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Mulling this over the new funding agreement with the public broadcasters is only for another 2 years. That’s a pretty short time compared to the last agreement which ran for 5 years iirc. Perhaps this is a winding down, grace period of funding before the public broadcasters leave Youview entirely? If retail is indeed dead,…
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Oh dear. Makes you wonder who on earth is making the decisions at itv 🤣
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@Visionman that’s been my feeling too for a while. But i’m raising an eyebrow at jimbs linked article above. Have you read it? Why do the public broadcasters continue to put money into Youview? Surely the bbc wouldn’t spending tax payers money to prop up BT? What do they get in return? If retail is dead, why the continued…
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Yeah agree Roy about the bbc pulling out of Britbox - Hidden away in the main article. I guess that shows the confidence in BritBox has gone. If itv wants to stay relevant they really at the very least need to present their catch up programs in HD.
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…although still no Amazon app on Youview retail though. Which IMO puts a big question mark on retail Youview. As with Youview as a whole, it needs the big apps to remain competitive.
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Interesting. Had presumed incorrectly that the public broadcasters were washing their hands of Youview. With continued investment like that by the public broadcasters its more likely we’ll see new retail boxes, or perhaps Youview smart TV innovation. Would be strange to continue funding Youview if that were not the…
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Yes, as far as I can see its still a better unified platform then the freeview equivalent - Regular updates, better GUI, more ongoing development etc Yes shop bought with guarantee has more peace of mind then going second hand on Ebay. Also for me there's an insecurity about the continued…
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That’s as may well be. There’s certainly a lot of things pointing in that direction. But going on the only official statement I can’t 100% come to the same conclusion…at least not yet. If retail was finished and they had drawn a line under it, then it would be good communication to say as much for retail customers…
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Thanks - I’ve read that It’s all framed around the discontinuation of the mobile app. There’s actually confirmation of continued support for retail set top boxes: “best in class TV technology services direct to our customers BT, TalkTalk, Humax and Sony.” Perhaps Humax no longer wish to make retail boxes after being…
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Except this isn’t the World Cup, I’m merely seeking official clarification. For example there’s a possibility that Youview are waiting for a new box to be developed before replenishing retail stock. This is is not an unreasonable thing to ask, surely?
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One way or another that information needs to be confirmed officially.
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That doesn’t tally with the official message Youview are presenting on their website https://www.youview.com/get-youview/ This gets more and more confusing
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Thanks! Has Youview actually confirmed there is no longer any boxes being produced for retail? That’s a very strong commercial statement in itself. If that’s where we are, then at least Youview officially should confirm that aspect one way or another. As it stands (no disrespect at all!) I’m reliant on forum members…
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Thanks Kodikid for your reply. As T2000 owner at this point I’d really appreciate an official statement from Youview as to where retail now stands, and whether it will be supported in future. There seems to be a strong sense from a number of users that retail Youview, is no longer supported. Apparently (though I can’t…
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This new box sounds like a decent upgrade. Retail T2000 is sluggish with the new UI. In comparison using the Amazon firestick 4k is very slick, which makes for a big contrast with Youview. Kids are constantly drawn to using the Firestick because its less sluggish, even for those apps that are already on Youview. Perhaps…
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Wow! You people have an Amazon app? Retail Youview users have been cold shouldered by the big corporation. Funny as Amazon prime is available on so many platforms, but the lower tier retail users don't get a look in. Thanks for the consideration Amazon. Obviously there's different licensing agreements depending on whether…
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Do we know which apps work with the variable frame rate yet?
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Frame rate matching? If that’s so that’s a really good move if all the apps can make use of it. Works great on a firetv stick it, only problem is apps that aren’t updated to use the feature, as is the case with Netflix on the firetv stick. Hopefully all apps with variable frame rates will be updated quickly to use the…
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Speculating here, but the lack of retail boxes could mean a hardware refresh is one the way at some point, or/and change of manufacturer. The good thing about Youview boxes, is that they will continue to work even if you no longer subscribe to bt or talk talk. They’ll work much the same as a retail box with the same…
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Here’s the link: https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/freeview-approves-changes-may-alter-service/ Looks like a change many predicated a while ago could be about to happen.
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Well if anything it may make the possibility of a Youview box using the free satellite channels a bit more likely. Some folks just don’t have access to freeview tv from the aerial, and some like me don’t have the full channel list...but hey at some point it’ll probably all come down the internet anyway...but that may be a…
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Yeah originally I thought that all Youview devices would benefit from a stronger unified platform and attract all the mainstream apps but sadly that’s not the case with Amazon.
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Yeah it’s perplexing that they haven’t brokered an agreement to get Amazon onto retail Youview. I guess by the excessive long time that’s gone by now it won’t be happening :(
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Yes I have. Got fed up with waiting for Youview to broker a deal with Amazon. Fire stick is really good. GUI has a smooth satisfying interface, and features I’ve been looking for like auto frame rate changing for films and such, plus all the apps you mentioned. Down side is the auto frame rate feature only covers…
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Still waiting for Prime on retail Youview :(
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G5? Is this a newly released box? Haven’t heard anything yet about new Youview boxes. Good news if that’s the case. Just to confirm, after using Netflix and then going to watch terrestrial tv, the picture is no longer suffering from the extra sharpening applied by the Netflix app? No need to hard reboot to remove the…
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The other things keeping pvrs in business are the lack of decent HD quality ondemand (excepting the bbc ), and the ability to ff past the adverts.
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looks like a promising new box. Like others I’ll keep an eye on this. Youview has largely set my expectations for what these connected pvrs should be - The addition of popular apps and universal search to tie it all together. Going forward as apps become more ubiquitous on all platforms it’s going to be harder to…