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BT Vision Downgrade Warning

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  • Fifer
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    Youview offers a full STB catch-up capability and many smart TVs and blu-ray players offer partial services (mainly iPlayer atm). Streaming players are also developing this capability.
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  • VisionMan
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    edited 11 July 2012 at 11:05PM
    Fifer wrote: »
    Youview offers a full STB catch-up capability and many smart TVs and blu-ray players offer partial services (mainly iPlayer atm). Streaming players are also developing this capability.

    Ah. Thanks for that. And unlike the previous uninformed poster, thats true, too. Apart from the fact Vision does again offer catch-up TV from the 5 main channels. And BT Vision is also morphing into YouView, too.

    They will run the two services concurrently, keeping Vision for those that aren't bothered about HDTV. I've had the service for years and it's pretty good for only £4 a mth for on demand TV catch-up or £12.50 a mth for Unlimited on demand access (except brand new box office films).

    And I'm looking forward to YouView. It has a good chance of changing the face of 21st century digital Freeview television. And it's about time too.
  • penrhyn
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    Uninformed, moi? You ain't seen what I've got sat under my Telly.:D
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  • ahxcjb
    ahxcjb Posts: 209 Forumite
    Fifer wrote: »
    Until YouView (and recent smart TV developments), BT Vision was the only easy STB option for anyone in non-cabled areas who wanted catch-up TV for the five main channels. That however, is no longer the case.

    That is total nonsense. The HUMAX HDR T2 offers full catch up facilities.
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    Does look like the YouView box is based on the HDR-T2, however I suspect that it does not have the same level of integration of the catch up services.
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  • Colin_London
    Colin_London Posts: 335 Forumite
    penrhyn wrote: »
    Does look like the YouView box is based on the HDR-T2, however I suspect that it does not have the same level of integration of the catch up services.

    You mean that the HDR-T2 has less integration with catch-up services than the Youview version I take it?!
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    Ummm, yes, I'm not phrasing things very well.


    http://www.youview.com/features/
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  • Fifer
    Fifer Posts: 59,413 Forumite
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    ahxcjb wrote: »
    That is total nonsense. The HUMAX HDR T2 offers full catch up facilities.
    You might want to ask a colleague to interpret ...
    Fifer wrote: »
    That however, is no longer the case.
    There's love in this world for everyone. Every rascal and son of a gun.
    It's for the many and not the few. Be sure it's out there looking for you.
    In every town, in every state. In every house and every gate.
    Wth every precious smile you make. And every act of kindness.
    Micheal Marra, 1952 - 2012
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