[Discussion] BT software update 28.26.0

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  • Steve KSteve K Member Posts: 295
    edited 22 September 2017, 9:43AM
    Visionman said:

    Peter S>
    "its not about Current Gen V. Next Gen. Its about the user experience and our opinions on the software. It just happens that in many users find how Next Gen has been implemented in 28.26.0, leaves a great deal to be desired. Comparing 28.26.0 with earlier versions is a valid method of pointing out the short comings. I for one will be glad when 28.26.0 is irrelevant history and we are discussing 28.35.0 or later, and I am hoping there will be a lot less to complain about." 

    I don't agree. Kieth described this 28.26.0 retail release update as -
    "Hallelujah - it may only have one small improvement but it will make a huge difference! 
    Finally a back journey out of a recording that returns you to exactly the episode tile you went in on!!!"

    To which I totally agree. This update, whilst only a small one, totally transforms the user journey in and out of MyTV and its series recordings access and is a big, if not major, improvement. 
    Then there is 28.35.0 to come, which adds Edit Channels in the guide only. Which isn't perfect but is a start.
    Since launch, progress has been slow and its been a year now. But now updates are being fired out rapidly compared to OldGen and have been encouraging to see.
    MyTV is now pretty much perfect on the latest releases. It still needs a few tweaks here and there but they/these are minor qualms.
    OldGen was world class. NextGen was garbage when it launched, stripped of its features, but its now getting there and get there they will. :)

    Roy:  "Roll on Xmas 2018!"

    Dear Santa

    if I promise to be good can I have a YouView recorder with 'jump to replay point' please.
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 12:47AM
    Visionman said:

    Peter S>
    "its not about Current Gen V. Next Gen. Its about the user experience and our opinions on the software. It just happens that in many users find how Next Gen has been implemented in 28.26.0, leaves a great deal to be desired. Comparing 28.26.0 with earlier versions is a valid method of pointing out the short comings. I for one will be glad when 28.26.0 is irrelevant history and we are discussing 28.35.0 or later, and I am hoping there will be a lot less to complain about." 

    I don't agree. Kieth described this 28.26.0 retail release update as -
    "Hallelujah - it may only have one small improvement but it will make a huge difference! 
    Finally a back journey out of a recording that returns you to exactly the episode tile you went in on!!!"

    To which I totally agree. This update, whilst only a small one, totally transforms the user journey in and out of MyTV and its series recordings access and is a big, if not major, improvement. 
    Then there is 28.35.0 to come, which adds Edit Channels in the guide only. Which isn't perfect but is a start.
    Since launch, progress has been slow and its been a year now. But now updates are being fired out rapidly compared to OldGen and have been encouraging to see.
    MyTV is now pretty much perfect on the latest releases. It still needs a few tweaks here and there but they/these are minor qualms.
    OldGen was world class. NextGen was garbage when it launched, stripped of its features, but its now getting there and get there they will. :)

    I would hope for that by Xmas 2017, though I have no special knowledge here.

    But could you really promise to be good, on the forum?

    I think you’d burst :-)
    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    edited 22 September 2017, 11:00AM
    Peter S3 said:

    its not about Current Gen V. Next Gen. Its about the user experience and our opinions on the software. It just happens that in many users find how Next Gen has been implemented in 28.26.0, leaves a great deal to be desired. Comparing 28.26.0 with earlier versions is a valid method of pointing out the short comings. I for one will be glad when 28.26.0 is irrelevant history and we are discussing 28.35.0 or later, and I am hoping there will be a lot less to complain about.

    Well, you might get number 1 and even number 1 perhaps, but I can’t see you ever getting number 1 :-)
    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • Steve KSteve K Member Posts: 295
    edited 22 September 2017, 11:41AM
    Visionman said:

    Peter S>
    "its not about Current Gen V. Next Gen. Its about the user experience and our opinions on the software. It just happens that in many users find how Next Gen has been implemented in 28.26.0, leaves a great deal to be desired. Comparing 28.26.0 with earlier versions is a valid method of pointing out the short comings. I for one will be glad when 28.26.0 is irrelevant history and we are discussing 28.35.0 or later, and I am hoping there will be a lot less to complain about." 

    I don't agree. Kieth described this 28.26.0 retail release update as -
    "Hallelujah - it may only have one small improvement but it will make a huge difference! 
    Finally a back journey out of a recording that returns you to exactly the episode tile you went in on!!!"

    To which I totally agree. This update, whilst only a small one, totally transforms the user journey in and out of MyTV and its series recordings access and is a big, if not major, improvement. 
    Then there is 28.35.0 to come, which adds Edit Channels in the guide only. Which isn't perfect but is a start.
    Since launch, progress has been slow and its been a year now. But now updates are being fired out rapidly compared to OldGen and have been encouraging to see.
    MyTV is now pretty much perfect on the latest releases. It still needs a few tweaks here and there but they/these are minor qualms.
    OldGen was world class. NextGen was garbage when it launched, stripped of its features, but its now getting there and get there they will. :)

    image   Infamy Infamy, they've got it infamy ;-)



    [serious mode]:  you do misread me.
  • SarahSarah Member Posts: 1,812 admin
    edited 22 September 2017, 12:36PM
    K said:

    visionMan, I have a Bug/Tec Error! since getting the Update ,its happend at least TWICE! during last month.I was watching a Episode of a Series Link Recording Programe,when the episode end'd ,I pressed back then just has I select DELETE
    to delete episode ,I get no ON SCREEN Promt/Message the box just FREEZE's and only way to get the box out of the CRASH is to press the button on BACK off box.The box Re-Starts/Boots has normal ,but when I go to MYTV the WHOLE Series has been DELETE'd ,this is very fusstating if you havn't watched ALL of the series yet.

    Hi K,

    Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I've converted your comment to a reply so it can be found more easily on the 3rd page rather than as a comment on the 1st page. 

    Can you let me know your YouView box model where this is happening?

    Thanks,
    Sarah 
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    edited 22 September 2017, 1:35PM
    Visionman said:

    Peter S>
    "its not about Current Gen V. Next Gen. Its about the user experience and our opinions on the software. It just happens that in many users find how Next Gen has been implemented in 28.26.0, leaves a great deal to be desired. Comparing 28.26.0 with earlier versions is a valid method of pointing out the short comings. I for one will be glad when 28.26.0 is irrelevant history and we are discussing 28.35.0 or later, and I am hoping there will be a lot less to complain about." 

    I don't agree. Kieth described this 28.26.0 retail release update as -
    "Hallelujah - it may only have one small improvement but it will make a huge difference! 
    Finally a back journey out of a recording that returns you to exactly the episode tile you went in on!!!"

    To which I totally agree. This update, whilst only a small one, totally transforms the user journey in and out of MyTV and its series recordings access and is a big, if not major, improvement. 
    Then there is 28.35.0 to come, which adds Edit Channels in the guide only. Which isn't perfect but is a start.
    Since launch, progress has been slow and its been a year now. But now updates are being fired out rapidly compared to OldGen and have been encouraging to see.
    MyTV is now pretty much perfect on the latest releases. It still needs a few tweaks here and there but they/these are minor qualms.
    OldGen was world class. NextGen was garbage when it launched, stripped of its features, but its now getting there and get there they will. :)

    https://g.co/kgs/bJWCMp
    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • joneshjonesh Member, Super User Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭
    edited 22 September 2017, 1:39PM
    Peter S3 said:

    its not about Current Gen V. Next Gen. Its about the user experience and our opinions on the software. It just happens that in many users find how Next Gen has been implemented in 28.26.0, leaves a great deal to be desired. Comparing 28.26.0 with earlier versions is a valid method of pointing out the short comings. I for one will be glad when 28.26.0 is irrelevant history and we are discussing 28.35.0 or later, and I am hoping there will be a lot less to complain about.

    "I can’t see you ever getting number 1"

    That's a shame. I was looking forward to arrival of the tiles. :)
  • VisionmanVisionman Member, Super User Posts: 10,300 ✭✭✭
    edited 24 September 2017, 7:58PM
    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)
    I'm now happy with the disagree icon, because its gone.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 11 ✭✭
    edited 22 September 2017, 4:47PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    What he said ^
  • joneshjonesh Member, Super User Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭
    edited 22 September 2017, 5:41PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    Re: the tiles - "(Phil) has stated further improvements will be made"

    An improvement for me would be to replace the line of tiles of recordings of episodes of a series with a four by three grid like the main MyView recordings page, including the P(up/down) feature.
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    edited 22 September 2017, 10:43PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    Agreed. I don’t know why Series episode are in a line rather than on a grid.

    (Well, I do, but that’s another story)
    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • joneshjonesh Member, Super User Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭
    edited 22 September 2017, 11:02PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    Please tell . . .
  • VisionmanVisionman Member, Super User Posts: 10,300 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 8:48AM
    jonesh>
    "Re: the tiles - "(Phil) has stated further improvements will be made"
    An improvement for me would be to replace the line of tiles of recordings of episodes of a series with a four by three grid like the main MyView recordings page, including the P(up/down) feature."
    Roy>
    "Agreed. I don’t know why Series episode are in a line rather than on a grid.
    (Well, I do, but that’s another story)."

    Whoa, whoa, whoa... Steady on there tiger. :)
    I'm now happy with the disagree icon, because its gone.
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 8:46AM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    It’s not a secret, just a Michael Caine sort of thing....

    Go into MyTV and pick any Series Recording you have there.

    Press the Info (i in a circle) button on the remote.

    You will find you are in the same place as you would have been if you had pressed OK as usual.

    So the paradigm for Series management, one of the most complicated things in MyTV, is a wildly overloaded Info function.

    YouView putting this very active aspect of MyTV in the essentially passive Info function explains many of the difficulties they have been having with Series.

    As well as why they can’t easily (re)use the MyTV Recordings and Schedules grid presentation in the Series display.

    IMNSHO, of course, though YouView are welcome to contradict me if I am off beam here.
    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 8:48AM
    Visionman said:

    jonesh>
    "Re: the tiles - "(Phil) has stated further improvements will be made"
    An improvement for me would be to replace the line of tiles of recordings of episodes of a series with a four by three grid like the main MyView recordings page, including the P(up/down) feature."
    Roy>
    "Agreed. I don’t know why Series episode are in a line rather than on a grid.
    (Well, I do, but that’s another story)."

    Whoa, whoa, whoa... Steady on there tiger. :)

    What do you think I am, Visionman, a TalkTalkTalk triallist? :-)
    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • jimbjimb Member, Super User Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 9:20AM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    I've got used to your acronyms Roy. But that one is pretty obscure. What does it mean? I really haven't got the energy to Google yet another one. :-(
  • Brian958Brian958 Member Posts: 47
    edited 23 September 2017, 9:55AM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    'In my now sincere humble opinion' would be my guess.
  • joneshjonesh Member, Super User Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 10:04AM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    Now sincere? Not so.
  • Steve KSteve K Member Posts: 295
    edited 23 September 2017, 1:22PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    IMNSHO means "In My Not So Humble Opinion"
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 12:34PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    Yup.
    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • jimbjimb Member, Super User Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 1:36PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    TYVMFYA.
    I hope that's clear. :-)
  • RoyRoy Member, Super User Posts: 17,717 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 1:40PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    These YouView versions make folk yell anarchically?
    ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’ Wm Morris
  • joneshjonesh Member, Super User Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 6:52PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    I don't understand what you are saying in your Michael Caine sort of thing above Roy, but I am guessing that you mean that there is an intractable problem to be solved before we can have a grid presentation in the Series display.

    Do you think that the problem is surmountable?
  • redchizredchiz Member, Super User Posts: 5,465 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 6:55PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    You need to remember that Roy is considerably cleverer then the rest of us and if we don't have a clue what he is on about it is a failure on our part to understand, not a failure on his to explain.
  • redchizredchiz Member, Super User Posts: 5,465 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 6:55PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    You need to remember that Roy is considerably cleverer than the rest of us and if we don't have a clue what he is on about it is a failure on our part to understand, not a failure on his to explain. ;)
  • joneshjonesh Member, Super User Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 8:05PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    "it is a failure on our part to understand, not a failure on his to explain."

    I didn't intend to suggest otherwise.
  • redchizredchiz Member, Super User Posts: 5,465 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 8:11PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    I was in fact suggesting precisely the opposite, but that's my bad obviously!  :)
  • joneshjonesh Member, Super User Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭
    edited 23 September 2017, 9:45PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    I see.
  • redchizredchiz Member, Super User Posts: 5,465 ✭✭✭
    edited 25 September 2017, 2:48PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    There once was a poster called Roy
    Whose missives gave everyone joy
    Answers so phrased to leave everyone dazed
    Unless you dared ask him pourqoi
  • joneshjonesh Member, Super User Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭
    edited 25 September 2017, 2:48PM
    Visionman said:

    1  Time select playback
    A much requested feature and its return will be welcomed. :)

    1  Sort order of displayed recordings (now showing and defaulting to oldest first)
    The way it is now is the much called-for popular preference.

    1  TILES!!
    Love 'em, but YouView (Phil) has stated further improvements will be made and I'm actually liking the positive direction NextGen is taking, with each release improving upon the last. :)

    I searched in vain for a rhyme
    For a word that he used - paradigm
    But hey-diddle-diddle
    I found paradiddle
    I only could use it in time
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