The new Now TV box that is rumoured to support Freeview and have 4K compatibility will be shown off on the 29th June.
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/1378...ced-on-29-june
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/1378...ced-on-29-june
New Now TV box to be announced on the 29th June
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Lets hope they include a 50Hz output option on this new box or Freeview is going to look pretty crappy
So thats why the current box is half price. Picked up one with two month movies pass for £13.99 the other day. Mind you this new box may be tempting. I have a sky box but am trying to cut the bill down. So have cancelled movies hence why I have bought a Now tv box. The PQ is not too bad. Shame there is no 5.1 sound though. I stay with sky because I like the Sky plus feature so this new box may tempt people to drop sky. So are Sky not shooting themselves in the foot?
Originally Posted by JEFF62:
“So thats why the current box is half price. Picked up one with two month movies pass for £13.99 the other day. Mind you this new box may be tempting. I have a sky box but am trying to cut the bill down. So have cancelled movies hence why I have bought a Now tv box. The PQ is not too bad. Shame there is no 5.1 sound though. I stay with sky because I like the Sky plus feature so this new box may tempt people to drop sky. So are Sky not shooting themselves in the foot?”
“So thats why the current box is half price. Picked up one with two month movies pass for £13.99 the other day. Mind you this new box may be tempting. I have a sky box but am trying to cut the bill down. So have cancelled movies hence why I have bought a Now tv box. The PQ is not too bad. Shame there is no 5.1 sound though. I stay with sky because I like the Sky plus feature so this new box may tempt people to drop sky. So are Sky not shooting themselves in the foot?”
I will get the new Now TV box even I do live in Ireland as I cancelled Sky TV in March 2016 for Now TV
New Now TV box will give me Saorview, Now TV, All4 and Sky Store alongside Freesat Freetime+
Originally Posted by St@mmie:
“Lets hope they include a 50Hz output option on this new box or Freeview is going to look pretty crappy”
“Lets hope they include a 50Hz output option on this new box or Freeview is going to look pretty crappy”
Yes, it will be a waste of time if it only supports 60Hz.
Originally Posted by stephen122333:
“Will it have a freeview tunner, or will the freeview be streamed?”
“Will it have a freeview tunner, or will the freeview be streamed?”
I believe it will have a Freeview tuner.
Originally Posted by Mickey_T:
“I believe it will have a Freeview tuner.”
“I believe it will have a Freeview tuner.”
Does this mean you can record Freeview through an outdoor tv aerial through this new now tv box
Originally Posted by ftakeith:
“Does this mean you can record Freeview through an outdoor tv aerial through this new now tv box”
“Does this mean you can record Freeview through an outdoor tv aerial through this new now tv box”
The rumours don't provide that sort of information.
It might be able to record things, or it might not.
Originally Posted by Daveoc64:
“The rumours don't provide that sort of information.
It might be able to record things, or it might not.”
“The rumours don't provide that sort of information.
It might be able to record things, or it might not.”
I think it will be the start of a move towards a YouView type box. Initially it could be like the non-recording BT box with a later move towards a more fully featured unit, something more akin to a Humax box YouView.
Pure speculation though.
We'll find out in a couple of days but my guess would be if it does have recording abilities it'll be via a USB port so you can plug in your own storage medium, adding a hard drive to the box will add extra cost and mark a complete departure from Sky's cheap as chips philosophy to Now TV boxes.
Originally Posted by St@mmie:
“We'll find out in a couple of days but my guess would be if it does have recording abilities it'll be via a USB port so you can plug in your own storage medium, adding a hard drive to the box will add extra cost and mark a complete departure from Sky's cheap as chips philosophy to Now TV boxes.”
“We'll find out in a couple of days but my guess would be if it does have recording abilities it'll be via a USB port so you can plug in your own storage medium, adding a hard drive to the box will add extra cost and mark a complete departure from Sky's cheap as chips philosophy to Now TV boxes.”
My expectation would be a YouView type scenario, without a recording facility, but with the TV Guide type functionality where you can go back and view previous programming via on demand players.
I'd also expect Now TV channels delivered by DTT and via streaming to be merged in the EPG as well. Potentially also using a version of Sky's channel numbering structure too.
Just guesswork though..!
It's a low cost service aimed at those users who don't want full fat pay TV , it will not have a HDD.
I need to get another older box then just in case they take them off sale, I do not want a Now Tv box with a tuner in.
Originally Posted by muppetman11:
“It's a low cost service aimed at those users who don't want full fat pay TV , it will not have a HDD.”
“It's a low cost service aimed at those users who don't want full fat pay TV , it will not have a HDD.”
It would be the end of Sky TV as we know it. This is why we will never see NowTV App on Freesat PVRs.
Originally Posted by Jimmy_Carter:
“It would be the end of Sky TV as we know it. This is why we will never see NowTV App on Freesat PVRs.”
“It would be the end of Sky TV as we know it. This is why we will never see NowTV App on Freesat PVRs.”
That is the same view why for many years sky news was not on freesat. It did finally appear.
I predict the Now TV app will appear on freesat as Sky paid too much money for live football rights
Originally Posted by jrmich9:
“My expectation would be a YouView type scenario, without a recording facility, but with the TV Guide type functionality where you can go back and view previous programming via on demand players.”
“My expectation would be a YouView type scenario, without a recording facility, but with the TV Guide type functionality where you can go back and view previous programming via on demand players.”
I think that is very, very, very unlikely.
Originally Posted by noise747:
“I need to get another older box then just in case they take them off sale, I do not want a Now Tv box with a tuner in.”
“I need to get another older box then just in case they take them off sale, I do not want a Now Tv box with a tuner in.”
Loads of brand new black boxes on ebay for about a fiver.
Originally Posted by ftakeith:
“That is the same view why for many years sky news was not on freesat. It did finally appear.
I predict the Now TV app will appear on freesat as Sky paid too much money for live football rights”
“That is the same view why for many years sky news was not on freesat. It did finally appear.
I predict the Now TV app will appear on freesat as Sky paid too much money for live football rights”
Freesat has relaxed the rules that forbade any paid sports from being on their boxes, so that hurdle isn't there anymore.
Originally Posted by Mickey_T:
“Freesat has relaxed the rules that forbade any paid sports from being on their boxes, so that hurdle isn't there anymore.”
“Freesat has relaxed the rules that forbade any paid sports from being on their boxes, so that hurdle isn't there anymore.”
https://corporate.sky.com/media-cent...package_bundle
can you record freeview with this box
Originally Posted by Gavin_D:
“Full info on the new box
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/1381...hone-from-9-99”
“Full info on the new box
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/1381...hone-from-9-99”
you can get Now TV combo without Sky Broadband
In the UK, BT Broadband customers should cancel BT TV for the Now TV combo but keep BT Broadband for BT Sport.
I will buy it here here in the Republic of Ireland for Saorview with Now TV and Sky Store
You can't record the freeview channels
The Combo broadband idea is interesting, although it seems the box is pretty much the same but with a tuner added and the usb enabled for media playback (which will hopefully be made available on the older black boxes)
No 4K support either.
No 4K support either.
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