I just updated to the latest firmware - I have no BBC iPlayer.
Where is it?
Huh. Last month you said you got rid of your WD.
Well, I defer to serviio, as they are likely to address the issue.
I’m afraid it’s academic now - I returned the WD this morning - 90 euros of nothing new. I’ll drag out the old Aldi box - works just as well if not better., and only cost 30 euros.
I think the Roku with Plex might be a better option.
In none of your prior three posts did you indicate if you actually reside in the UK. Do you?
Got another WD … to compliment a Roku.
The firmware was 1.03 … it autoupdated (sort of) . Can’t see any real differences.
Do I have to downgraed to 1.06
And I am virtually in the UK . …
If you buy anything with Euro’s then you are not in the UK and you will not get iPlayer.
richUK wrote:
If you buy anything with Euro’s then you are not in the UK and you will not get iPlayer.
With proper VPN-tunneling you can be in every country you want. 
I don’t use Euro’s - perhaps Euros, yes. I also buy in Pounds, and Dollars. So, I could be anywhere.
I’ve got iPlayer working via Serviio in any event … so, it’s not an issue any more.
Thanks for all the help and advice - not.
Hi castalla, how’s the Roku/plex setup fairing in comparison to the SMP?
I finally got iPlayer on the SMP … not worth the massive effort of endless firmware updates/downgrades. It still ends before the programme finishes.
I don’t use Plex because it’s a dog on win netbooks - Serviio works with the SMP.
I’ve given up on the SMP … i use the Roku which has an excellent fully functional iPlayer implementation.
The SMP was a waste of money.
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wait what?! just trying to wrap my head around this topic.
you bought a second SMP to compliment a Roku. mainly for iPlayer, then say Roku has a better iPlayer?
then why was the SMP purchased?
sorry don’t mean to sound rude or harsh, just trying to figure it out.
Right. I bought a Roku - I couldn’t get iPlayer working.
So, I bought the SMP again - as I’d already had iPlayer working on it previously (although I didn’t play a programme to the end - so foolishly thought it worked OK).
Meanwhile, I re-registered my Roku and got iPlayer working.
I then thought that a SMP firmware update would upgrade iplayer to a working version - spent hours messing about with firmware updates - downdates - casting bones and reading chicken entrails, etc. until the Holy Grail actually appeared. Overjoyed, I then played a programme only to discover it cuts off before the end … same old iPlayer version as in 1.06.4.
I’ve been told it’s a BBC issue - but then why did WD implement this iPlayer version and not one which works?
Anyway - the SMP is in mothballs … until there’s some news that iPlayer actually works.
I don’t think WD get a choice of what iplayer version is on the SMP. BBC insist on having complete control over all official iplayer apps on all platforms and just release a device specific app which then loads html5 content written by BBC.
I am surprised that Western Digital have not contacted the iplayer team about this though or that BBC have not released a standardized leanback version of iplayer instead of the numerous different versions on different platforms.
