cheers got one reserved

Do you need a tv license to watch Sky Entertainment as the BBC is changing the rules regarding catch up in September

is this the new box

Nothing like a nice rant in Gibberish

By the way, the NOW TV package which is free is only the entertainment package not the movies or sport.

If you are getting your gas/ electricity from npower then you can claim a 3 month entertainment pass free.
http://www.npower.com/Campaigns/offer/nowTv/index.htm

Thanks

What internet speed do you need to watch movies without it stalling?

Interesting question as I suppose these boxes allow access to live BBC channels via iPlayer but not sure what the situation would be if you don't watch that.

Then again, think you need a TV license for normal sky don't you?

Shows how antiquated the whole thing is

I buy these, use the code, then sell the box on eBay for £14, so that's 6 months for TV for £6 :-)

Good price, still £26.88 on Amazon.

Shame I don't have an Argos very near to me and adding the £3.95 means that it would be slightly cheaper to get 2 of the Mark 1 boxes with 3 months entertainment pass from Shopto at £11.86 each. Obviously if you want a Mark 2 box that would be no good for you!

thanks for your reply, i assume that a license is required to watch Sky live broadcasts but I would be watching on-demand services!!

Cool, I picked up the same entertainment package deal from Argos early in the year. Been waiting for this offer to come round again, thanks for posting OP.

Any feedback on the movie pass?. Seen mixed reviews on here.

Ordered, great price, I just need the pass and will sell the box on fleabay

Just coming to the end of my 3 month pass from this and have been impressed with Now TV so this is perfect for continuing at a great cost!

Great deal! Just ordered mine - will pick it up later today. Thanks Op! :sunglasses:

Does live Freeview come with these now?

Only on the new Smart Boxes.

However you can stream most of the live Freeview channels by side loading an app to this black box or even the first gen white one. That app is here:

http://blog.artesea.co.uk/2016/01/tvplayer-on-roku-or-now-tv.html

Can you buy multiple and use the codes via Apple TV?

Ordered one of each, thanks!

Can you install Plex on this? Thanks

You do not require a licence to own equipment capable of receiving broadcast TV or playing iPlayer catchup services. You can own as many TVs, satellite receivers, computers and streaming devices as you like.

You do require a licence if you use the equipment to watch or record any broadcast TV. This does not only apply to BBC content but all broadcast services including ITV, SKY etc regardless of how they are recieved, via an aerial, satellite or live streaming.

From 1st September you do need a licence to watch catchup services provided by the BBC, i.e iPlayer. You still do not need a licence to watch any other catchup or on-deamnd streaming service such as NowTV, Netflix, ITV etc. Note that you do not need a licence to use iPlayer radio.

So essentially if you are using the iPlayer there are two options you have to stay legal, buy a licence or stop using the iPlayer service. Just having equipment that has an iPlayer app on it does not require you to have a licence unless you actually make use of it.

Note: It will be easier for the BBC to discover if people use iPlayer illegally as remarkably TV Licensing (Capita) have been given the right to use anti-terror laws to get IP address information from ISPs to find out who has been using the service. So if you are going to try and evade the licence then I wouldn't recommend it.

The black box runs faster and is better images. They are good.

Hmmm, wonder if I can reserve and buy 3 boxes ( = spend more than £50) get the £5 voucher for a £50 spend which has just been posted as being available. Return 2 of the boxes immediately, as I really only need the one box / voucher and don't want to deprive others, and effectively get the one Now TV box for £14.95 as I will have the £5 voucher to spend at Argos another time. :confused:

Can anyone conform these come with a HDMI cable included? Thanks

No...

Edit: just to elaborate on that. If this was possible everyone would buy £50 worth of anything and just return everything apart from a £1 item effectively making profit.. Wouldn't make any sense.

lol

Yes
https://www.engadget.com/2014/04/08/sky-now-tv-plex/
Use RARflix - it's better, but the instructiosn are the same for any Gen of NOWTV box

They're exactly the same films as showing on Sky movies, which is about £20 a month i think.

Lovely - thanks for the reply

Completely wrong, this box is just as capable of 1080P as the current 2016 box. the only Now TV box with hardware incapable of 1080P output was the mostly long gone old white (2013) boxes. Also worth noting if you want to connect a Now TV box to a CRT TV, the white one was the last one to have analogue connections too.

Now TV service itself is only in 720P and stereo sound on all three generations of Now TV box but this is entirely due to Sky/Now TV choosing to limit their stream to that resolution, presumably so it doesn't rival/beat Sky TV on picture and sound quality, and nothing at all to do with the box....

Is there any difference in the 3 Now TV boxes when it comes to picking up weak wifi signals?

People moan about the Movies, and yes 90% are either crap or old but there is a new movie added each day, something for everyone. Quality wise it is a slight step down from Sky HD (think upscaled dvd player quality vs Blu-ray) but there are all there to be played whenever, and by buying boxes for the codes, and selling unwanted boxes it works out next to nothing.

Can you throw kodi onto these things?

T&Cs:
"18. If all or some of the product(s) are returned under the Argos 30-day money back guarantee, thereby reducing the value of the original transaction to a) less than £50 (in respect of transactions between £50-£99.99) or b) less than £100 (in respect of transactions over £100 or more), the free vouchers must be returned. If the voucher is not returned, the voucher amount will be deducted from the money refunded."

​Ah that's a shame. Got kodi on a fire stick but was thinking another kodi box for the front room. The sky cinema would've benefited a friends login.

I've not looke in to plex properly, will check it out.