NOW TV

[tfwsoll]

Does anyone have a NOW TV Box? I don't subscribe to any sports channels and it looks like a better bet for my viewing habits but, having read their website, I'm still not 100% sure? Any advice on pros and cons would be appreciated.

[TheArtfulDogger]

I have a now TV subscription that I run on my iPad and phone and I use chromecast to send it directly to the TV.

Can't fault it and a good option for general catch up and movies. Not tried the sport element but well worth thinking about

[ed_pete]

I have a NOW TV box for about a year. Originally used it for both the Entertainment and Films but dropped the films after Christmas as most were rubbish IMO. I've bought the occasional day pass for Sport which if you're into football is pretty good value as you get to watch a couple of PL matches for ?8. The Entertainment pass gives you access to all the usual Sky channels except Movies. It's been pretty good value I think. I was able watch the last of the Mad Men series, been keeping up with Game of Thrones, am part way into The Affair, watched Fortitude etc. For ?20 for the box and 3 months of the Entertainment pass it's a good deal. If after then you decide it's not for you then their is nothing else to pay. You can always rejoin at a later date. If you decide to go ahead PM me as if I refer someone and they sign up we both get a ?10 gift voucher.

[aquarius moon]

So confused about this. I can't ever watch premier league matches live because I don't have Sky or BT.

Plus I don't even want to watch half of them and paying an unaffordable ?90 per month is impossible.

What I would love to do is just be able to pay to watch individual matches.

Can you do this with NOW TV?

If not, are there any other pay-per-view channels still available?

[DulwichFox]

AqM

Just sit the pub with 1/2 a lager or a lime and soda

Like lots of other pool do Lol

Foxy

[DulwichFox]

Why do all posts get corrupted

I check them before I submit

Just sit in the pub with 1/2 a lager or a lime

And soda like lots of other people do lol

Foxy

[aquarius moon]

I can't afford/don't have time to organise trips to the pub Foxy.

I just want to be able to watch indoors on the rare occasions that I want to.

But it looks like nowadays you have to subscribe to the whole lot or nothing :(

[tfwsoll]

Thanks for the comments. ed_pete - will pm you if I decide to go0 ahead

[Bic Basher]

I have Now TV built into my LG TV, which works fine, although it can buffer from time to time. The Now tv boxes suffer from motion judder as they output at a different frequency to services that broadcast in the UK. For a tenner, what do you expect? It also works on Chromecast, which is better than the Now TV box.

Personally I'd only use it for sports and entertainment as the picture quality on the films is sub-standard HD.

[aquarius moon]

Is this one of those things where you have to have a BT phoneline?

[ratty]

Nope. It's from Sky

[grabot]

Decent deal on Now TV and box http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/now-tv-box-3-month-entertainment-pass-2-months-movies-14-86-shopto-2212125

[ed_pete]

@AQM - There is no contract so you can dip into Sky Sports whenever you want with a 24 hour pass for ?6.99 or a weeks pass for ?10.99. Depending on what matches Sky have, the 24 hour pass gets you the early and late kick offs on Saturday or the late Saturday and early kickoff on Sunday. The box is a re-badged Roku box, its not 1080 HD only 780 and it relies on a good wifi signal and decent BB connection as the programs are streamed over the internet.

[aquarius moon]

Thanks ed pete. I'll look into it.

[Bic Basher]

Worth noting that if you have a data cap, NOW TV will go into that very quickly if you use it regularly.