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Old 10-07-2009, 19:52
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hi could anyone tell me what the pros and cons of having bt vision is please..

any well known faults that will pop up and how erasy is it to use..

many thanks
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Old 10-07-2009, 20:02
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well it took BT ages to get mine operational, but has been fine since.

Pros:

Works well when set up properly
TV replay
You'll watch less TV

Cons:

VOD is majority awful
Expensive
Power Hungry box
Poor, slow GUI
Lousy customer services (BT in general)
Lack of 'smart' padding can cause trouble
Quiet sound output.
Possible HDMI issues.
Rubbish HD selection

good luck to you fella I hope you like it. I won't be renewing mine when the contract falls due, no matter what they offer.
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Old 10-07-2009, 20:16
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thanks mate for ya prompt reply and taking time out for your info ;O)

at least i have some things to look out for now
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Old 10-07-2009, 20:25
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Depends what you've come from..... Sky, TUTV etc....

if you've come from Sky then I'm pretty sure you'll be disappointed but then again your mileage may vary..
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Old 10-07-2009, 20:27
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topuptv..i left due to the end of the discovery and real time downloads
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Old 10-07-2009, 20:31
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topuptv..i left due to the end of the discovery and real time downloads

ah, well in that case you'll see a definite improvement. Replay is invaluable IMO.
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Old 12-07-2009, 08:06
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well it took BT ages to get mine operational, but has been fine since.

Pros:

Works well when set up properly
TV replay
You'll watch less TV

Cons:

VOD is majority awful
Expensive
Power Hungry box
Poor, slow GUI
Lousy customer services (BT in general)
Lack of 'smart' padding can cause trouble
Quiet sound output.
Possible HDMI issues.
Rubbish HD selection

good luck to you fella I hope you like it. I won't be renewing mine when the contract falls due, no matter what they offer.
VOD is great, I use it all the time. Don't bother with the VOD films though, too expensive.

For me, it's great value for money with Setanta, without it well we'll have to see if ESPN is included.

The box uses a lot of power, even in standby. BT are looking into improving this

Never had a problem with the GUI, although it is slightly slower than some, doesn't bother me at all

Not had a problem with customer services either, compared to Talk Talk they are absolutely marvelous

I don't think that not being able to pad causes problems, so much as the lack of accurate recording, which isn't possible with BT's own EPG. Having said that it has only caused me the odd problem, usually on BBC, which was easily resolved with TV replay.

The sound output is pretty much the same as my humax, you just have to turn it up a little bit, big deal!

HDMI works perfectly, never had a problem the picture is great.

Not much HD yet, but then that really doesn't bother me. If you want HD, then I'm not sure why you would be getting BT Vision. Like I said above, with an HDMI cable the picture is excellent anyway.

I have had Vision since last November and I can say that overall I have been very happy with it; I subscribe to the bronze pack. I got it because of the 'free' Setanta offer and I almost certainly wouldn't have bothered without that offer. I already subscribed to Setanta and so overall, it only cost me about £3 a month extra to get BT Vision. As I said above, I'm waiting to see what they come up with as far as ESPN is concerned. If they try to charge extra, then I will be downgrading to the TV pack only and I'll wait and see if what ESPN are offering is worth paying for.

Unlike Matterhorn, I do like BT Vision and in particular I love working my way through the entire series of VOD programmes that I didn't watch when they were broadcast. If I got rid of Vision, I would definitely miss the VOD service, which is why even if I downgrade, I'm unlikely to get rid of it altogether.

Happy viewing.
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Old 12-07-2009, 13:51
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I have been with BT Vision for the last 3 months. I am happy with it overall but one of the most frustrating things about BT is the time it takes to upload ITV content to the On Demand. Most of the ITV Programmes can take 24-48 hours to upload to the platform rather than being available on the same night of broadcast. However I have not noticed any time delays with the other channels ie bbc, channel4 and 5.

BT Vision is rather expensive and cannot see myself renewing after the 12 months.

I am more happy with BT Broadband which is good value for money.
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Old 13-07-2009, 22:26
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well it took BT ages to get mine operational, but has been fine since.

Pros:

Works well when set up properly
TV replay
You'll watch less TV

Cons:

1.VOD is majority awful
Expensive
2.Power Hungry box
3.Poor, slow GUI
Lousy customer services (BT in general)
Lack of 'smart' padding can cause trouble
4.Quiet sound output.
Possible HDMI issues.
Rubbish HD selection

good luck to you fella I hope you like it. I won't be renewing mine when the contract falls due, no matter what they offer.
1. VOD is not majorly awful, just takes longer to be updated, I find it fine for my needs.

2. not power hungry, its the same as many others.

3. Slow gui is down to the data being retrived live over the broadband, its actually nippy for me and I sync at 7.0mbps

4. Only on SOME vod.

BT is very good for what it does. HDMI issues are down to handshaking the HDCP protocol so the TV will output but you'll get no audio. Like me.

it is improoving slowly. BT have something up their sleeve.
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Old 14-07-2009, 09:14
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I can only echo what Matterhorn said, BT Vision is awful, I am hoping ESPN start charging thus creating some sort of loophole that I can get out, as I only took BTV for Setanta.

When I first got it, for the first day or 2 I thought it was great, Look at all the stuff they have on it, then you realise its all bloody cr*p, never updated.

And the box is just annoying, It is slow and sluggish, the menu's are poorly laid out.

I live in hope that I can get out of this contract somehow, I have actually the box pulled out and watch the FTA channels on my Sky box, The are better than anything on BTV and that says alot.
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Old 14-07-2009, 09:28
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Some feedback. I've had BTV for just over a year.
I've had a subscription for ~10months (when the football season started).


VOD - the 4OD/5On Demand/ BBC etc - I find this is superb.
The quality is very good and with v.few exceptions (eg. Local news) most stuff is on.
I rate it highly.
It it the main BTV component that I would pay more for to get more HD content.

HDMI - there is an issue but it doesn't impact on everyone. Luck of the draw (and depends on you TV manufacturer).
Sometimes when turning the tv on it takes a few secs for the pic to kick in and an error message is displayed. This goes away after a few secs.

HDMI Picture Quality - Set the box up so the signal is 720 or 1080i and it upscales.
The quality of the BBC channels is superb IMO. The other main broadcasters are good too.

Freeview signal strength will also go up with the digital switchover improving others.

VOD - TV Pack - Mixed bag. I don't use it as much now. Just found some new content from CBS to watch.

There is a lot of content on it. It rotates every couple of months.

HD TV- you have to download it and watch it several hours later. Selection poor.
HD Films - reasonable selection - it is ok if you are organised enough on a Thursday to say you will be in on a Friday night to watch it. HD Films are not charged until you "start" watching them which makes sense.
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Old 14-07-2009, 10:10
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It takes a good 3-5 minues to start up from cold.

That's my only gripe with it. Otherwise the content is great, Replay is invaluable. VOD content is decent enough. There should be more HD downloads (only nature programmes, blue planet etc and the odd film.)
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Old 14-07-2009, 10:20
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I can only echo what Matterhorn said, BT Vision is awful, I am hoping ESPN start charging thus creating some sort of loophole that I can get out, as I only took BTV for Setanta.

When I first got it, for the first day or 2 I thought it was great, Look at all the stuff they have on it, then you realise its all bloody cr*p, never updated.

And the box is just annoying, It is slow and sluggish, the menu's are poorly laid out.

I live in hope that I can get out of this contract somehow, I have actually the box pulled out and watch the FTA channels on my Sky box, The are better than anything on BTV and that says alot.
In the end it is all about personal taste. It's not for everyone, but there is plenty of information online to find out what it is like and what is available on VOD before subscribing. If you can't be bothered to find out what you are subscribing to before you get something, then I'm afraid that you have to accept some responsibility if you find that you don't like it when you get it.
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Old 14-07-2009, 12:36
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In the end it is all about personal taste. It's not for everyone, but there is plenty of information online to find out what it is like and what is available on VOD before subscribing. If you can't be bothered to find out what you are subscribing to before you get something, then I'm afraid that you have to accept some responsibility if you find that you don't like it when you get it.
Really? Before I took it out I looked to see what programmes/movies were on it, couldn't find any info
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Old 14-07-2009, 13:21
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Really? Before I took it out I looked to see what programmes/movies were on it, couldn't find any info
Not the most user friendly, but is there if you dig around a bit and gives a good idea of what is provided.

http://www.btvision.bt.com/search-a-to-z/

together with the less comprehensive but more user friendly:

http://www.btvision.bt.com/
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Old 14-07-2009, 13:31
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Not the most user friendly, but is there if you dig around a bit and gives a good idea of what is provided.

http://www.btvision.bt.com/search-a-to-z/

together with the less comprehensive but more user friendly:

http://www.btvision.bt.com/
Na that wasn't there when I took it out 5 months ago because I asked on here prior and there was nothing
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Old 14-07-2009, 18:58
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I love my BT Vision, a major improvement from Freeview/TUTV, in my opinion.

It really depends on what kind of stuff you like to watch I suppose, although I think the On Demand service caters to most tastes, and new stuff is added every Thursday (although I wish that the History Channel/Discovery etc received much more new stuff, although there is already some very cool stuff on there).

You'll definetely notice the improvement from TUTV, good luck with it and I hope you enjoy it as much as me
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Old 14-07-2009, 19:04
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I think I notice a trend here, If you come from TUTV it seems to be an improvement, From Sky a dissapointment. TUTV must be bad.
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Old 14-07-2009, 19:04
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Na that wasn't there when I took it out 5 months ago because I asked on here prior and there was nothing
If you say so.
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Old 14-07-2009, 20:29
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I moved from Sky to BT Vision a couple of months ago and I love it , I never bothered with movies or sport on sky so I just had the basic variety pack and for me I get more choice from the OD service than I ever did watching endless repeats on sky.
I set it up myself in about 5 mins and was watching OD stuff about half an hour after the postie delivered it
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Old 14-07-2009, 22:03
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I think I notice a trend here, If you come from TUTV it seems to be an improvement, 1. From Sky a dissapointment. 2. TUTV must be bad.
1. most people from sky want the same service and when they realise its only freeview + VOD they feel dissapointed and moan about freeviews quality. after having sky for so long. extras like full red button on sky and some extra recording features arn't avaliable in vision yet.

2. TUTV did have a few issues way back. it's much better now infact amlost faultless. problem is many think it's stolen the free space from freeview and have a severe vendetta against it.... Matterhorn, Padre, acoolwelshbloke, Andrew19, and Azimo, are a few said haters. they take their time to de-rail new users to the service. I have both Vision and TUTV and they both work like a dream. Can't fault either.


In general Vision is excellent, however i think they should update more frequently like TUTV do and they seriously need to get HD on the go. Especially HD replay. what I would like to see is a feature to Auto download some things from the HD section per night so say 1 film, 2-3 episodes from some tv series and a slection of replay stuff which you select when enabling auto.
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Old 14-07-2009, 22:45
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hi could anyone tell me what the pros and cons of having bt vision is please..

any well known faults that will pop up and how erasy is it to use..

many thanks
Wouldn't it have been better for you to ask those questions before you ordered it
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Old 15-07-2009, 08:08
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Wouldn't it have been better for you to ask those questions before you ordered it
thanks for your many replies and taking time out to read my post...

i just wanted a heads up on any problems that may arise so i dont have to keep ringing bt if they cant do nothing..

plus its always handy to be forwarned bout things so your not pulling ya hair out afterwards

seems like a load people like this i actually cant wait now
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Old 15-07-2009, 08:10
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plus 1saintly im a bit im patient lmfao...i need things now
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Old 15-07-2009, 11:58
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plus 1saintly im a bit im patient lmfao...i need things now
Don't worry you will be fine. It will go smoothly.
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