15-09-2016 10:48 - edited 15-09-2016 10:50
I'm thinking of buying one to also act as my Freeview HD tuner but there are clearly issues as can be seen by the other topics so here are some suggestions that would get me to buy the box. I would be good if this could be put in the ideas section?
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15-09-2016 11:41
15-09-2016 12:04
Abiliity to record on one live channel while watching another, especially sports.
An extended independent time shift on different sporst channels.
Remove infra red from remote make it more like chromecast/roku stick/fire stick so box can be hidden.
I don't really care for things like numeric remotes or EPGs, suspect they will just add to the price and/or slow the box down. I have to admit I'd be all for removing the Freeview tuner entirely. Most TVs have a Freeview HD tuner bar the older models. I see it as non-essential add on. After all, I get Now Tv for the channels that are not on Freeview.
15-09-2016 12:35 - edited 15-09-2016 12:41
@Anonymous User wrote:Abiliity to record on one live channel while watching another, especially sports.
An extended independent time shift on different sporst channels.
Remove infra red from remote make it more like chromecast/roku stick/fire stick so box can be hidden.
I don't really care for things like numeric remotes or EPGs, suspect they will just add to the price and/or slow the box down. I have to admit I'd be all for removing the Freeview tuner entirely. Most TVs have a Freeview HD tuner bar the older models. I see it as non-essential add on. After all, I get Now Tv for the channels that are not on Freeview.
The suggestion of dual tuner and recorder would be for the next version of the box. Feel free to start a thread for ideas for the next version of the smart box.
As I pointed out, I wanted to get the smart box because of the tuner; none of mine have Freeview HD; both have Freeview and one also has Freesat. I made this thread for improving the experience on the current smart box; will see if I can edit the topic title to make that clearer.
15-09-2016 14:36
@Anonymous User wrote:
The suggestion of dual tuner and recorder would be for the next version of the box. Feel free to start a thread for ideas for the next version of the smart box.
As I pointed out, I wanted to get the smart box because of the tuner; none of mine have Freeview HD; both have Freeview and one also has Freesat. I made this thread for improving the experience on the current smart box; will see if I can edit the topic title to make that clearer.
My 32" TV doesn't have Freeview HD either and although it is nice to have the HD channels the truth is the TV is only HD ready and the picture is only marginally better. I'd probably only really notice the improvemnet it the screen was significantly larger.
Topic title very open to interpretation, hence my reply 🙂
15-09-2016 18:08
@Anonymous User
all good suggestions which were raised during the trial. Hopefully we will get them oneday.
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23-09-2016 10:02
@herojan wrote:
@Anonymous User
all good suggestions which were raised during the trial. Hopefully we will get them oneday.
In that case I hope we'll see these improvements implemented soon!
27-09-2016 13:45
@Anonymous User wrote:
@Anonymous User wrote:The suggestion of dual tuner and recorder would be for the next version of the box. Feel free to start a thread for ideas for the next version of the smart box.
As I pointed out, I wanted to get the smart box because of the tuner; none of mine have Freeview HD; both have Freeview and one also has Freesat. I made this thread for improving the experience on the current smart box; will see if I can edit the topic title to make that clearer.
My 32" TV doesn't have Freeview HD either and although it is nice to have the HD channels the truth is the TV is only HD ready and the picture is only marginally better. I'd probably only really notice the improvemnet it the screen was significantly larger.
Topic title very open to interpretation, hence my reply 🙂
@Anonymous User it is already the case that all new digital TV receivers and TVs that are 32 inches or above have to have either a DVB-T2 or DVB-S2 tuner. Otherwise equipment manufacturers aren't allowed to use the relevant freesat or Freeview markers on their equipment. And in 2017. The rules are being tightened even further. In fact, at that point I think it will be pretty much illegal to sell pre S2 or T2 equipment. This is all in preparation for the T2 switchover in 2020
Freeview no longer authorises the use of the old freeview marker on equipment. They now only authorise the use of the Freeview HD marker or the Freeview play marker on equipment
27-09-2016 14:19
@commanda6 wrote:This is all in preparation for the T2 switchover in 2020
@commanda6 Which will render a couple of my TVs and my Freeview DVD/HDD recorder more or less obsolete as far as transmissions are concerned. Fortunately my third TV has a SCART adapter which in extremis I can use to play VHS. Sooner everything is streamed the better. Then I can rip the aerial down.
27-09-2016 14:29
@Anonymous User wrote:
@commanda6 wrote:
This is all in preparation for the T2 switchover in 2020
@commanda6 Which will render a couple of my TVs and my Freeview DVD/HDD recorder more or less obsolete as far as transmissions are concerned. Fortunately my third TV has a SCART adapter which in extremis I can use to play VHS. Sooner everything is streamed the better. Then I can rip the aerial down.
Hi @Anonymous User
It will be a long time before everything is streamed and that if it ever happens . There are still a lot of content rights and content protection issues surrounding IP transmission , especially with regard to pay-TV If you go back five or six years service like NowTV, which provides pay-TV channels via IP would not have been allowed. So I wouldn't pull down that aerial used yet.
I believe IP transmission is something that the industry on some level is still trying to resist as services like NowTV still have significant restrictions placed upon them.