General : New set top box

[1701-e]

Well they've stopped selling tv360 to new customers... Flex/Stream only from now on

[nodrogd]

Originally Posted by 1701-e

Well they've stopped selling tv360 to new customers... Flex/Stream only from now on

I posted about this yesterday.

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...&postcount=311

You can still get V360 through an agent if you pay a £50 activation fee.

All part of the eventual migration to full fibre. It is already causing confusion where new full fibre customers are expecting a box that only works on the coax network. And when VM start using both in the same areas it would only get worse.

[SonicMaster]

If VM is no longer making the V6 or 360 boxes available to new customers, and only the Stream box is available, that means the days of being able to record TV through the platform is coming to an end?

There's no way I would consider paying VM for a TV service without the ability to record TV.

[Jaymoss]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

If VM is no longer making the V6 or 360 boxes available to new customers, and only the Stream box is available, that means the days of being able to record TV through the platform is coming to an end?

There's no way I would consider paying VM for a TV service without the ability to record TV.

isn't pretty much everything pretty much available on demand? new aired stuff anyway

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

If VM is no longer making the V6 or 360 boxes available to new customers, and only the Stream box is available, that means the days of being able to record TV through the platform is coming to an end?

There's no way I would consider paying VM for a TV service without the ability to record TV.

Do what most people would do in the circumstances. Add it to your watchlist (bookmark it).

[ozsat]

What major provider does still offer RECORD on their current stb?

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

There's no way I would consider paying VM for a TV service without the ability to record TV.

[nodrogd]

Originally Posted by ozsat

What major provider does still offer RECORD on their current stb?

The EE TV Pro box can record both Freeview broadcast & IP Streamed channels. However, if you want to record the Sky or TNT channels you are out of luck, as they are provided by the NOW & Discovery+ apps respectively & not IPTV.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

There's no way I would consider paying VM for a TV service without the ability to record TV.

Indeed, there's no point to it . Streaming is available for free other devices . Tvs do it, no need for a box. VM have developed their tv service out of business.

Originally Posted by ozsat

What major provider does still offer RECORD on their current stb?

Sky Q ?

[ozsat]

Like the 360 - SkyQ has now been removed from open sale. Still available if you try really hard but Sky Stream is the model you get on their site.

Sky Stream has bookmarks etc. to stream everything.

So you don't record - you bookmark to watch from streaming later.

Originally Posted by Paul

Sky Q ?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by nodrogd

The EE TV Pro box can record both Freeview broadcast & IP Streamed channels. However, if you want to record the Sky or TNT channels you are out of luck, as they are provided by the NOW & Discovery+ apps respectively & not IPTV.

Yes, it can record from live TV (Freeview), but that won’t be possible when Freeview closes down because the transmitters will no longer be available for TV broadcasts.

As for ‘recording from IP streamed channels’, are you sure about that? Some systems may describe ‘recording from the cloud’, but it is effectively drawing your requested programme from on demand.

Although you may think that BBC programmes are ‘recordable’ from IP streamed channels, you are effectively accessing those programmes from the BBCi-Player.

"If", not ‘when" ”Freeview closes down"…

[nodrogd]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Yes, it can record from live TV (Freeview), but that won’t be possible when Freeview closes down because the transmitters will no longer be available for TV broadcasts.

As for ‘recording from IP streamed channels’, are you sure about that? Some systems may describe ‘recording from the cloud’, but it is effectively drawing your requested programme from on demand.

Although you may think that BBC programmes are ‘recordable’ from IP streamed channels, you are effectively accessing those programmes from the BBCi-Player.

https://www.bt.com/help/tv/learn-about-tv/bt-tv-boxes

"Watch your favourite free-to-air content without the need for an aerial"

"Record up to 600 hours of TV on the 1TB hard drive, across up to four channels at once when watching in aerial mode and up to two channels at once when watching in internet mode"

Sounds convincing to me.

[TimeLord2018]

Originally Posted by nodrogd

The EE TV Pro box can record both Freeview broadcast & IP Streamed channels. However, if you want to record the Sky or TNT channels you are out of luck, as they are provided by the NOW & Discovery+ apps respectively & not IPTV.

Now TV channels are on the EPG and can be recorded if you have Now subscription via EE TV

TNT Sports 1-10 and Ultimate are also on the EPG and can be recorded

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Although you may think that BBC programmes are ‘recordable’ from IP streamed channels, you are effectively accessing those programmes from the BBCi-Player.

Another example of having a wrong opinion but stating it as a fact?