It is though a shining beacon of corporate cooperation, Sky and BT have not uttered a single word between them on this alleged venture. My own view remains that Skys new owners (com cast) are not so enamored with what they inherited on takeover. Hence no communicating from both parties.
today i went on my nowtv app on bt and it show that you can wach live move on the now tv app but it just on my liveing boxs t 400 boxs not on my box it the bed room the t2100 boxs yet
Has the actual player been updated to display better than SD quality (live movies when they are already available on demand to watch at a time of your choosing is pretty pointless).
It's the "live" sport we need, as mentioned watching live movies when your already able to watch at your leisure is not going to make it on the giant leap's forward list.
Just tried it, It actually gives you the option when you click on it to watch the movie live or from the library. Aspires to pointless. Ken. Wouldn't read to much into it. Rapidly approaching the second anniversary of the announcement for this alieged joint venture that was agreed a month before Com casts surprise acquisition of Sky so looking increasingly likely it's a future of now stick's to access all now has to offer.
which has some statements about the live Sky cinema channels on Youview via the Now player although they do identify some boxes not currently having the live channels.
Guess this is the first stage towards having the full nowtv app. The live channels were the technical stumbling block, and necessary for the licensing of nowtv content on YouView.
Live channels are in HD, but it appears ondemand is still SD. Wonder if we have to wait for the full nowtv app before we get HD ondemand?
I tend to agree that this will open up live streaming of NOW TV generally, although I don't understand how TalkTalk managed to accomplish it in the early days before it was scrapped.
And my live channels are most certainly not in HD, streaming at around 1 Mbps as opposed to 12 for on demand.
Really? Have you reported it? Because thats not right. From memory, SD should be 7300kbps (don't know the resolution) and HD 1075kbps (again, I don't know the resolution). Hitting the remotes right or left button on the inner wheel will give you that info, in the top right hand corner of the screen.
Really? 7300 for SD and 1075 for HD? Mine is 128KB/s live and 1516KB/s on demand. Multiply by 8 and the numbers I gave previously are about right in Mbps.
Really? 7300 for SD and 1075 for HD? Mine is 128KB/s live and 1516KB/s on demand. Multiply by 8 and the numbers I gave previously are about right in Mbps.
Can’t speak for what you’re seeing. But I’m noticing an improved picture quality on the live channels. Looks HD quality, maybe 720p? But the Mbps indicator seems incorrect. It’s way too low.
It's not really "live" though is it, it's a on demand movie restricted to a set time. Joe If this was the first step it certainly wouldn't be on the traditionally last to receive anything 4000 box.
It's not really "live" though is it, it's a on demand movie restricted to a set time. Joe If this was the first step it certainly wouldn't be on the traditionally last to receive anything 4000 box.
It’s supposed to be a simulcast of Sky’s cinema channels.
Then arguably a backward step, but honestly this has been ongoing for two years, how hard can it be to replicate what's available on the cheapest streaming stick.
Think the point is it’s to do with licensing rights. It’ll be more relevant with the other Sky channels (sky sports, Atlantic etc) when/if they become available. Technology is in place now - arguably as people have mentioned it’s not as relevant with sky cinema where content is already available on demand. I think it’s more about setting up the infrastructure for when they finally bring the rest of Nowtv to YouView.
The on demand movies are still in SD, any live channels that show 128 in the top right corner is actually HD up to 1080p.
I don't know what the point of all this is, like most we only watch movies on demand, but it is interesting that an "SD only" service is broadcasting live in HD. Initial steps leading to a wider change perhaps?
Thus may be box specific as my DTR2100 (BT) doesnt have this feature and still has the awful pic quality on Now films... I ran the usual 2 update options and same result.
Unusually it's only on the T4000. Personally I think its completely unrelated to now TV being made available for the youview audience. Unless BT plan to offer it on their uhd plans only which would explain the 2000 boxes missing out. As for the woeful quality of now TV, do Sky do this deliberately so we'll all rush out to subscribe to Sky Q, it really is pethic.
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https://www.rxtvlog.com/2019/08/now-tv-pauses-hd-boost-trials.html?m=1
I'd say the wait is just getting longer and longer. Maybe next season?
It actually gives you the option when you click on it to watch the movie live or from the library. Aspires to pointless.
Ken.
Wouldn't read to much into it.
Rapidly approaching the second anniversary of the announcement for this alieged joint venture that was agreed a month before Com casts surprise acquisition of Sky so looking increasingly likely it's a future of now stick's to access all now has to offer.
https://help.nowtv.com/article/now-tv-shows-that-aren-t-available-on-youview
which has some statements about the live Sky cinema channels on Youview via the Now player although they do identify some boxes not currently having the live channels.
Live channels are in HD, but it appears ondemand is still SD. Wonder if we have to wait for the full nowtv app before we get HD ondemand?
And my live channels are most certainly not in HD, streaming at around 1 Mbps as opposed to 12 for on demand.
Joe
If this was the first step it certainly wouldn't be on the traditionally last to receive anything 4000 box.
I don't know what the point of all this is, like most we only watch movies on demand, but it is interesting that an "SD only" service is broadcasting live in HD. Initial steps leading to a wider change perhaps?
As for the woeful quality of now TV, do Sky do this deliberately so we'll all rush out to subscribe to Sky Q, it really is pethic.