Qriocity is superb!!!!

[roger06]

... if you want to watch a 2 hour film over 5 hours in 30 - 45 second chunks then a 20 - 30 second pause while more downloads.

Just excellent - I tolerated about 20 mins of 'Knight and Day' and had at least 30 'mini breaks' to make a cuppa, have a wee, chat to the wife - makes the film watching experience so much more rounded.

Now I might not have the world's fastest internet connection but I get about 6.5 MBPS which most speed test sites say is above average and the Qriocity software did a test before downloading to see if it could cope.

I'm glad I had their £15 free trial as I'd be demanding my money back as couldn't continue watching a film in that manner...

OK - rant over.

Oh - but on the plus side, sound and pic were very good!

 

[Andy Clough]

Ah well, don't worry roger06, we'll all soon have 'superfast broadband' if the government gets its way

 

[v1c]

LMAO

 

[laserman16]

Yes, and pigs might fly.

 

[roger06]

Andy Clough:Ah well, don't worry roger06, we'll all soon have 'superfast broadband' if the government gets its way

That superfast 2mbps they mention Andy ??

Now I'm all for the Internet delivering my movies - well, the postman actually delivers them but I choose them online. Now THAT'S a good idea...

 

[Andy Clough]

roger06:
Andy Clough:Ah well, don't worry roger06, we'll all soon have 'superfast broadband' if the government gets its way

That superfast 2mbps they mention Andy ??

Exactly.

 

[laserman16]

Mind you anyone lucky enough to have access to Virgin Media does have the option of having some quite blistering speeds.

 

[roger06]

laserman16:Mind you anyone lucky enough to have access to Virgin Media does have the option of having some quite blistering speeds.

Yeah tell me about it - donated my old iMac to my nephew yesterday and plugged it in at his house. Did a speed test - 36 MBPS!! - a bit slow apparently as it was peak time...

 

[roger06]

Andy Clough:roger06:
Andy Clough:Ah well, don't worry roger06, we'll all soon have 'superfast broadband' if the government gets its way

That superfast 2mbps they mention Andy ??

Exactly.

On a serious note though - why can't it just buffer enough content before playing? I'd rather wait 20 - 30 mins then start watching...

 

[Anonymous]

Maybe you can. Microsoft media player has in options a place where to put time how much data buffer before start to play. Or I used to start a video and put player on pause, and video continue downloading in background.

 

[roger06]

Thought I'd better update this post.

I gave Qriocity another go yesterday (after it's been down for weeks) and depsite my initial rant I found it very good. I just didn't bother with an HD movie though, just going for the SD version of 28 Weeks Later.

I have to say it loaded and ran without a single problem and the picture quality is in a different league to LoveFilm.

I'm only using it as they've given me a £15 credit. I don't think I'll use it when I have to pay as I'd rather put the money towards Blu Rays...