The Web site access has not been optimised for the iPhone interface so to actually select the programme you require involves a fair amount of zooming and panning of the page. Hopefully this is a short term thing and the Beeb will improve the front end for easier navigation. What I can say though is that the video actually looks superb on with not stuttering or pixellation what so ever.

If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch head straight over to http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer for preview. If you are interested in the technology behind this new service there is a blog article at the BBC Internet Blog that explains the approach being taken to encode and produce the iPlayer versions of BBC programmes that is also worth read.

The really nice feature about Veoh though is the ability to download videos and play back with the downloadable player software. The software is available for Windows and Mac and acts as a video library, download client and player. The player looks very Mac/Vista like with a slick polished black interface and has a full screen mode for TV like playback.

To download videos you must first download and install the player software. Once you have done this clicking on the download links next to each video on the web site queues the video up for offline download in the Veoh player software. Once the file has fully downloaded it will appear in the library section for you to select and play.

Overall the solution works really well and offers a practical solution for anyone trying to find a way to download and playback old TV series and viral videos. As an example I am currently watching Series 1, Episode 1 of Red Dwarf the cult science fiction comedy from BBC TV.

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