#Bt youview hd box upgrade#
if they actually had Infinity 2) is above 45 Mbps without needing to upgrade to Infinity 2. Rather confusingly, we understand that customers on Infinity 1 can order the service if their predicted speed (i.e. We hope that BT follows this route rather than simply lowering the bit rates required by Ultra HD content, which may adversely impact picture quality.Īn area of clear confusion is that 45 Mbps is above the 38 Mbps maximum speed of the BT’s Infinity 1 service, and most journalists have reported that that the higher speed Infinity 2 service (with speeds up to 76 Mbps) is required for the service. BT needs to get on with improving fibre broadband speeds (for example, through the roll-out of vectoring) to maximize the reach of the service. There have already been a number of people on online forums reporting their frustration from not being able to order the service.
Certainly, in our rural location, a significant proportion of households operating to our local fibre cabinet will not be able to order the service, and it remains to be seen how many people across the country will be affected.
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This 45 Mbps minimum speed is well above the 24 Mbps download speed deemed to be ‘superfast broadband’ by the Government.
This is to ensure that there is adequate headroom above the data rate required to watch the Ultra HD channel (up to about 30 Mbps) to be able to use the broadband connection for other things (for example, recording another HD channel or browsing the web on other devices). We understand that BT will currently only progress an order if the download speed of the line is estimated to be at least about 45 Mbps. One potential challenge in the ordering process comes from BT implementing a minimum speed hurdle for their Infinity fibre broadband customers. Ordering and engineer installation reveals potential hurdles Price comparison against online retailers reveals that it is possible to source LG TVs at competitive prices, and anyway, latest-generation Sony and Samsung Ultra HD LED TVs currently receive more favourable reviews than their LG counterparts. While BT also offers a voucher for “up to £500 off an LG 4k Ultra HD TV”, discounts are only available through BT’s Store, with the highest discounts available on the most expensive TVs.
The £15 per month subscription provides access to the new BT Sport Ultra HD channel, four BT Sport HD channels as part of the included BT Sport Pack (with all of the EUFA Champions League provided) and an additional 13 HD channels. The Humax DTR-T4000 contains a 1 TB hard disk to record programmes, with enough storage space for an estimated 250 hours of HD content (or about 80 hours of Ultra HD content).
#Bt youview hd box tv#
There is currently a monthly subscription of £15, and an installation charge of £44 (for those who are not existing BT TV customers), although there is no charge for the new Humax Ultra HD set-top box. Obviously, with a 12-month minimum term, you have the option to walk away in a year without penalty with the Ultra HD YouView+ box if BT decided to dramatically increase prices. We were very pleasantly surprised when we heard the initial pricing of BT’s Ultra HD service, although pricing will increase after 12 months. View our review and photographs from BT’s first Ultra HD broadcast of the 2015 FA Community Shield match between Arsenal and Chelsea.
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