Netflix/Streaming Services
15-12-2017, 18:36
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#4036
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by buckeye
I'd be tempted to subscribe to TV Player but unless they can offer a reliable HD service I'm afraid its still not for me
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Yes, and added to that, 150 hours of recordings aren't much. They don't say for how long they will be retained, either.
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15-12-2017, 23:11
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#4037
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Could have sworn that this was on VM, but couldn't see it after checking
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It is, well on demand content is, under on demand > best of the web.
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15-12-2017, 23:27
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#4038
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
A service i'm keeping an eye on is a Australian Netflix type service called Stan.
Has a lot of great content on it, could be the next Netflix.
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15-12-2017, 23:32
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#4039
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by theone2k10
A service i'm keeping an eye on is a Australian Netflix type service called Stan.
Has a lot of great content on it, could be the next Netflix.
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Let's hope it goes global!
Hulu could come to the UK within the next five years.
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16-12-2017, 00:42
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#4040
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Let's hope it goes global!
Hulu could come to the UK within the next five years.
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Hulu did tell me they're aiming to be in UK by 2020 so you could be right there OB.
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16-12-2017, 05:40
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#4041
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cf.addict
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
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Do you know when it starts as my brother uses it and he can not see it on the Amazon stick app or on the desktop player?
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16-12-2017, 09:57
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#4042
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by buckeye
I'd be tempted to subscribe to TV Player but unless they can offer a reliable HD service I'm afraid its still not for me
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Had an e-mail from them earlier this week offering 50% off the annual subscription cost using code XMAS17 at the checkout. so a year for £30.00, plus they have a month's free trial too.
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16-12-2017, 12:00
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#4043
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by love Virgin2013
Do you know when it starts as my brother uses it and he can not see it on the Amazon stick app or on the desktop player?
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The TV Player is already on Amazon Fire, but I don’t know when the cloud recording service will start - their site just says ‘coming soon’.
Last edited by OLD BOY; 16-12-2017 at 12:03.
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16-12-2017, 13:09
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
The TV Player is already on Amazon Fire, but I don’t know when the cloud recording service will start - their site just says ‘coming soon’.
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Does TV Player ex-VM staff then?
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16-12-2017, 14:48
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Does TV Player ex-VM staff then?
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Oh dear.
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16-12-2017, 15:02
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#4046
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by Lozenge
It is, well on demand content is, under on demand > best of the web.
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Thanks, I was looking under apps!
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17-12-2017, 14:51
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#4047
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by theone2k10
It's not the best channel lol, i have it on my ROKU and have never watched it.
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Never watched it - so how do you know how good it is?
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Originally Posted by buckeye
I've used BT Sport, Now TV and NFL Gamepass amongst those, in the past Now TV and NFL Gamepass have had their issues but I've never received anything but a perfect service from BT Sports online player.
I haven't had any errors from any of my sports streaming services for a few months (even at high demand times) and to their credit the NFL gave me a 20% refund on my season pass when earlier in the year their recently outsourced service didn't work one Sunday (its been perfect since) and Now TV have given me 3 months free Sky Sports for helping them identify a glitch in their sports service.
I would admit none of those 3 are as good as broadcast HD but are a damn sight better than broadcast SD, if I were to rank them on picture quality the NFL service would be first and the closest to broadcast HD, BT sports second (hampered by its lowish bitrate) and Now TV 3rd (hampered by its 25 fps framerate).
I realise how good sports streaming services can be by being fortunate enough to use some services from the USA, despite having to counteract geo-restrictions when I use these I get a service without faults and with a picture quality on a par with UK broadcast HD if not better on some occasions (ESPN at 12500 kpbs is most definitely better than I've seen from a UK sports broadcaster).
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NFL is very good PQ in HD - I believe one reason for this is the pitch is very narrow compared to Football/Rugby pitch hence cameras can be a lot closer
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
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Not sure how TV player consider the 38 premium channels to be Premium - only ever watched 2 of them and then only 1 or 2 times a year (and those channels are free on sky)
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17-12-2017, 15:24
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#4048
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
NFL Gamepass in HD is ok at best it's perfectly acceptable for studio stuff but the game quality just doesn't match up to watching on the linear HD channels.
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17-12-2017, 15:52
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by Raider999
Never watched it - so how do you know how good it is?
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NFL is very good PQ in HD - I believe one reason for this is the pitch is very narrow compared to Football/Rugby pitch hence cameras can be a lot closer
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Not sure how TV player consider the 38 premium channels to be Premium - only ever watched 2 of them and then only 1 or 2 times a year (and those channels are free on sky)
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Erm let me think now.... Schedule, reviews, what others say about the channel.
Nice try at having a pop but as usual your attempts are a failure.
The 38 pay channels on tvplayer are not free on SKY either, i wonder if you aim to troll or are just trying to be smart and failing at times.
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17-12-2017, 18:42
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#4050
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by theone2k10
Erm let me think now.... Schedule, reviews, what others say about the channel.
Nice try at having a pop but as usual your attempts are a failure.
The 38 pay channels on tvplayer are not free on SKY either, i wonder if you aim to troll or are just trying to be smart and failing at times.
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Apologies for not being clear enough - what I meant was the 38 premium channels are not premium channels on sky.
I.e. Premium channels on sky are things like sky sports, premier sports, BT sports, sky movie channels - channels that you pay extra for on top of the basic service.
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