Tester here, thanks sooo much for picking me. It came the day before my birthday so felt like a real present!
1 My partner set up the YouView box.
2 He found it really easy to set up and we were watching within minutes. Our internet is upstairs, but the plug ins were easy to set up.
3 It didn't take long at all to understand how to use the box - a 5-10 minute play (without reading the manual). I've had a Humax Freeview+ box before and the functionality is similar. Most of the main functions are under the blue youview button, so easy to find.
4 Yes, my 12 year old uses it, she watches CBBC programmes via iPlayer catch-up.
5 I've been watching Downton, Peaky Blinders, X Factor with the tweenager, The Apprentice, Educating the East End, and Scrotal Recall. Oh, and some welsh programmes (becca from last year's bake off has her own show, and Adam Price did a good programme on the Miner's Strike). Eclectic, no?
6 The services I've enjoyed the most so far are the on-demand content. I'm learning Welsh (in London), and so was over the moon to find S4C on demand on the box - that wasn't included with my freeview+ box! Plus we've used the on demand service to watch stuff from all the channels, which we couldn't have done with our last box which only had iPlayer. It is really easy to find programmes you missed and watch via the search facility, without having recorded them.
7 It's probably me and/or my son (aged 2 and 4 months) who has used the YouView box the most so far. I'm on maternity leave with a 3 month old (with reflux). My son likes a bit of Peppa Pig, but we've watched them to death so we've now discovered Little Princess (C5), Bing and Chuggington (iPlayer). Having it all the content ready to access without recording it is a life saver.
8 I've found YouView most useful so far for catching up on shows I've missed, entertaining the little one when it's been pelting with rain and we've played with every toy in the house/the baby is screaming. I don't need to watch live telly any more, so as long as I avoid social media (I don't want to know who got kicked off The Apprentice/won Bake Off thanks until I've seen it myself!) The search function is brilliant as it searches all of the on demand services as well as what is coming up in the next week so you can add it to your recording schedule.
9 We've not yet used the NowTV or Sky Store, but we're planning to do so over half term and Xmas. Definitely will use it to catch up with final series of Mad Men!
10 My partner put the free YouView remote record app on his tablet, and we've added programmes to the record schedule that way. It's great as he read a review of something he wanted to watch on the way to work and could add it straight away without having to remember when he got back home!
Overall, this is a big leap on from our FreeView+ box and I can't imagine us going back now. My only concern is that the on demand players can be a bit temperamental - I've had to reset the box 5 times in the last two weeks - whilst the toddler has screamed 'want more Princess!' If it continues I hope I can exchange for another to see if it is just a dodgy box. The recording function does seem more reliable than my FreeView+ box though.
Thanks again mumsnet!