30-08-2022, 09:42 AM
I swapped my box over on saturday (after discovering the "hidden" factory reset that removes future recordings but doesn't delete existing ones)
It does work well, and since I didn't read which channels were available, I was surprised to see that the BBC channels do appear to be in HD incl regionals. Interestingly it didn't ask what region I was in, so I guess they've put in the smarts to figure that out based on your account info
Only bugbear (and I didn't check to see if this applied to the aerial feed too) is that if you go onto any ITV channel you get a full screen popup demanding you sign in to ITV Hub. Even for live channels including ITV1. That feels like it's against some rules somewhere.
It's a good move, albeit one about 10 years too late. I gather the aerial requirement was a factor that put people off switching from Sky, and of course even new houses often don't have aerials (a friend's new build had all the wiring in place but no aerial - huh?). And with the fibre broadband expansions you could be in a situation where Freeview coverage is poor/non existent but you have really good broadband.
It does work well, and since I didn't read which channels were available, I was surprised to see that the BBC channels do appear to be in HD incl regionals. Interestingly it didn't ask what region I was in, so I guess they've put in the smarts to figure that out based on your account info
Only bugbear (and I didn't check to see if this applied to the aerial feed too) is that if you go onto any ITV channel you get a full screen popup demanding you sign in to ITV Hub. Even for live channels including ITV1. That feels like it's against some rules somewhere.
It's a good move, albeit one about 10 years too late. I gather the aerial requirement was a factor that put people off switching from Sky, and of course even new houses often don't have aerials (a friend's new build had all the wiring in place but no aerial - huh?). And with the fibre broadband expansions you could be in a situation where Freeview coverage is poor/non existent but you have really good broadband.