British TV!
British TV is now dead.
I have created a program that lets you watch British TV channels!
It works on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. You must have VLC installed to the default location for your platform in order for it to work.
Note: You must run the Linux version inside a terminal.
Status
Dead
Download
Removed as it no longer works.
Latest Release: 20 July 2010
NOTE: You no longer need to redownload for every update!
RulesQ. How do I go to a channel?
Simply read all the instructions and the FAQ. Do not post or reply unless it has not been covered here. Do not post URLs to new channels; email someperson if you have a channel to add. Just go to someperson's profile to see his email address. Do not request for channels to be added.
Note: If these rules are not followed you jeopardize your membership and may receive an infraction or ban.
Instructions
Windows
For British TV to work you need VLC media player installed to the default location for your version of Windows. In other words, you need to install without changing any settings in the installer. The British TV program can be placed anywhere on your computer.
Mac OS X
Download VLC. Copy the VLC program to "/Applications". Then double-click to open the British TV program.
Linux
You need to install VLC however you normally install packages for your distribution of Linux. Regular Linux users should already be familiar with this procedure, so I won't go into detail here. After installing VLC, open a Terminal window, and drag the British TV program to that window. Press enter.
Frequently Asked Questions
A. Type in the channel number or the name of the channel and press enter.
Q. I get an error that says "VLC not found".
A. Make sure VLC is installed to the default location for your platform. If it is, please post.
Q. Is there a way to switch channels without opening a new prompt window?
A. When you close VLC, you'll go back to the channel list.
Q. What is VLC?
A. VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac ...) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
Q. The video buffers up to 100% and nothing happens.
A. Wait a few more seconds and the video will appear.
Q. I get sound, but no video; only a black screen.
A. Make sure VLC is up to date. If it is, the stream may have a fault.
Q. The video buffers to 100%, plays for a couple of seconds, and then stops and the picture freezes.
A. If you are running a Antivirus and Firewall, please allow VLC and British TV.exe. If this does not help, try increasing the cache (Preferences ⇾ All ⇾ Input/Codecs ⇾ Access Modules ⇾ HTTP). You can also try setting VLC to not drop late frames (Preferences ⇾ All ⇾ Video ⇾ Drop late frames). If that doesn't help, you can try to copy and paste the URL into a different media player. If that doesn't help, you may need to upgrade your Internet connection to a higher speed.
Q. Does this work from outside the UK?
A. Yes.
Q. Does VLC need to be the default player?
A. No.
Q. Channels won't buffer or start.
A. The sever that host the channels is probably undergoing maintenance, is down, or the URLs have changed. This has nothing to do with the British TV program, VLC, or someperson. Please email someperson with a list of non-working channels so that he may provide an update if necessary.
Q. The program appears to contain a virus!
A. This is a false positive. The British TV program does NOT contain any kind of virus, trojan, spyware, adware, etc. Unfortunately, some virus scanners, most notably Kaspersky, identify it as something bad anyway. I have no idea why they do this. Please ignore any warnings of this type, as it has been confirmed by many people to be clean, or if you still don't believe me, just don't use it. It's your loss, anyway.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to DEAD_MAN_WALKING, abdre3000, and NucWin from freenode. Without you, the 2010 revival may not have been possible.
Thanks to phat_ware from EFNet for providing the current hosting via punchservers.com.
Originally Posted by jamesmcz1
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