![]() Many shows you’ve missed will be available to stream, as long as they’re on catch-up.Įssentially, YouView merges catch-up content with the EPG (TV guide), which is handy if you still like the feel of broadcast TV, but also want the flexibility of streamed TV. But in YouView you can dig back into the last seven days too. This is normally a way to see what programmes are coming up. Or, at least, they seemed like innovations when the system first appeared several years ago. There are two main innovations to YouView. The 7-day guide lets you dig into the past to catch-up This side of YouView just isn’t supported by Sony. However, these TVs will not let you record any shows, even if you plug-in a USB stick or hard drive. Many of its Bravia models have YouView built-in, including the affordable Sony Bravia KD43XE7003. Sony is the YouView backer in the TV world. You can pay extra for BT Sport, Kids channels and extra HD channels, but favourites like Comedy Central, SyFy and Eurosport are included for free. Free premium channels are the key appeal here. You pay £5 a month for this with an up-front fee of £6.99 or £57.99 depending on the box you choose. There’s one with a hard drive, one without. PlusNet offers what look like de-branded versions of the mid-range and entry-level BT YouView boxes. It’s just a 300GB hard drive, though, smaller than the competition. This adds a head drive so you can record TV. – 300GB hard drive is smaller than the restįor, currently, exactly the same price, TalkTalk also offers a YouView TV Plus box. You can pause and rewind TV, but not record it. There’s nothing too exciting going on in its basic box. TalkTalk offers a couple of YouView boxes as part of its TV plan, which also allows access to channels like Sky Cinema, for a premium. – Not usually available without TalkTallk TV plan + Offers optional additional channels like Sky TV through Boosts The Humax DTR-T2000 is more expensive than the BT boxes, costing a similar amount as the UHD BT model on Amazon. There’s a 500GB hard drive for recording shows. It’s larger than most of the competition, but does have a neat brushed aluminium style front. There’s no association with an internet or TV provider. This is the main “standalone” YouView box. However, it’ll also get you 4K Netflix when plugged into a HDCP 2.2 HDMI on your TV. For UHD TV you’ll need to be subscribed to BT as there’s only one UHD channel, BT Ultra HD Sport. Before you get too excited, this is very limited. You get a 1TB hard drive, for 125 hours of HD recording, and UHD support. Unlike most modern set-top boxes, it does have a SCART, though: handy if your TV can remember when Friends first aired.įor just a little more than the mid-range BT box, you can get the BT YouView+ Ultra HD model. There’s no UHD output, which may disappoint 4K TV owners. It’ll fit around 300 hours of SD TV or 125 HD hours. You can buy it for £125 online, which is a great price for a 500GB PVR. This is the default YouView box, the one you’ll see pop up on Google when you search for the term, the box you’re most likely to find in someone’s house. Not bothered? You can still pause and rewind TV, for 30 minutes on an SD channel or 14 minutes on an HD one. However, it does not have a hard drive so you can’t record programmes. It’s cheap, relatively small and will get you the core bits of YouView. However, you can often find them on sale at Amazon from third-party sellers. + Still has most of the full YouView experienceīT’s most basic box is generally sold as part of a BT contract deal. If you already have a TV and are happy with it for now, the best way to get YouView is in a set-top box. We’ll look at a few other key appeals of YouView, but first let’s check out some of the YouView boxes. ![]() However, a YouView box works standalones too, and lets you record, pause and rewind TV. Well, as long as you don’t want those services’ premium channels.Ī YouView box has the standard Freeview channels, and you’ll have to pay for extras like BT Sport, Sky Cinema through companies like BT and PlusNet. No baseline subscription cost is one of YouView’s main appeals, making it cheaper alternative to a Virgin Media or Sky TV package. You’ll find it in set-top boxes and a few TVs. ![]() YouView is a simple way to get access to TV channels and catch-up services in one place.
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