[Tom2023]

Most of the apps on my Samsung Smart Blu-ray player no longer work.

Can anyone tell me which would be the best cheap device to get the basic UK channels -BBC iPlayer, ITV player, 4OD & Demand Five - streaming over the internet to my TV.

I'm not really interested in anything else.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[mac2708]

You'll not get cheaper than £9.99
http://www.nowtv.com/

[D_Mcd4]

I got a free Youview box from BT when I signed up for a 12 month contract on my broadband. It is a PVR and does all the catch-up stuff.

[coachtrip_fan99]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mac2708

You'll not get cheaper than £9.99
http://www.nowtv.com/

Yeah. Plus one for this.

Definitely the cheapest option.

Plus its not very often you find something that has BBC, ITV, channel 4 and channel 5.

[oilman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by coachtrip_fan99

Yeahiv. Plus one for eeethis.

Definitely the cheapest option.

Plus its not very often you find something that has BBC, ITV, channel 4 and channel 5.

You can also install plex which has access to lots of channels. Turns box into media player as well. Best value device on market

[jjne]

The Roku box (which the NowTv is a hobbled version of) also IMO is the most reliable device of its type on the market -- something that counts for a lot with these things. Good, strong WiFi connection, fast response and not inclined to crash every 20 minutes.

Which is more than can be said for the YouView system, sadly. I loved the idea, but in practice it's a mess of black screens, slow response and random errors on iPlayer. But maybe that's just my particular receiver.

Your other choice is an Android TV box -- this is basically just a tablet without a screen, and allows you do do everything you could on a tablet. The newer quad-core versions are fast and reliable.