Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
30-06-2021, 18:37
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#181
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Originally Posted by Joedm45
NOW update has been pushed through on my Roku... Those blasted adverts have now appeared.
Bit of an annoyance on a paid for service but at least they are currently only 10-15 seconds three times during a 50 minute episode. Intro promos can be up to a minute though
Incidentally I can highly recommend Ray Donovan on Atlantic. I'm late to the party on this but it's a winner for me.
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Is it possible to suppress this update?
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30-06-2021, 18:39
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#182
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Is it possible to suppress this update?
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Yes pay for the HD Boost
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02-07-2021, 07:47
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#183
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Is it possible to suppress this update?
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I don't think there is a way on Roku boxes. There isn't an update app section like on smart phones, the apps update in the background.
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Yes pay for the HD Boost
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Indeed Muppetman
I recall discussions on here about the idea of streamers potentially offering cheaper subs in exchange for having to put up with ads.
All NOW have done is put ads on the service and increased the fee if you don't want ads...
Well played NOW, well played
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02-07-2021, 19:21
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
OB might be onto something. Linked my Netflix to someone else’s Sky account and saved myself a tenner.
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02-07-2021, 19:56
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Originally Posted by jfman
OB might be onto something. Linked my Netflix to someone else’s Sky account and saved myself a tenner.
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A random person?
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02-07-2021, 20:08
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
A random person?
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Someone I phoned Sky retentions on behalf of
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02-07-2021, 23:28
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Someone I phoned Sky retentions on behalf of
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I do something similar but mine is i get access to a friends USA tv service via online and in return they get access to my skygo a win win lol.
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03-07-2021, 01:25
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Originally Posted by Joedm45
Doesn't look like it but I must admit to not trying yet
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That is your homework for this weekend. Please hand it in by Monday morning
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03-07-2021, 08:11
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
That is your homework for this weekend. Please hand it in by Monday morning
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Yes Sir
Got my homework done early, ads cannot be skipped.
They're also a bit longer than the first time I noticed, approx 25 seconds now
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03-07-2021, 17:28
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
Haha, thanks for checking.
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03-07-2021, 20:00
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
Anyone else getting UHD not available for the football?
Not a good sign if the biggest sporting event in years has to be HD because of capacity issues.
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03-07-2021, 20:52
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Originally Posted by jfman
Anyone else getting UHD not available for the football?
Not a good sign if the biggest sporting event in years has to be HD because of capacity issues.
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It was the same for the game against Germany as well. Is it a Virgin Media issue or just pot luck if you get a slot?
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03-07-2021, 22:03
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
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Originally Posted by Gavin-D
It was the same for the game against Germany as well. Is it a Virgin Media issue or just pot luck if you get a slot?
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Think it’s pot luck I wasn’t watching at home. Device was a Samsung Smart TV (we did get UHD tennis earlier) on BT FTTP.
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04-07-2021, 07:42
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
I watched the game in UHD via iPlayer (London). The England v. Germany game was only available in HD. I must say that the BBC have really nailed the UHD format, unlike Sky Movies where the PQ is only so-so.
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04-07-2021, 10:01
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Re: Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat
Watched the England v Germany and the Ukraine v England matches in UHD/HLG with no issues here on iPlayer. Used the Panasonic TV app.
You have to wait 2-3 minutes after the start of the programme before UHD appears - but never had any issues with it. They do seem to move the options around sometimes mid-programme.
I wonder if the option drops off if a connection limit is reached at the BBC end? I've also noticed that the UHD option sometimes drops off the V6 box and it needs a reboot.
It was good to see that the Wimbledon feeds continued too in UHD/HLG - I think the first time two different live offerings have appears in UHD on BBC iPlayer.
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Originally Posted by jfman
Anyone else getting UHD not available for the football?
Not a good sign if the biggest sporting event in years has to be HD because of capacity issues.
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---------- Post added at 10:01 ---------- Previous post was at 09:57 ----------
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Originally Posted by heavyside
I watched the game in UHD via iPlayer (London). The England v. Germany game was only available in HD. I must say that the BBC have really nailed the UHD format, unlike Sky Movies where the PQ is only so-so.
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