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The new box also seems to come with the old bog standard remote too, so no easy keying in of freeview channel numbers.
You'll probably have to use the epg to select a freeview channel to watch, which is a bit cumbersome. |
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Doesnt appeal to me whatsoever, I already get Freeview through my Normal TV. No mention of 4k that will be of course to stop people not purchasing Sky Q. And seeing that it was made by Roku you can bet that the Roku 4 will have 4K.
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It doesn't have a hard drive but can store live TV for 30 minutes. It is a bit of a fudge.
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Do we know if the freeview channels will be HD as well as SD?
Also can you pause the freeview channels? (are the freeview channels streamed or through an aerial like your TV?) Thanks for any help |
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"Easy to set up, simply connect the box to a digital TV aerial and broadband to start watching both free to air and Pay TV all in one place"
No advantage over old now tv box for me as no freeview reception. |
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Do we know if the freeview channels will be HD as well as SD?
Also can you pause the freeview channels? (are the freeview channels streamed or through an aerial like your TV?) Thanks for any help Freeview channels are through the aerial. The 30 minute pause only applies to some channels. It doesn't say if it applies to Sky Sports (which for me would be the useful bit). |
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15 Freeview HD channels.
Freeview channels are through the aerial. The 30 minute pause only applies to some channels. It doesn't say if it applies to Sky Sports (which for me would be the useful bit). If the next one after this, has a recording features, I could be interested No news so far on Now TV app coming to freesat |
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Hopefully there'll be a Roku variant - I could do with upgrading the HDMI Streaming stick (it's rather lethargic) and adding HD channels to my TV* - alas as a Now TV only product it's not much use as Amazon prime and Google Play movies are essential apps.
* since I've started using my Roku via the original Now TV I hardly ever use my media centre PC so could do with replacing with a Freeview HD box |
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Have to say that overall the new box is all rather disappointing and I can't really see any advantage to getting one if you have any type of Freeview HD PVR already.
No numbers on the remote to access freeview channels is beyond stupid, and only 'Now and Next' on the EPG does it no favours either. Does this even support 50Hz now, or are we forced to view Freeview at 60Hz? |
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Loads of brand new black boxes on ebay for about a fiver.
Not interested in the new box with Freeview, live Tv do not interest me. |
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Hmmm gonna have to wait for reviews of this box, I'm quite interested but as its developed by Roku I'm skeptical about it having 50hz output.
I wouldn't mind combining Now TV and Freeview into one cheap and low powered device within my setup but no 50Hz will mean I'll stick to my seperates setup. |
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Rather underwhelming. Seemingly the only difference with the new box vs old box + TV Tuner is:
1) Pause and rewind buffer on Freeview channels 2) No need to switch HMDI inputs when moving from Freeview viewing to Now TV. Will wait for actual reviews of using the box in case there are any additional features...but yeah, expected a little more innovation! |
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I won't be buying it the new Now TV Combo box.
If the next one after this, has a recording features, I could be interested No news so far on Now TV app coming to freesat Now TV doesn't need PVR anyway. You just stream the content you want to watch on demand. That's the whole concept. Today's announcement is very much going after BT YouView with a low cost freeview solution, access to the best premium channels on Sky and an affordable phone & broadband bundled deal. Obviously the PVR omission is the big advantage BT has, but Now TV is contract-free and has amazing channels like Sky Atlantic. |
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Hmmm gonna have to wait for reviews of this box, I'm quite interested but as its developed by Roku I'm skeptical about it having 50hz output.
I wouldn't mind combining Now TV and Freeview into one cheap and low powered device within my setup but no 50Hz will mean I'll stick to my seperates setup. The lack of an 8 day EPG and no ability to key in freeview channels via the remote is a big let down for me though. |
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I'm disappointed that the optical output has been replaced by a hdmi logo.
![]() On the Roku4 optical output is there but not on back of the new NowTV box. I was hoping for that too. Roku4 has been out in the US for a while, I believe NowTV/Sky have blocked Roku releasing their box here. |
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15 Freeview HD channels.
Freeview channels are through the aerial.. IF you can receive the HD channels |
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I'm disappointed that the optical output has been replaced by a hdmi logo.
![]() On the Roku4 optical output is there but not on back of the new NowTV box. I was hoping for that too. Roku4 has been out in the US for a while, I believe NowTV/Sky have blocked Roku releasing their box here. such as New Roku 3 with voice search Roku 4 with 4k HD New faster improved roku stick |
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4K a no no
Pocketlint had expected a 4k output.... that was all that thrilled me. Might as get an Nvidia Shield box now,
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there are a few new Roku products that have been out in the USA for quite a while, and not in the UK- maybe a Sky influence?
such as New Roku 3 with voice search Roku 4 with 4k HD New faster improved roku stick I'm amazed Apple hasn't hired someone to handle content deals in the UK. Even if they had to throw the likes of ITV and Channel 4 a bit of money to build apps and bring content to the device, it would be pocket change for Apple and would add a ton of value to the devices. I know Now TV has an app on Apple TV (one of the very few who do), but even that is basic in comparison to the richness of the software on their own branded boxes. |
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there are a few new Roku products that have been out in the USA for quite a while, and not in the UK- maybe a Sky influence?
such as New Roku 3 with voice search Roku 4 with 4k HD New faster improved roku stick Just look how long it took for Amazon to appear on Roku in the UK. We'll get the Roku 4 eventually hopefully |
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So the broadband is without a contract too? It's not exactly clear
I wonder how that works, given that Openreach imposes a 12 month minimum term on fibre services |
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So the broadband is without a contract too? It's not exactly clear
I wonder how that works, given that Openreach imposes a 12 month minimum term on fibre services Now TV can cancel after 1 month |
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So the broadband is without a contract too? It's not exactly clear
I wonder how that works, given that Openreach imposes a 12 month minimum term on fibre services |
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