Scully Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Having iPhone and macbook I assumed the Apple TV was the obvious choice, but having done a search it appears it doesn't cater for the Beebs iplayer. I can get this on my laptop of course but it would be good to watch on a bigger screen. Film 4 is a must, or do I need Freeview at the very least to get this? Sky and BT packages are a definite no no. Any suggestions, preferences or advice PW'ers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) I've just replaced 3 sky boxes with 4 now tv boxes, movies for the year and entertainment for 6 months for the price of sky for a month. The big 4 Terrestrial all have players on them. Edited December 12, 2016 by markm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 I have Apple TV 4 and have BBC iplayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Having iPhone and macbook I assumed the Apple TV was the obvious choice, but having done a search it appears it doesn't cater for the Beebs iplayer. I can get this on my laptop of course but it would be good to watch on a bigger screen. Film 4 is a must, or do I need Freeview at the very least to get this? Sky and BT packages are a definite no no. Any suggestions, preferences or advice PW'ers? Get yourself a smart TV, you will get all the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Get yourself a smart TV, you will get all the above. I had considered this, but having recently forked out for a good one I didn't really want to have to splash out again. It is a definite option of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR1 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 No BBC I player on my Apple TV but you can watch it by screen mirroring from your iPad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicW Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 The Amazon Fire Stick is a good buy that enables you to get all that you want. About £35 from Amazon. Your TV needs a vacant HDMI socket and the Fire stick is best powered from mains electricity What you can get includes Netflix which is excellent but costs £5.99 a month for the basic version. Vic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Apple tv apps http://www.apple.com/uk/tv/entertainment/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) Something like this maybe.....http://www.tesco.com/direct/now-tv-smart-box-with-freeview-and-3-month-entertainment/757-3563.prd?skuId=757-3563&pageLevel=sku&sc_cmp=ppc_sh-_-sh-_-tesco-_-757-3563&gclid=COXI9Iml79ACFa237QodOq4EaA&gclsrc=aw.ds Edited December 12, 2016 by old'un Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 I have an Apple TV as it integrates nicely with the Apple for many things, but it's not the best TV box. I bought an Amazon FireStick for the things the Apple TV doesn't have. Between the two i'm totally sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) The Amazon Fire Stick is a good buy that enables you to get all that you want. About £35 from Amazon. Your TV needs a vacant HDMI socket and the Fire stick is best powered from mains electricity What you can get includes Netflix which is excellent but costs £5.99 a month for the basic version. Vic. And I've heard some even install Kodi on it!!! Bad Ze's! Edited December 12, 2016 by Lampwick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 And I've heard some even install Kodi on it!!! Bad Ze's! 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollieollie Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 +1 for the now tv boxes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Currys are doing a now tv box with 6 months entertainment (sky one and Atlantic +loads of box sets) for £20. Tell the you want the movies for a year for £30. If they say they can't do it, ask them to scan 6 x 2 month sky movies cards (not sky cinema) and bobs your uncle!!!!! They have re-branded and want shot of all the cards, but they work fine. Even buy 2 years!!! You can watch on 2 devices and have on up to 4. Either barter for a second box, buy another on eBay, on a phone / tablet or smart tv. After this runs out, loads of sellers on eBay selling the subscriptions cheaper than the shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 This really is a brilliant forum! Sincere thanks everyone. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 go for freesat,loads of stuff for free including iplayers and you tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKIE Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 firestick with well you know what installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Having iPhone and macbook I assumed the Apple TV was the obvious choice, but having done a search it appears it doesn't cater for the Beebs iplayer. I can get this on my laptop of course but it would be good to watch on a bigger screen. Film 4 is a must, or do I need Freeview at the very least to get this? Sky and BT packages are a definite no no. Any suggestions, preferences or advice PW'ers? YIFI torrents and Vuse downloader are your best friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno 357 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 And I've heard some even install Kodi on it!!! Bad Ze's! Who doesnt have kodi LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Who doesnt have kodi LOLme as I have this http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-ZGEMMA-H-2S-DUAL-CORE-SATELLITE-RECEIVER-DVB-S2-TUNER-FREE-TO-AIR/161782567727?_trksid=p2053742.c100463.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150527183144%26meid%3D54bf7bef668549e1839e7501c2624d81%26pid%3D100463%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno 357 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 me as I have this http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-ZGEMMA-H-2S-DUAL-CORE-SATELLITE-RECEIVER-DVB-S2-TUNER-FREE-TO-AIR/161782567727?_trksid=p2053742.c100463.m3226&_trkparms=aid%3D555014%26algo%3DPL.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150527183144%26meid%3D54bf7bef668549e1839e7501c2624d81%26pid%3D100463%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 From personal experience, Freeview seems well joined up. Freesat is useless in co-ordinating program start and stop times across channels and volume levels too so the recording elements clash regularly. In trying to resolve these issues the BBC and the Satellite broadcaster just blamed each other with no resolution to the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 With the Amazon thing, Is that a one off purchase ? Or do you have to pay subscriptions for different channels ? I have an Apple TV box but haven't really explored what I can receive through it, (Seems to be some movie channels that need subscription ) I currently have a Virgin Media tv service but need to find a cheaper ie FREE alternative via broadband to save the expense of an aerial install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 With the Amazon thing, Is that a one off purchase ? Or do you have to pay subscriptions for different channels ? I have an Apple TV box but haven't really explored what I can receive through it, (Seems to be some movie channels that need subscription ) I currently have a Virgin Media tv service but need to find a cheaper ie FREE alternative via broadband to save the expense of an aerial install. see my post above but this box instead http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZGEMMA-H-2H-Combo-HD-Receiver-Dual-Core-Linux-DVB-S2-Hybrid-DVB-T2-C-CABLE-/172338354657?hash=item28202a99e1%3Ag%3AHVsAAOSwdrRXGpR2&_trkparms=pageci%253A5a5c0fa5-c161-11e6-bb00-74dbd1800b27%257Cparentrq%253Af96d89df1580a5e0d673d554ffd6d5d0%257Ciid%253A3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) Spent a little while trying my Apple TV box this AM, With the exception of some internet radio stations and a You tube channel, There's nothing free to watch, Everything seems to come via the Apple Store, for which you pay per episode, series etc. I bought the Apple box a couple of years age to use my iPad for Internet browsing and mirror it to the large screen telly. Edited December 14, 2016 by TaxiDriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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