"Darren Prescott" wrote in message
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"Phil Layton" wrote in message ...
http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle6991064.ece
Oh no - they're the bunch of muppets who came up with the derisible
Weatherscape XT, the 1998-era graphics engine that powers the BBC's "turd
brown" forecasts. Words cannot express how much I loathe that graphics
package, which compared to the old "Weather 2000" symbol maps is a world
away. Just looking at the low-res, ill-defined mush after 36 hours makes
the whole thing a mockery.

The BBC forked out large amounts of money for that waste-of-space graphics
system and thus (having been a soft target) I'm not surprised the owners
of that system are pushing for even more of the Beeb's money.

Why does the BBC have to sub everything out? Are there no engineers in-house
that can't produce something with the best of the previous system?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDK1V...eature=related

I particularly miss the extensive use of temperature profiles and wind
fields. Too much like a science lesson for today's audience?