The BBC iPlayer has been offering HD Streams online for quite sometime now. Most users out of the UK find that not being able to watch the BBC iPlayer online rather an annoyance, though anyone can agree that due to licensing and the tv fee that Uk citizens pay,its only somewhat fair that BBC iPlayer HD Streams are only available to those currently with an IP address located within the UK.

“Introducing HD streams [allows] users to enjoy BBC programmes in HD without a set-top box,” said Anthony Rose, head of digital media technology at the BBC.

Danielle Nagler, head of BBC HD, said that it meant that high definition programming “will be available whenever and wherever audiences want it.”

The current resolution of the HD Streams are at an amazing high 1280×720 which is better than almost any currently streamed site online.