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The latest YouView update, just announced (http://support.youview.com/articles/Self_Service_FAQ/Automatic-Software-Update-October-2014-which-includes-Connected-Red-Button), brings two features which the Freetime boxes have not got:
1) BBC Connected Red Button
2) Scroll forward to watch TV on demand in the YouView Guide- selected programmes from across the 7 days will be available to watchon demand, straight from the YouView Guide.
I’m just wondering if this “scroll-forward” On Demand feature is going to be exclusive to YouView, or is it something the Freetime boxes might aspire to? It surely must be BBC content – who else would run content first online? – so perhaps available to all?
JamesB – I rather think the Connected Red Button functionality is already on freetime units, Barry?
I think Barry missed that you have a HDR-1000S.
Can’t comment on CRB for freetime yet.
I didn’t miss the fact that James has HDR 1000S.
I did ponder moving this to the YV section, but decided instead just to advise YV owners of the phased rollout, should they read this thread.
For me what really stands out in that link is there is actually a detailed list of problems that have been fixed in the latest s/w release. Now there’s an innovative idea for Freesat to adopt. Of course that would entail acknowledging that a problem existed, which again would be innovative for Freesat.
Apologies, I was thinking about the new features from the perspective of a Freetime user. Sorry for any confusion.
REPASSAC – 1 hour ago »
JamesB – I rather think the Connected Red Button functionality is already on freetime units, Barry?
I think Barry missed that you have a HDR-1000S.
Most of the separate functions are available, but I haven’t seen the Connected Red Button portal appear. Am I overlooking it?
I’m not really bothered about the CRB but would like the pre-broadcast On Demand in the EPG. It’s easy to miss these programmes, just looking in the iPlayer.
Pollensa1946 – 1 hour ago »
For me what really stands out in that link is there is actually a detailed list of problems that have been fixed in the latest s/w release. Now there’s an innovative idea for Freesat to adopt. Of course that would entail acknowledging that a problem existed, which again would be innovative for Freesat.
It’s certainly innovative for YouView, who’ve spent the last two years turning a blind eye to all criticism while its partners fought each other (on one occasion physically), briefed against each other, and pretty much threw the toys out of the pram. Not much fun for the users. Now that the dust has settled, they do seem more ready to turn their attention to the actual service.
JamesB – 30 minutes ago » It’s certainly innovative for YouView, who’ve spent the last two years turning a blind eye to all criticism while its partners fought each other (on one occasion physically), briefed against each other, and pretty much threw the toys out of the pram. Not much fun for the users. Now that the dust has settled, they do seem more ready to turn their attention to the actual service.
Just substitute Freesat into that entire description and there is no difference. They’ve been bigging themselves up about their “Editorial Vision” in improving Showcase. Meanwhile the users complain that Showcase and OD have stopped working.
That’s rather exaggerated, isn’t it? Showcase and Freesat are working very well for most users, and Freesat is not ignoring the remaining issues, they’ve been issuing advice and working on a fix. There are always going to be complaints about any service. Freesat seem to me at least averagely responsive.
JamesB – 39 minutes ago »
That’s rather exaggerated, isn’t it?…
Not at all, 11990 views, 607 posts, 55 posters says it’s not…
http://myhumax.org/forum/topic/help-unable-to-use-ondemand-or-showcase
…and that does not include the other threads on the same subject.
Even if all 55 posters had been affected by the problem (a number of us were not), it would be a very small minority of users. And the problem seems to have been resolved for at least some of those affected.
So the 55 can be divided into:
– those still suffering
– those no longer suffering
– those of us who never suffered
A very small minority of users still suffering, whatever the actual numbers in the three categories.
Not had any hiccups at all since last Sunday.
Before that I had identical issues as JamesB, so his and mine boxes have been consistent at least.
After it was fixed late Sunday everything has worked as it should.
grahamlthompson – 24 seconds ago »
Not had any hiccups at all since last Sunday.
Before that I had identical issues as JamesB, so his and mine boxes have been consistent at least.
After it was fixed late Sunday everything has worked as it should.
I didn’t have any trouble from the original “No S/C, no O/D” issue. Only from Freesat’s tweaking, as they tried to fix the problem. Went away when they stopped.
As one of the 55 posters that did have problems with SC & OD I’d like to point out that I wasn’t ever suffering.
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