Now TV and Sky Box Sets
soulboy22
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Hi all,
Am I right in thinking, that if I buy the Now TV box with entertainment pass, I can use it to watch Sky box sets, without the need to increase my monthly subscription. (I am particularly wanting to catch up Mount Pleasant)
Thanks
Am I right in thinking, that if I buy the Now TV box with entertainment pass, I can use it to watch Sky box sets, without the need to increase my monthly subscription. (I am particularly wanting to catch up Mount Pleasant)
Thanks
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Thanks, got it via PS4 in the end, very impressed!
One of the few ways of getting legitimate access to new episodes of Game of Thrones, Walking Dead, and other new seasons that air on Sky with minimal delay from airing in the USA. Just got to keep an eye out for the earlier season(s) 'box set' if you need to catch up.
how does payment work ? I mean I assume you get the 'free' channels for free , including their catch-ups right ? and if you wanna watch Atlantic you have to pay ? but how do they take payment ? This is Sky yes ?
I ask because so many people I know have had problems cancelling Sky packages , and having to phone up endlessly to cancel etc.
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Now TV is run by Sky, but it operates like a modern video-on-demand service like Netflix. This means you can cancel at any time, and without any obligation.
This part is real, and I've cancelled and restarted a few times. They don't even bother you once you cancel (although, they may offer you a really good deal that you may reconsider
To cancel, you don't need to contact them, you just go to your account page in the Now TV website, and select cancel. Simple as that. Your subscription will run to the end of the month and then stop.
You can still use all the FTA catch-up services without issue (BBC iPlayer, All 4, etc) and never pay anything more, but you can always jump back in to Now TV and cancel again when you like.
I know how bad Sky were (and maybe still are with their Sat service), but they actually got Now TV right in this regard.
As the pass normally costs £6.99 per month its worth buying these just for the pass.
You could discard the brand new unused white Nowtv box or give it someone for xmas.
They can then create an account and get a 1 month trial for free as long as they cancel in the first month.
Simples!
Is there a way of using the passes with NOW TV without having to use the box. For example I see the reduced boxes have 2 sky movies passes with them, which would be good for crimbo, could I add these to my now TV account and watch through my PS4?
Thanks
another question - is there a way to record off a Nowtv box ?
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. . . oh , would it be illegal ? I mean I record off everything else , it's for personal use , I'm not making money ,
I am also intrigued.....
The old white NowTV box has
HDMI out - which may or not be copy protected (I would guess not but I don't know for definite)
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RCA (red, yellow, white) but the lead is not included in the box. http://help.nowtv.com/article/No-HDMI-port-NOW-TV-Box
The new black NowTV box only has HDMI out.
I've got the white box , but it doesn't have a RCA socket .
it just has a HDMI and another small socket with A/V marked on it , it's a small roundish socket which I don't recognise .
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ah - I've just realised the cable you're talking about is in the link you give , it's a 1 pin to 3 pin cable , yes ? do you know what it's called ?
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it plays the programs fine , no buffering , but when I press pause it takes 50 - 60 seconds to respond , then when I press play again it'll take another 50 seconds to respond and the iplayer display graphics remain on screen and won't disappear .
I don't have problems on the other players , 4OD etc.
Thanks, I sit corrected.
I presume you're the same person who lists them on the NowTV forum and has bothered to count them, unlike I when navigating around my NowTV interface.
http://community.nowtv.com/t5/Entertainment/Entertainment-Available-Box-Sets/td-p/300513
Interesting to see the full list and which section in NowTV they can be found. Cheers for that. Will save a lot of thumb action wearing out the remote control.
white .
the problem only started about a week ago , I've had it about a month .
I dusted off my white Now TV Box and gave it a go. At this stage I'm not seeing any major delay as you found, but perhaps this was the content I was testing. Can you name a programme that is especially slow.
All that said, the White Now TV Box is well known to be a bit sluggish as it is quite old technology. Was there any particular reason you didn't go for their latest (Black) model, as that was launched at the beginning of August and is much more horsepower?
I've tried a load of shows in bbciplayer , same thing each time . as I say the program plays fine no buffering , but it then takes ages to respond to commands from the remote and gets stuck .
it was bought for me , it worked fine for a few weeks . could it be my modem ?
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If it is not buffering no, it's unlikely to be an external problem.
See if you get the same results sitting right in front of the box. Perhaps the line-of-sight is a little blocked from the remote.
Try uninstalling the BBC iPlayer, and then reinstalling it. If that fails to make a difference, try a full factory reset.