Channel 4 Online Works with Macs

[jgbhardy]

Channel 4 catch up online service is now working on macs, it seems that it is a beta version.
I'm incredibly happy about this as now I don't have to use windows at all, got a nice big chunk of my HDD back now
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/catch-up/

 

[MacMalv]

OMG please say this isnt a late april fools joke!

just about to check it out now!

 

[jgbhardy]

OMG please say this isnt a late april fools joke!

just about to check it out now!

No april fools joke, i noticed last night! Is amazing, apparently its been around for a few days but i haven't seen any blogs or stories about it yet!

 

[arkitect]

No april fools joke, i noticed last night! Is amazing, apparently its been around for a few days but i haven't seen any blogs or stories about it yet!

This has been available since sometime last year I think…
Using MS Silverlight?

 

[nick9191]

This has been available since sometime last year I think…
Using MS Silverlight?

Nope, ITV uses silverlight, C4 has been using damn WMP and only supporting Windows.

Yay, now I can watch shameless

 

[arkitect]

Nope, ITV uses silverlight, C4 has been using damn WMP and only supporting Windows.

Aaaah! That's it.

Now is there anything worth "catching-up" on?

 

[jgbhardy]

Aaaah! That's it.

Now is there anything worth "catching-up" on?

Big Bang theory? that was a good one last night.
My friends and i watched the sex ed program!

 

[MacMalv]

its a shame that the desktop player still isnt compatable, but i can live with that. I suspect that will get updated in a few months time just like BBC iPlayer.

 

[jgbhardy]

Link

Here's a link form channel 4 with details about the new Channel 4 online catch up: http://blogs.channel4.com/platform4/2009/04/01/its-here-all-new-4od-catch-up/

"We are using an Adobe Flash player to deliver the content, meaning you’ll now be able to view our programmes on any platform so long as you’ve got Flash (version 9.0.124 or higher) installed, meaning Apple Mac and Linux OS users should now be able to join the party."

 

[MacMalv]

im finding the video is quite jumpy. anyone else finding this?
do you think it is due to the encoding of the video and will improve when new shows are added?

 

[northy124]

Yes at effing last, now I can catch up on Hollyoaks when I like and not have to watch that stupid long version when I only want to see 30 minutes of it (I miss every Tuesday).

 

[instaxgirl]

I just noticed this 20 minutes ago. So happy!

Edit: I'm not feeling so happy anymore. Streaming a show my airport connection disappears every 5 minutes (it's not my mac, my BT Homehub just stops wirelessing). Having stopped watching the show the connection's back to being flawless.

It's all very weird.

 

[codo]

YES - Channel 4, finally!

This is great news - well spotted.

 

[talkingfuture]

That's excellent news. I was amazed the other week that Channel 5 was available on a mac and not C4

 

[talkingfuture]

I tried watching "the inbetweeners" last night, it got 1 minute in and then paused before slowing down my entire internet connection before my wireless router reset itself!

 

[barkmonster]

I love the fanfare of apologies to mac users the first time you view something.

 

[instaxgirl]

I tried watching "the inbetweeners" last night, it got 1 minute in and then paused before slowing down my entire internet connection before my wireless router reset itself!

Thank God, I thought it was just my weird little life. I got 5 minutes in.

 

[EvanLugh]

I just noticed this 20 minutes ago. So happy!

Edit: I'm not feeling so happy anymore. Streaming a show my airport connection disappears every 5 minutes (it's not my mac, my BT Homehub just stops wirelessing). Having stopped watching the show the connection's back to being flawless.

It's all very weird.

I'm having the exact same problem with homehub, after about 1 minute.

 

[northernmunky]

About frackin' time... but still not perfect!