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YouView updgrades Netflix to Ultra HD

Netflix is now available in UltraHD via YouView Following the launch of the UK’s first Ultra HD set-top box, YouView has upgraded the Netflix service to Ultra HD. This extends the range of content available to BT customers with an Ultra HD pack, which already includes a range of FA Premier…

21 December 201521 December 2015 Chris Price Digital set-top boxes, DTR, PVR, Uncategorized

TalkTalk announces free-ish YouView boxes as Joanna Lumley re-enacts famous TV moments

Not sure how many launches digital terrestrial TV service YouView has had now, but at the latest 'official' launch we were treated to national treasure Joanna Lumley appearing to beat the hell out of the original Austin 1300 car used…

27 September 2012 Shinychris Digital set-top boxes, PVR, TVs

Review: Humax DTR-1000 YouView set top box

A digital set top box for those who don't want to subscribe to Sky or cable TV, this Freeview box from Humax combines Freeview with catch-up TV services from all four main broadcasters.

21 August 201222 December 2015 Shinychris Digital set-top boxes, DTR, PVR, Reviews

TVonics team with RNIB and IVONA for set-top box for the blind and partially sighted

TVonics have teamed up with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and software developers IVONA to develop an updated version of their DTR-HD500 aimed at blind and partially sighted people. Using text-to-speech technology, the updated box is easier…

3 May 2012 Gerald Lynch Digital set-top boxes, DTR, PVR, Tech Digest news

Xbox 720 getting PVR functionality? Patent suggests so…

While the current Xbox 360 generation of Microsoft's console is busy repositioning itself as just as much a catch-up TV and entertainment hub as it is a videogames machine, a new patent relating to a possible Xbox 720 follow-up suggests…

5 January 2012 Gerald Lynch Gaming, PVR, Tech Digest news

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Set-top boxes from Sky, Apple, TVonics and more!

What good is a brand new TV sitting wrapped underneath your Christmas tree this goodwill season if you've got nothing to watch on it? While plenty of TVs have built in digital tuners, only the most expensive have web connected…

28 November 2011 Gerald Lynch Christmas Gift Guides, Digital set-top boxes, DTR, PVR, Round ups, Tech Digest news

REVIEW: TVonics DTR-Z500HD digital TV recorder

HDMI switching is a rare feature for a digital TV recorder, but the TVonics DTR-Z500HD packs it in. Does the rest of its features live up to the relatively hefty price tag attached to this PVR?

4 May 201114 December 2015 Gerald Lynch Digital set-top boxes, DTR, Features, PVR, Reviews, Tech Digest news

Philips launch sleek new HDT8520 HD PVR and DTR5520 HD receiver set-top boxes

Philips have timed the launch of their new HDT8520 HD PVR and DTR5520 HD receiver set-top boxes to perfection. Packing in Freeview+ HD receivers as the high-def channel list continues to grow and just in time for the World Cup,…

24 March 201021 March 2017 Gerald Lynch DTR, HDTV, PVR, Tech Digest news

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