Now TV and Sky Box Sets

soulboy22 · 09-10-2015, 13:34

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

MrGiles2 · 09-10-2015, 21:40

Yes you can, I now have Now TV Box and watched the first episode of Da Vinci's Demons which is a box set, although as far as I can recall there are only 8 episodes. I also watched all 8 episodes of The Smoke about the London Fire Service which was pretty good. The Entertainment Pass by the way costs £6.99 a month, and I got a three month free pass when I bought the box. I may not continue it though since I bought the box to watch an occasional football match which costs £6.99, or £10.99 for seven days for all the Sky Sports Channels.

soulboy22 · 10-10-2015, 17:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrGiles2

Yes you can, I now have Now TV Box and watched the first episode of Da Vinci's Demons which is a box set, although as far as I can recall there are only 8 episodes. I also watched all 8 episodes of The Smoke about the London Fire Service which was pretty good. The Entertainment Pass by the way costs £6.99 a month, and I got a three month free pass when I bought the box. I may not continue it though since I bought the box to watch an occasional football match which costs £6.99, or £10.99 for seven days for all the Sky Sports Channels.

Thanks, got it via PS4 in the end, very impressed!

Virtual Paul · 17-10-2015, 09:18

It is a bit misleading as I'm sure I saw somewhere saying over 250 boxsets. There certainly isn't that many available at once. They rotate them regularly so you have to watch them before they're removed. It is the best way to watch a show though, binge watch over a few weeks, and no adverts either.

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.

Virgil Tracy · 29-10-2015, 19:11

can I jump in here and ask -

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.

.

ovbg · 30-10-2015, 08:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Virgil Tracy

can I jump in here and ask -

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.

.

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.

Philip Wales · 30-10-2015, 14:52

Just wish they'd bring it to Fire TV

Dave_Bavington · 30-10-2015, 17:48

Currently Sainsburys are selling the Mk1 White Nowtv box with a 3 month entertainment pass at a reduced price of £12.50, Argos have same for £15.
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!

soulboy22 · 30-10-2015, 18:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave_Bavington

Currently Sainsburys are selling the Mk1 White Nowtv box with a 3 month entertainment pass at a reduced price of £12.50, Argos have same for £15.
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

Dave_Bavington · 30-10-2015, 19:16

You can use the passes with any existing account, with any device that runs Nowtv.

Dave_Bavington · 30-10-2015, 19:32

You can have up to 4 boxes or devices registered to one account and watch any two of them sinultaneously, So one downstairs and one in the bedroom off the same pass watching a different show on each.

Virgil Tracy · 06-11-2015, 13:57

thanks ovbg .

another question - is there a way to record off a Nowtv box ?

.

ovbg · 06-11-2015, 13:58

Not legally, no.

Virgil Tracy · 06-11-2015, 14:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by ovbg

Not legally, no.

. . . oh , would it be illegal ? I mean I record off everything else , it's for personal use , I'm not making money ,

soulboy22 · 06-11-2015, 15:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Virgil Tracy

. . . 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.....

Trainer99 · 09-11-2015, 12:38

To record NowTV, you would need a capture device / recorder.

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)

and

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.

Virgil Tracy · 09-11-2015, 16:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trainer99

To record NowTV, you would need a capture device / recorder.

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)

and

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 .

.

Virgil Tracy · 09-11-2015, 17:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trainer99

To record NowTV, you would need a capture device / recorder.

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)

and

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.

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 ?

.

artesea · 18-11-2015, 12:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Virtual Paul

It is a bit misleading as I'm sure I saw somewhere saying over 250 boxsets. There certainly isn't that many available at once.

603 "boxsets" right now. This number includes random one of Sky Arts Specials, and might have the Ross Kemp shows split in to a boxset per season, but it's still above the 250 they quote.

Virgil Tracy · 18-11-2015, 13:19

I'm having trouble with my Nowtv box when I watch bbc iplayer -

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.

ovbg · 18-11-2015, 13:19

White or Black Now TV Box?

Virtual Paul · 18-11-2015, 13:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by artesea

603 "boxsets" right now. This number includes random one of Sky Arts Specials, and might have the Ross Kemp shows split in to a boxset per season, but it's still above the 250 they quote.

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/Entert...ts/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.

Virgil Tracy · 18-11-2015, 13:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by ovbg

White or Black Now TV Box?

white .

the problem only started about a week ago , I've had it about a month .

ovbg · 18-11-2015, 15:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Virgil Tracy

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?

Virgil Tracy · 18-11-2015, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by ovbg

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 ?

.

09-10-2015, 13:34	#1
soulboy22 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 360	Now TV and Sky Box Sets 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

09-10-2015, 21:40	#2
MrGiles2 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Teesside Posts: 1,940	Yes you can, I now have Now TV Box and watched the first episode of Da Vinci's Demons which is a box set, although as far as I can recall there are only 8 episodes. I also watched all 8 episodes of The Smoke about the London Fire Service which was pretty good. The Entertainment Pass by the way costs £6.99 a month, and I got a three month free pass when I bought the box. I may not continue it though since I bought the box to watch an occasional football match which costs £6.99, or £10.99 for seven days for all the Sky Sports Channels. Last edited by MrGiles2 : 09-10-2015 at 21:41. Reason: line missing

10-10-2015, 17:15	#3
soulboy22 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 360	Quote: Originally Posted by MrGiles2 Yes you can, I now have Now TV Box and watched the first episode of Da Vinci's Demons which is a box set, although as far as I can recall there are only 8 episodes. I also watched all 8 episodes of The Smoke about the London Fire Service which was pretty good. The Entertainment Pass by the way costs £6.99 a month, and I got a three month free pass when I bought the box. I may not continue it though since I bought the box to watch an occasional football match which costs £6.99, or £10.99 for seven days for all the Sky Sports Channels. Thanks, got it via PS4 in the end, very impressed!

17-10-2015, 09:18	#4
Virtual Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,623	It is a bit misleading as I'm sure I saw somewhere saying over 250 boxsets. There certainly isn't that many available at once. They rotate them regularly so you have to watch them before they're removed. It is the best way to watch a show though, binge watch over a few weeks, and no adverts either. 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.

29-10-2015, 19:11	#5
Virgil Tracy Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 24,023	can I jump in here and ask - 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. .

30-10-2015, 08:03	#6
ovbg Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,348	Quote: Originally Posted by Virgil Tracy can I jump in here and ask - 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. . 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.

30-10-2015, 14:52	#7
Philip Wales Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: South Wales Posts: 5,866	Just wish they'd bring it to Fire TV

30-10-2015, 17:48	#8
Dave_Bavington Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 11	Currently Sainsburys are selling the Mk1 White Nowtv box with a 3 month entertainment pass at a reduced price of £12.50, Argos have same for £15. 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!

30-10-2015, 18:48	#9
soulboy22 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 360	Quote: Originally Posted by Dave_Bavington Currently Sainsburys are selling the Mk1 White Nowtv box with a 3 month entertainment pass at a reduced price of £12.50, Argos have same for £15. 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

30-10-2015, 19:16	#10
Dave_Bavington Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 11	You can use the passes with any existing account, with any device that runs Nowtv.

30-10-2015, 19:32	#11
Dave_Bavington Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 11	You can have up to 4 boxes or devices registered to one account and watch any two of them sinultaneously, So one downstairs and one in the bedroom off the same pass watching a different show on each.

06-11-2015, 13:57	#12
Virgil Tracy Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 24,023	thanks ovbg . another question - is there a way to record off a Nowtv box ? .

06-11-2015, 13:58	#13
ovbg Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,348	Not legally, no.

06-11-2015, 14:23	#14
Virgil Tracy Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 24,023	Quote: Originally Posted by ovbg Not legally, no. . . . oh , would it be illegal ? I mean I record off everything else , it's for personal use , I'm not making money ,

06-11-2015, 15:51	#15
soulboy22 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 360	Quote: Originally Posted by Virgil Tracy . . . 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.....

09-11-2015, 12:38	#16
Trainer99 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 252	To record NowTV, you would need a capture device / recorder. 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) and 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.

09-11-2015, 16:01	#17
Virgil Tracy Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 24,023	Quote: Originally Posted by Trainer99 To record NowTV, you would need a capture device / recorder. 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) and 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 . .

09-11-2015, 17:31	#18
Virgil Tracy Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 24,023	Quote: Originally Posted by Trainer99 To record NowTV, you would need a capture device / recorder. 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) and 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. 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 ? .

18-11-2015, 12:41	#19
artesea Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 345	Quote: Originally Posted by Virtual Paul It is a bit misleading as I'm sure I saw somewhere saying over 250 boxsets. There certainly isn't that many available at once. 603 "boxsets" right now. This number includes random one of Sky Arts Specials, and might have the Ross Kemp shows split in to a boxset per season, but it's still above the 250 they quote.

18-11-2015, 13:19	#20
Virgil Tracy Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 24,023	I'm having trouble with my Nowtv box when I watch bbc iplayer - 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.

18-11-2015, 13:41	#22
Virtual Paul Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,623	Quote: Originally Posted by artesea 603 "boxsets" right now. This number includes random one of Sky Arts Specials, and might have the Ross Kemp shows split in to a boxset per season, but it's still above the 250 they quote. 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/Entert...ts/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.

18-11-2015, 13:55	#23
Virgil Tracy Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 24,023	Quote: Originally Posted by ovbg White or Black Now TV Box? white . the problem only started about a week ago , I've had it about a month .

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18-11-2015, 15:17	#24
ovbg Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,348	Quote: Originally Posted by Virgil Tracy 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?

18-11-2015, 16:59	#25
Virgil Tracy Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 24,023	Quote: Originally Posted by ovbg 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 ? .