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by traceroute66 1543 days ago
> BBC iPlayer, which is miles better

iPlayer and "miles better" in the same phrase, really ?

iPlayer has the most ludicrously useless interface.

Low hanging fruit example: looking up things based on the schedule ? Forget about it.

For clarity I'm not saying Channel 4 is the best, but at least they cover all the blatantly obvious low-hanging fruit that the BBC singularly fails to do.

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I certainly prefer iPlayer interface to Netflix's one.
> I certainly prefer iPlayer interface to Netflix's one.

There is a lot I could forgive about the Netflix interface IF their search worked in a meaningful way.

But Neflix search interface is utter trash, I'm sorry but it is. And that sours the rest of the UI/UX.

Case in point:

If I search for "X language films" AND I select the appropriate option from the list that appears on the left (i.e. "X films & tv"), then I expect the list that is presented to be a list of films & tv in the language selected.

Instead what I get is a few films in that language, and then I get a bunch of Hollywood and other stuff.