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Decromin
03-08-2006, 07:38 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/programmes/?id=top_gear

I hope this works in Aus ... I can't check it from where I am now :)
Cainer
03-08-2006, 07:50 PM
yeh dont think you will find they are the current episodes. anyways it didnt work for me with Windows Media Player.
Souljah
03-08-2006, 07:52 PM
http://www.finalgear.com/

;)
Decromin
03-08-2006, 07:53 PM
yeh dont think you will find they are the current episodes. anyways it didnt work for me with Windows Media Player.

Yes they are - the last one there (ep 8) is the van challenge, and that's the one that aired just a few nights ago.
Vulture
03-08-2006, 07:57 PM
Didn't work for me either (Safari, Firefox with Real Player, MAC OSX).
Decromin
03-08-2006, 08:10 PM
Can Mac's playback Windows Media files?
shrapnel
03-08-2006, 08:21 PM
finalgear.com

if still having troubles, emule is your friend :idea:
Vulture
03-08-2006, 08:26 PM
Can Mac's playback Windows Media files?

Macs can do anything :stick:
Yes, they can, no probs but I prefer Real Player.
saaz
03-08-2006, 08:53 PM
The help says that not all programs are available outside the UK, it is expensive to stream, priority given to UK residents etc etc
Angelo_XLR8
03-08-2006, 09:21 PM
Can Mac's playback Windows Media files?

if you mac turns on without blowing up, you've got a good thing going
Vulture
03-08-2006, 09:26 PM
if you mac turns on without blowing up, you've got a good thing going

Eh? :werd: I've never had so few problems with a computer since getting my nice dual processor G5 with 4GB RAM, terabyte worth of HD etc....
SteveK
03-08-2006, 11:39 PM
if you mac turns on without blowing up, you've got a good thing going

I think you'll find the quote is "If your Dell turns on without blowing up, you've got a better thing going".

Anyway, back to Top Gear online. The problem people are encountering is the BBC will not allow anyone outside the UK to view their online material. The only way around this is to use a free UK proxy for your browser. Good luck finding one that will give you decent bandwidth. Otherwise Channel BT FinalGear edition is your friend.

P.S. Season 8 was the worst one, a huge let down. Only one appearance of the cool wall, no cross Europe adventures and their other segments were a little too 'rehearsed' whereas previous seasons they made an effort to hide that fact. :(

Steve
FunkyPig
03-08-2006, 11:39 PM
I could only see the lastest series on there unfortunately.
XLR8 V8
04-08-2006, 02:15 PM
How many times do we have to say it ... no posting bittorrent sites on here