BBC iPlayer login will be required from 2017

[Peter S Kirk]

On 28 Sep 2016 at 15:05, Jim web Jim web <web at audiomisc.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <427BC14D94A04F7A88642EAF344B9F15 at RJCDESK>, RS
> <richard22j at zoho.com> wrote:
> > My television does not even call itself a Smart TV, but it does support
> > DLNA.
> 
> FWIW I always have recommended that people buy a TV with an HDMI input
> and then feed that from a computer. This frees you from relying on the
> firmware, etc, installed by the TV makers. The media players I've seen on
> TVs are lousy compared with what you can install for yourself on a
> computer. Far from 'smart'. More like 'shovel something on so we can tick
> the box in the list of claimed feature - although I guess there will be
> exceptions.
> 
> I fetch items with gip. Play them with VLC. Update things as and when I
> decide.
> 
> I don't need to know anything about DLNA either. I just play stuff from HDs
> or NAS as files.
> 
> Jim

"I fetch items with gip. Play them with VLC. Update things as and when I
decide."

+1 Same here