Stereo Steve
Novice Member
I want to cut the cost of my TV veiwing to basically just the license fee. I have Sky movie world with Sky+ at the mo and it's a brilliant system. I was thinking of keeping my sky stuff and just getting the FTA and FTV channels but there seems no way of using the Sky+ PVR that I have paid for without paying Sky £10 a month. I'm sure it doesn't cost them anything if I use it or not so I consider this a rip off.
So, freeveiw. I can get a pvr like the Pace twin and that's fine. My dad has it with a smaller Pace box (one of the early ones, cresent shaped) and while the picture is brilliant, the interface is as clunky as I remember it from Ondigital.
Fo instance, if I'm watching BBC1 on Sat and I want to quickly scan 2, ITV and CH4, I can press the up cursor and it will tell what's on now and next on those channels without interupting BBC1. On freeview you have to change up like analogue or switch to the Guide. Is this common to all boxes or just this little Pace? Secondly, the epg which is at the moment now and next but I gather moving to 7 day is really slow and clunky as well as being hideous to look at.
So, I want the user interface of Sky+ but without the cost. I want to be able to scan the epg and timeshift at will but I also want a speedy and intuitive user interface. At the moment I'm considering getting my DVDR to control a second sat box in some way but it's still a long way from Sky+.
Any ideas?
So, freeveiw. I can get a pvr like the Pace twin and that's fine. My dad has it with a smaller Pace box (one of the early ones, cresent shaped) and while the picture is brilliant, the interface is as clunky as I remember it from Ondigital.
Fo instance, if I'm watching BBC1 on Sat and I want to quickly scan 2, ITV and CH4, I can press the up cursor and it will tell what's on now and next on those channels without interupting BBC1. On freeview you have to change up like analogue or switch to the Guide. Is this common to all boxes or just this little Pace? Secondly, the epg which is at the moment now and next but I gather moving to 7 day is really slow and clunky as well as being hideous to look at.
So, I want the user interface of Sky+ but without the cost. I want to be able to scan the epg and timeshift at will but I also want a speedy and intuitive user interface. At the moment I'm considering getting my DVDR to control a second sat box in some way but it's still a long way from Sky+.
Any ideas?