• TV
  • MOVIES
  • MUSIC
  • SHOWBIZ
  • SOAPS
  • GAMING
  • TECH
  • FORUMS
  • Follow
    • Follow
    • facebook
    • twitter
    • google+
    • instagram
    • youtube
Hearst Corporation
  • TV
  • MOVIES
  • MUSIC
  • SHOWBIZ
  • SOAPS
  • GAMING
  • TECH
  • FORUMS
Forums
  • Register
  • Login
  • Forums
  • Entertainment Services
  • Online Entertainment Services
YouTube...on NOW TV box
walmesdan
01-08-2014
Hi,

Just noticed on my NOW TV box that 'YouTube' is officially on the app list..& they have posted on Facebook etc it's now on the NOW TV box Haven't had chance to try it yet.
barbeler
01-08-2014
Please let me know if it has all the same glitches as on my Humax HD recorder.

Many files won't play as they're in the "incorrect format".

There is no "back button" facility, so that if the suggestions list on th eright of the screen gets populated by things you don't want. You can't go back a page, but have to go back to the search menu and start again from the beginning.

The initial screen is populated by "popular" searches, which are always rubbish. Who cares what the popular searches are?
KMKYWAP
01-08-2014
Channel Store is down.

Useless!
walmesdan
01-08-2014
Originally Posted by barbeler:
“Please let me know if it has all the same glitches as on my Humax HD recorder.

Many files won't play as they're in the "incorrect format".

There is no "back button" facility, so that if the suggestions list on th eright of the screen gets populated by things you don't want. You can't go back a page, but have to go back to the search menu and start again from the beginning.

The initial screen is populated by "popular" searches, which are always rubbish. Who cares what the popular searches are?”


Tried it out tonight...as someone mentioned on NOW TV's Facebook page that it is slow to load...but I think that will improve in time. You can link your mobile/tablet/PC so you can play from them to the NOW TV box....they seem to load quicker from them. As mentioned in the quote above...it does seem to be the same as the Humax HD recorder....comes up 'Incorrect Format' on some videos etc......but most I've tried tonight have worked.

Good addition to the NOW TV box.
walmesdan
01-08-2014
Originally Posted by walmesdan:
“Tried it out tonight...as someone mentioned on NOW TV's Facebook page that it is slow to load...but I think that will improve in time. You can link your mobile/tablet/PC so you can play from them to the NOW TV box....they seem to load quicker from them. As mentioned in the quote above...it does seem to be the same as the Humax HD recorder....comes up 'Incorrect Format' on some videos etc......but most I've tried tonight have worked.

Good addition to the NOW TV box. ”

Forgot to mention...there is a back button...that goes back to your previous screen or search...& you login to your YouTube account (same as PC/mobile/tablet)....that brings up your history & saved 'ready to play' so you can play (quicker than searching) on your NOW TV box.
barbeler
02-08-2014
I can't see a Back button on the screen, although there is one on the remote, which takes me back to the Search screen. It's also quite annoying that you can't delete individual search words - it's all or nothing.

I'm also wondering how the iPlayer works on different platforms, as I'd greatly prefer the new version with nature and history programmes (from what I remember) given their own category, rather than being all lumped together under Factual. I would have thought that if the BBC changes the interface it would automatically take on the new format no matter where you were viewing it from.
chrisbartley
05-08-2014
The 'Pair' your phone function of the NowTV box YouTube app pretty much gives you the same functionality as a ChromeCast !

not sure I need my ChromeCast any more now ?
KMKYWAP
05-08-2014
This is doing my head in now.
muppetman11
06-08-2014
Very welcome addition , I've linked it with my phone and tablet and it works perfectly.
KMKYWAP
06-08-2014
Am I the only person who can't get it?
VIEW DESKTOP SITE TOP

JOIN US HERE

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Hearst Corporation

Hearst Corporation

DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK

© 2015 Hearst Magazines UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 72 Broadwick Street, London, W1F 9EP. Registered in England 112955. All rights reserved.

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Complaints
  • Site Map