Tag: set top box
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LIVING WITH: YouView with BT Vision
It's time to re-visit YouView. Has its intriguing interface become easier to navigate over time, and have the service's few other problems been ironed out?
YouView gets movie boost with NOW TV app
YouView, the long-awaited set-top box mash-up with both terrestrial TV and online video-on-demand channels, gets its first major content update today with the addition of BSkyB's NOW TV movie streaming service. Pulling in hundreds of films from the Sky Movies…
REVIEW: Onyx Digital Stream DPS-1000
Looking for web-connected features from your ageing flatscreen TV? Then the Digital Stream DPS-1000 from Onyx (recently refreshed to add LoveFilm support), may suit your needs for a bargain price, providing you can put up with a few glaring omissions.
HOW TO: Watch Premier League football without Sky on a foreign satellite
Football fans and pub owners alike were crossing their fingers and holding their breath in anticipation, following the news that Karen Murphy (landlady of the Red White and Blue in Southsea) stood on the verge of a landmark ruling that…
REVIEW: TVonics DTR-HD500 Freeview+ HD recorder
Name: DTR-HD500 Freeview+ HD recorder (TVonics) Type: HD set-top box and recorder Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £255.31 direct from TVonics Let's not beat around the bush; £250+ is a hell of a lot of money to…
Humax HDR-FOX T2 Freeview HD recorder release details revealed
Humax released their impressive HD-FOX T2 Freeview box back at the start of the year, but it's this, the Humax HDR-FOX T2 Freeview HD recorder, that we've been really looking forward to. Humax have now finalised the details of the…
Sky to revamp Anytime video-on-demand service
Sky are set to roll out a new Anytime+ service to Sky+ HD subscribers later this year. It will allow customers to choose specific shows from Sky's vast catalogue of programs and download them onto their box to be viewed….
Freeview HD to go live in time for World Cup
It's been available for a couple of months to some viewers, but Freeview HD was officially launched today, bringing subscription-free high definition broadcast television to millions in the UK, just in time for this year's World Cup. BBC, ITV…
Philips launch sleek new HDT8520 HD PVR and DTR5520 HD receiver set-top boxes
Philips have timed the launch of their new HDT8520 HD PVR and DTR5520 HD receiver set-top boxes to perfection. Packing in Freeview+ HD receivers as the high-def channel list continues to grow and just in time for the World Cup,…