

Technical Ben · Jan 24, 2011, 00:01:54

Full sync downloading for watch again later on Iplayer. HD video, 500mb. Now off to bed.

Rik · Jan 24, 2011, 10:31:05

Said Zebedee...

pctech · Jan 24, 2011, 10:33:58

Maybe its Windows refresh time...

Rik · Jan 24, 2011, 10:36:48

Technical Ben · Jan 24, 2011, 11:49:59

Quote from: pctech on Jan 24, 2011, 10:33:58
Maybe its Windows refresh time...

Could just be Website/server problems.
I get strange results from Youtube. Can get full HD quality playing nicely. Servers running at 6.5mb. Then a 320, 5 min video failing to load more than 10 seconds at a time, then waiting 3 mins in between.

pctech · Jan 24, 2011, 15:02:13

Trick is to start loading it, capture the URL, close and reopen the browser and then go back to the URL, it should then stream smoothly.

Technical Ben · Jan 24, 2011, 16:11:47

Quote from: pctech on Jan 24, 2011, 15:02:13
Trick is to start loading it, capture the URL, close and reopen the browser and then go back to the URL, it should then stream smoothly.

Is this because it's not then trying to load up loads of adverts?