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27 Mar 2009, 01:37 (Ref:2425736) | #28 | |
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27 Mar 2009, 03:30 (Ref:2425820) | #29 | |
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Thoughts after first practice - great commentary team in the Radio 5 Live crew. If the main TV commentators are as good as their radio counterparts, we're in for a treat this season. If not, I'll be watching the telly on mute with 5 Live on in the background As far as the TV feed is concerned (or in this case, the red button feed) we were given more car-to-pit radio footage as promised. There seemed to be more on-board shots too - Massa, for instance, had one camera on the nose and one behind his left shoulder.
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I'm struggling to find the BBC video stream of P2. Where is it?
OK. Scratch the above. I have found it. Now it is just a matter of getting it running. I keep getting a message telling me a script in the video is casuing Adobe Flash Player to run slowly, and this may cause probelms and what not. Like computer becoming unresponsive. It seems whether I say continue with the script or not, it still pops up the same message box in a few seconds time with the same message. It means I am just stuck on the revolving dot circle loading image thing, rather than it making the final step to showing the video. So, nearly there. Nearly but not quite. Anyone got any thoughts on resolving this issue? |
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27 Mar 2009, 05:52 (Ref:2425863) | #31 | ||
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Quite enjoying the BBC Coverage. Not really a fan of Davidson. Got too much of an ego and keeps talking about himself. And they REALLY need to cut down on the SMS Messages later, since that's all it seems to be right now.
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27 Mar 2009, 06:29 (Ref:2425872) | #32 | |
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Pleasantly surprised by the commentary on FP, I must admit I wondered what they would find to talk about but I'd say they are doing OK.
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27 Mar 2009, 06:33 (Ref:2425874) | #33 | ||
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I've given up on the streaming working for the moment, but can't get the online radio commentary going either. Whether I use RealPlayer or Windows Player it says it can't find the thing (well, in the case of windows player I have got it to say it does not support the file type). Is there a way of getting some BBC player or anything?
I wonder if the proxy I am using just isn't working. Hmmm. Well, it lets me access the site and it is a UK proxy, but I dunno. I just ain't got the knowledge of the fine details of how these gizmos function. |
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27 Mar 2009, 06:42 (Ref:2425877) | #34 | ||
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Been watching on the 'red button' (not the 'yellow Button' as he seems to now be judging by his new helmet design )
Nice to hear Radio 5's commentary team on the box so to speak, Maurice and Ian make a good pairing and there has been good encouragement for listeners/viewers to text in with questions. I could also have watched it online if I wished too. Overall the availability of coverage at least is better than ever before, for me anyway. |
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27 Mar 2009, 06:57 (Ref:2425880) | #35 | ||
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I think the radio coverage works quite well with practice... they just natter about anything and everything and oooh and ah at the odd hairy moment...
Better than the nothingness ITV had anyways |
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I'm glad they liked my text-in question haha I asked about the KERS off the starting line during the race.
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Ha! Nice one Selby. I heard that.
So far, very impressed with the coverage. Watched FP1 online with the HQ stream. Very good. Watched FP2 on the red button, again very good. I like the mix of commentry, some good banter and general chittle-chottle. I have no quarms paying a license fee now.... |
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Brilliant coverage, better picture quality too. Then again, I have seen pre-war television with better pictures than ITV.
Almost as good as F1 Digital. |
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The red button coverage was great. I preferred the Maurice Hamilton/Ian Philips team in FP2 rather than Croft/Davidson but that's probably because I'm used to listening to F1 practice on 5LiveX.
Having re-runs of all practice sessions on line is also good idea. |
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Freeview Channel 302 are showing both sessions on a loop all day.
Been great working having it on in the background. Commentators also get my thumbs up |
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Recorded both sessions on the freeview recorder and have just watched both back-to-back.
Picture quality was superb. I'm not a Five Live listener so it's the first time I've heard their free practice format. I was sceptical when I heard that it would be two different teams as it were but I thought that they managed to avoid covering the same ground very well. Obviously they were at the mercy of the Text questions but their answers to similar questions were diverse enough to keep it fresh. Not sure I'll make the Qually live in the morning so might record FP3 and Qually and watch them back to back again. |
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27 Mar 2009, 13:43 (Ref:2426131) | #45 | |
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That may be less to do with BBC and more to do with the F1 hosts broadcasting in HD and 5.1 surround sound now.
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I'm really enjoying the coverage so far.
Tremendous. |
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27 Mar 2009, 14:00 (Ref:2426145) | #48 | |
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The commentary was brilliant during the practice sessions. Croft and Davidson mesh really well and I'm especially surprised by the all-rounded high quality Ant brings to the table in that mix. Techie gearhead, driver's perspective insider and engaging talker. Good mix.
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27 Mar 2009, 14:02 (Ref:2426150) | #49 | |
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I enjoyed Maurice Hamilton and Ian Phillips too. But it isn't just the commentary, the Beeb's whole approach is spot on. Being able to sit here and call-up practice sessions and classic Grands Prix on the telly is just fantastic.
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It is an anoraks dream.
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