SP
BBC Parliament is currently looping The Record Review due to the Power Cut at Millbank
DA
The logo also included a 'stop' logo, after a couple of minutes it was replaced briefly by a 'play' logo which was followed by an 'open', 'loading' and 'DVD-Video' caption as presumably someone opened the DVD tray and put it straight back in again to get it to play from the top once more, which it did.
Parliament's now showing a "Tevion DVD" caption, for all lovers of TV cock ups 
The logo also included a 'stop' logo, after a couple of minutes it was replaced briefly by a 'play' logo which was followed by an 'open', 'loading' and 'DVD-Video' caption as presumably someone opened the DVD tray and put it straight back in again to get it to play from the top once more, which it did.
DV
The logo also included a 'stop' logo, after a couple of minutes it was replaced briefly by a 'play' logo which was followed by an 'open', 'loading' and 'DVD-Video' caption as presumably someone opened the DVD tray and put it straight back in again to get it to play from the top once more, which it did.
That definitely beats BBC HD for breakdown of the day.
Parliament's now showing a "Tevion DVD" caption, for all lovers of TV cock ups
The logo also included a 'stop' logo, after a couple of minutes it was replaced briefly by a 'play' logo which was followed by an 'open', 'loading' and 'DVD-Video' caption as presumably someone opened the DVD tray and put it straight back in again to get it to play from the top once more, which it did.
That definitely beats BBC HD for breakdown of the day.
SP
I wonder whether they'd have done something a bit less cheap looking than just putting a DVD player directly to air if N9 wasn't occupied by one of the TV services that has been kicked out of Egton? They could have used it as a pres gallery and played out a wider range of fillers, perhaps added an apology caption etc rather than showing the same programme three times in a row?
DA
The programme is nearly finished again, what will happen next? BBC Parliament has never been so interesting.
This doesn't even seem to be the most current version of this programme either. The current episode is here... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vmvk8
Does anyone know when the episode on BBC Parliament is from?
This doesn't even seem to be the most current version of this programme either. The current episode is here... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vmvk8
Does anyone know when the episode on BBC Parliament is from?
DA
That would probably look terrible what with the double encoding. Also, would seeing someone clicking around on iPlayer to find the next programme be better or worse than seeing the DVD player logo? Even worse, we might see buffering!
A DVD is the safe and reliable option.
Surely they could play stuff off BBC iPlayer rather than a DVD?
That would probably look terrible what with the double encoding. Also, would seeing someone clicking around on iPlayer to find the next programme be better or worse than seeing the DVD player logo? Even worse, we might see buffering!
A DVD is the safe and reliable option.
NG
Unless you've got one of the new set top boxes or Blu-ray players, or a PS3, it's not that easy to get iPlayer into a broadcast infrastructure. PCs feeding scan converters look lousy - and PCs with SDI outputs are expensive. It would be easier if BBC Parliament was HD - as DVI/HDMI to HD-SDI converters are easy to use with 1920x1080i25 PC outputs.
For SD set-ups - DVD players are definitely the most reliable bet - though better to go for a broadcast DVD player rather than a domestic one...
I don't think BBC Parliament actually comes from the BBC operation at Millbank, doesn't it come from another bit of the building? (A legacy of it being started outside the BBC by the cable consortium and then being taken over by the BBC when the cable cos decided to give up?)
noggin
Founding member
Surely they could play stuff off BBC iPlayer rather than a DVD?
Unless you've got one of the new set top boxes or Blu-ray players, or a PS3, it's not that easy to get iPlayer into a broadcast infrastructure. PCs feeding scan converters look lousy - and PCs with SDI outputs are expensive. It would be easier if BBC Parliament was HD - as DVI/HDMI to HD-SDI converters are easy to use with 1920x1080i25 PC outputs.
For SD set-ups - DVD players are definitely the most reliable bet - though better to go for a broadcast DVD player rather than a domestic one...
I don't think BBC Parliament actually comes from the BBC operation at Millbank, doesn't it come from another bit of the building? (A legacy of it being started outside the BBC by the cable consortium and then being taken over by the BBC when the cable cos decided to give up?)