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Media Boy UK 04-06-2021 19:23

BT launches new TV Box.
 
I have been told by Sources that "BT have launched their new tv box today to selected vip customers, it has 4k hdr 1tb 4 tuners and uses the youview interface."

OLD BOY 04-06-2021 20:24

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36081963)
I have been told by Sources that "BT have launched their new tv box today to selected vip customers, it has 4k hdr 1tb 4 tuners and uses the youview interface."

Indeed, they have.

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2021...r-set-top-box/

RichardCoulter 04-06-2021 23:46

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
BT told me that if I wanted to leave VM, they would buy me out of my contract and install a phone line for free.

Not sure if this is a general offer or specific to me, but worth bearing in mind if anyone wants to switch.

BT is becoming more and more appealing.

Hugh 05-06-2021 00:13

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
Go for it.

Hom3r 07-06-2021 12:00

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
only 4 tuners? my V6 has 7

ozsat 18-06-2021 08:30

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
It can do 4 DTT recordings and 2 BTtv recordings simultaneously - while you watch a 7th channel.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 36082114)
only 4 tuners? my V6 has 7


RichardCoulter 26-06-2021 11:33

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 36083746)
It can do 4 DTT recordings and 2 BTtv recordings simultaneously - while you watch a 7th channel.

That is good, as is the ability to record Now TV (they are currently offering the Entertainment pass half price for two years at £5 a month).

Even though they appear to have thrown the towel in on TV by effectively becoming a reseller of Now TV & trying to offload their own TV channels, I think that they are seriously worth considering.

OLD BOY 26-06-2021 20:12

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36084406)
That is good, as is the ability to record Now TV (they are currently offering the Entertainment pass half price for two years at £5 a month).

Even though they appear to have thrown the towel in on TV by effectively becoming a reseller of Now TV & trying to offload their own TV channels, I think that they are seriously worth considering.

I don't think they've thrown in the towel, Richard. I think they have simply recognised that streaming is the future.

Hugh 26-06-2021 20:39

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36084467)
I don't think they've thrown in the towel, Richard. I think they have simply recognised that streaming is the future.

"Maslow’s Hammer"* in action… :D

aka "the law of the instrument"

OLD BOY 26-06-2021 20:41

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36084473)
"Maslow’s Hammer"* in action… :D

aka "the law of the instrument"

I thought that was your weapon of choice, Hugh.

Hugh 26-06-2021 20:49

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
Please provide an example…;)

RichardCoulter 26-06-2021 21:06

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36084467)
I don't think they've thrown in the towel, Richard. I think they have simply recognised that streaming is the future.

Apart from the channels that come from Freeview, their channels were delivered by IPTV anyway.

Am I correct in thinking that VOD is streaming & that linear channels provided over the internet is IPTV?

OLD BOY 26-06-2021 21:15

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 36084483)
Apart from the channels that come from Freeview, their channels were delivered by IPTV anyway.

Am I correct in thinking that VOD is streaming & that linear channels provided over the internet is IPTV?

I don’t think we need to distinguish in that way, Richard.The pedants will have a field day.

jfman 27-06-2021 21:58

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
Haha.

Richard with the question I’ve been asking for two years now.

RichardCoulter 27-06-2021 22:22

Re: BT launches new TV Box.
 
I suppose that even analogue television broadcasts were streaming ie it was being continually fed to the end user from a source further back that had to continuously supply the signal.

I wonder if the term is derived from a stream where a supply of water has to be continually replenished to keep the flow going at any given point?


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