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Talk talk youview box
I've seen many talk talk youview boxes for sale on ebay, if i purchased one would i get full functionality (minus the talk talk subscription services) if i plugged it in?
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I can't think of any reason why you wouldn't. After all, it's simply a PVR with functions added giving you the option of paying for extra services. The ability to record should still be there and the On Demand services should still be available. I should imagine that you will still see all the TalkTalk extras in the menu but you won't be able to interact with them. The only doubt I have is whether you will see a programme guide to the optional Sky channels, but that hardly matters.
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i got one on ebay and it's great. i used to it replace a freeview HD PVR which worked fine, but the youview box is much quiter and offers the catchup stuff and the front end menus etc is much nicer. plus i got it for a real bargain price as it was misspelled
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thanks for the replies, much appreciated.
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i got one of these from out local cash generator for £40 and although im not a freeview fan as for me personally there's little to watch on it i still think the box is a massive bargain bought it for my grandma, i dont think you could really get a freeview HD PVR for £40 you mind one with all the ondemand players and things so ye i think this is a bargain indeed and is a cracking box (sky could take a tip of 2 from the interface EG the 7 day backwards links to ondemand in the EPG)
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i got one of these from out local cash generator for £40 and although im not a freeview fan as for me personally there's little to watch on it i still think the box is a massive bargain bought it for my grandma, i dont think you could really get a freeview HD PVR for £40 you mind one with all the ondemand players and things so ye i think this is a bargain indeed and is a cracking box (sky could take a tip of 2 from the interface EG the 7 day backwards links to ondemand in the EPG)
Ash I have a Humax and a Huawei and can confirm these "feral" boxes have full functionality apart, of course, from ISP specific extra IPTV channels. |
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would i get full functionality (minus the talk talk subscription services) if i plugged it in?
If your router is too far away or in a different room you can use a repeater like this one to create a wired connection to the wi-fi. |
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My YV box is connected to the router via home plugs and it works fine. I have read on these forums that there is a good technical reason why the Huawei and Humax boxes do not offer wi-fi operation. Apparently it isn't reliable enough yet. Having written that, my computer works wirelessly without problems. Maybe set top boxes are different.
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My YV box is connected to the router via home plugs and it works fine. I have read on these forums that there is a good technical reason why the Huawei and Humax boxes do not offer wi-fi operation. Apparently it isn't reliable enough yet. Having written that, my computer works wirelessly without problems. Maybe set top boxes are different.
I use a wi-fi router (the tiny TP-link one that's about £15 on eBay) which employs the 5v supply from the rear USB socket to power it but links by ethernet cable for the data. A router should be capable of being set up as a "client" although in my case it works in "repeater" mode which extends your wifi coverage too. |
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So is the TalkTalk box still connected to the router via a cable rather than wifi? - as indeed are Smart TVs.
I have just been offered one and I'm not keen on a cable across the room. Maybe the electricity line solution. |
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So is the TalkTalk box still connected to the router via a cable rather than wifi? - as indeed are Smart TVs.
I have just been offered one and I'm not keen on a cable across the room. Maybe the electricity line solution. I was worried that the powerline solution might not work as both the router and the TV are plugged into the mains via extension leads, and they're on different mains circuits, so the only way a signal can get between the two plugs is a very long route back to the fuse box. But I needn't have worried, it works well for me. |
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OK I asked for a Powerline adaptor and they are sending me one (a pair)
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