BBC iPlayer unofficial page for PS3

A rather nice unofficial page that lets UK PS3 users use, access and watch TV programmes on their PS3 using the BBC iPlayer.

A statement on the site says:

"It's mainly a demonstration of how easily the BBC could support the PS3 with their Wii version. This does nothing more than mask your PS3's user-agent string and makes half a dozen changes to make the JavaScript and CSS function correctly on the PS3. It only took a day to produce, so come on BBC - how about implementing this properly?"

[Juevani]

I dont see/get no iplayer?? I ger a sorry code..

[darkness within]

because you have to view the page on a ps3

[Juevani]

yea I did vist the site from my PS3, but I still get the sorry message.. Imma try again now.

[Spinner]

(You also have to be from the UK :P)

[Juevani]

Yeah I've just done found out, hehe.. Will it be possible if I just made a uk PNS account?? have anyone tried??

Edit:

Confirmed, not possible even when makin a UK account.. yea u lucky bastards, hehehe.. have fun

[Chriswsm]

I just accessed the page on my PS3 to see if this works. Within a few seconds of accessing the page I was watching last weeks Dr Who episode (S04E01 Partners in Crime).

BBC support would enable full screen viewing rather than limited box viewing but this, without a doubt, is proof of concept.

Nice find

[LSDARBY]

Cool i'll check it out

[redmamoth]

BBC and 4OD should sort this out!!

[whoelse]

Nice idea. We can now access iplayer on the PS3... and this should help the BBC implement this feature sooner than later officially.

[whoelse]

In just tried this out and actually it doesn't work very well at all. But i guess it shows it can be done.

[MaximusPrime]

seems like every day something news for PS3!

Im at work at the mo. :( i will check it out later via my PS3. ;)

[r4nger]

i believe that its probably because its some sort of legal thing - such as the bbc having to pay sony to do this. could be wrong tho.

[neil_1980]

Nice, cant wait to try this!

Read something before about its not in sonys interest to have it due to playtv coming out but its entirely different imo... Yes playtv would be nice for watching tv and scheduling recordings etc (same as sky+ basically but freeview) but 4od, bbc iplayer and ITV's version are all fantastic for if youve missed something.

I can see its only really in the BBC's interest to sort it and also sonys interest if they want the PS3 to be a proper multimedia machine