Meanwhile on demand service will work since they adjust the bit rate and the resolution depending on your bandwidth. In terms of performance it works well, but the multicast channels will break up on three signal bars or less, depending on the throughput of the broadband router. Wi-Fi is only functional when the ethernet cable is disconnected from the unit, and only 5GHZ networks can be connected. WiFi: A first for BT and Youview boxes which have always lacked the support of Wifi, likely due to the issues of delivering the multicast IPTV channels (Although Powerline wasn’t any much better in that regard). HDR is also supported, but I’ve not been able to find which type of HDR that BT use (HLG, Dolby Vision, HDR10?) New Features This is not BT’s first box to support 4K or HEVC, but is now a standard option since the previous models have now been discontinued, except for the basic non-recordable box. The Youview software is in full use here, and benefits from the improved hardware along with the supported applications.ĤK output is supported through the use of on demand, and the BT Sport Ultimate channel, which offers sport events in 4K. Whereas previous models were manufactured by Humax, the TV Pro Box was produced by Sagemcom, who have also supplied BT with their Homehubs, now known as SmartHubs. It’s very low profile with no standby LED or indicators, instead the BT logo lights up purple when out of standby and there are three LED’s which indicates when the box is recording and if there are any network connection issues. The Pro box is quite wide compared to the previous model and bares a resemblance to the Sky Q box. Its clear that the service is tailored to those who don’t watch much linear TV, or for those who prefer streaming / On Demand since BT it a telecommunications based company. An odd section considering you only get one MTV channel, where is MTV Base/Music/Classic? Or any of the other Discovery channels?įunny thing is BT offered its own bundle of TV channels ( Previously BT Max, now classic entertainment package, which has now been phased out) which continued to offer channels that were not in NOWtv, which mainly deals with Sky channels with a few extra third party channels. ![]() ![]() If the customer does not have a working aerial, BT can install one for a charge of £40įrom NOWtv comes the Sky basic channels, MTV, Comedy Central, Nat Geo and GOLD. Like the previous Youview box, the TV Box Pro makes use of the users aerial to deliver Freeview channels, with the subscription channels coming through the BT Broadband connection. Content is mainly provided by NOWtv, In addition to its own set of subscription channels (AMC and BT Sport). BT has been trying to reinvent its TV service by overhauling the software and recently have introduced new hardware, the BT TV Box Pro.
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