On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:13:56 +0100, "Jon O'Rourke"
wrote:

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Hmm, I'll reserve judgement until I see the final product but I'm not a fan
of the 'swoopy' weather graphics on other channels. In my eyes the simpler
the presentation the better; must be getting old..

Same here - I'm not against good graphics per se but all of this gee-whizz stuff
will be to no avail if they still only allow 45 seconds, put out recorded
forecasts or employ semi-literate "presenters". And what about radio?

The single best thing the Met Office could do to help professionals, interested
amateurs and the educated general public is to provide the 15 minute radar
update free of charge on the internet and digital TV interactive. I have a
digital TV box that also connects into my home WiFi network and it is very
useful to be able to display the Met Office radar animation on the TV, albeit
about 45 minutes old and of poor resolution.

Martin


Jon.