TV Stuff - NowTV, BT TV etc...

[Andy_con]

I don't watch TV, TV is s**t, TV bores me, there are many more interesting things to do in life, but I just purchased a £20 nowTV box thing so my 3 year old daughter can watch films on it.

I pay £10 and you can watch films all day long for free, it has a shed load of Disney stuff she likes.

when upgrading my bt internet to unlimited usage the guy was trying to sell me BT tv, he tried the whole sport sale pitch to me which did nothing at all. as far as I can tell BT tv doesn't do free films, you have to rent them on top. upon looking at their site I see you can watch discovery channel etc... which kind of interested me

is nowTV the best thing for my needs, or is there something better out there.

 

[Ben]

Get a Android box and install Kodi and watch whatever you like for free.

 

[Andy_con]

Get a Android box and install Kodi and watch whatever you like for free.

what what?

link me up?

 

[Rob]

what what?

link me up?

Please for the love of god don't listen.

Something like Netflix is equally as good, but some hacky crap isn't what you're looking for.

 

[Rob]

Get a Android box and install Kodi and watch whatever you like for free.

No offence but it's just not what 90% of people want. I gave it a go again for the last few weeks, initially I was impressed... then, same old same old. The addon I was using is just f**king useless out of the blue, genesis. f**k all wanted to play.

Basically, it's a great novelty, but when it doesn't want to work it's just painful.

If you're that way inclined, download, stream to tv. Takes minutes, works every time.

 

[1812lsd]

I've been using xbmc/kodi for a fair while, never had a problem with it Rob. All plugins work, al I have to do is type in a search box what I want to watch and bingo there it is.
I use a Raspberry Pi running OSMC version of Kodi.
My plugins are:
1Channel
FilmOn.Tv
Icefilms
Movie4K
Navi-X
Project Free TV

 

[Rob]

I've been using xbmc/kodi for a fair while, never had a problem with it Rob. All plugins work, al I have to do is type in a search box what I want to watch and bingo there it is.

But they don't. They all have down days, updates, all manner of s**t. It's never going to be perfect, it's an illegal source.

It's jut not as convenient as netflix or similar, and then downloading the latest content and streaming if that's what you're yearning for.

 

[Goodj]

You get what you pay for.

You also get adverts, whether you pay or not.

 

[Andy_con]

I need something wife friendly, something she can just turn on and work.

will check out Netflix and see whats its like

 

[Marc.]

BT TV is horseshit. The box I was given took 5 minutes to load from standby, the menu was slower than the worst Virgin Media box, and the SD and HD channels were ordered in such a strange manner. I had it for one month then chopped it in for Sky, I was willing to pay £60/month just to get rid of it.

As said, if it's just to watch the odd random documentary, and kids programs, Netflix and NowTV will suit your needs just fine.