NOW CLOSED YouView feedback thread: non testers: chance to win your own box – worth £199 – please share the TV programme your family Will Not Miss

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This is the feedback thread for the 15 testers who are trying on demand TV service YouView in their homes with their shiny new Humax DTR-T2000 set-top box worth £199.

Non testers: YouView are also offering you the chance to win a YouView+ set-top box giving you the opportunity to enjoy seamless live, on demand and catch-up television.

They say “YouView is an on demand TV service with over 70 live digital channels. It seamlessly combines seven day catch-up on BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD and Demand 5 with a library of on demand TV programmes and films. A range of quality content is available via on demand players including UKTV, Sky Store, Now TV, milkshake!, S4C and STV. YouView is offered as part of broadband subscription bundles from TalkTalk and BT. It is also available to buy subscription-free from major retailers and electrical stores”.

For more information visit: www.youview.com

For a chance to win one please share on this thread the one programme your family make a point of watching together – be it X Factor, Strictly or Doctor Who, please share on this thread and you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win your own box! See T&CS here

Testers – please share on this thread your responses to the following questions from YouView

1 Did you set up your YouView box yourself? If not, who did?
2 How easy did you find it to set up your YouView box?
3 How long did it take you to understand how to use YouView?
4 Has your child/children used YouView? How long did it take them to understand it and get used to it?
5 Which programmes have you most enjoyed watching on YouView so far?
6 Which of the services have you most enjoyed so far?
7 Who in your family has used your YouView box the most?
8 What have you found YouView most useful for so far? Catching up on shows you've missed/ entertaining the kids/finding something to watch to pass time/ watching TV live/ listening to the radio/ search functionality / scrolling back 7 days on the programme guide / using the on demand players or the record functionality?
9 Have you used NOW TV or Sky Store to watch films?
10 Did you try out the free YouView remote record app?

And feel free to add any additional comments.

Please also add a review here

Thanks
MNHQ

Non tester - We all love to sit together to watch Dr Who :)

Non tester here

We like to watch Furchester Hotel, I love the Cookie monster!

We like the Bake off in our house we say we could have a go at making some of the items that they cook on there its a great family recipe we just love it

Tester...

Forgot to add something that really annoys me - when you choose something to watch on 'on demand' the show starts with half the screen covered by the programme info, and you can't get rid of it - you just have to wait for it to disappear. Not a massive problem in the scale of things, but if you've got a programme that goes straight in with no titles you do miss a bit.

I miss the soft search!

Would be very happy indeed if my name came out of the non tester hat. Very happy.

Who do you think you are (we are all spellbound)

Non Tester. Gogglebox makes us all giggle !

It has got to be Dr Who,far too scary not to watch as a family :)

Non Tester: We enjoy Gogglebox and make an effort to make time to sit and watch as a Family

Non tester - I always watch Dr Who - and will watch it on iplayer if I miss the live show

Non tester. The X-Factor.

MNHQ do we have any further support details rather than the standard? I only ask as our box has developed a few faults and standard support seemed unable to fix it. Not falling in love with this box.

Doctor who

X Factor

non-tester - the programme that gets closest to all of us watching is Britain's Got Talent. DS will watch most of it but will wander off if he gets bored with it.

non-tester: Strictly Come Dancing

NON-Tester

We always watch The Chase together, plus other quiz shows, Countdown and the like.

Match of the Day

Non tester here.

It's recorded Big Bang Theory and New Girl for us once the baby is in bed. Dinner at the ready along side the remote ready to FFW the adverts or pause while we make a cuppa. Would be nice to own our own box so we can save some money.

Non-tester.

For me and the kids - Casualty
For DH and the kids - Dr Who
The kids - Big Bang Theory, The Simpsons

@andadietcoke

Tester...

Forgot to add something that really annoys me - when you choose something to watch on 'on demand' the show starts with half the screen covered by the programme info, and you can't get rid of it - you just have to wait for it to disappear. Not a massive problem in the scale of things, but if you've got a programme that goes straight in with no titles you do miss a bit.

hello - YouView say "to clear this, just press the 'back' or 'i' button on the remote and that will remove the programme details" HTH

The bake off

Tester: Further comments on the app

On using the app, it's great, I love the functionality to record something when you're away from home, but it doesn't show what you've actually set on the box to record, so you can't tell if there's a clash, or if you've actually already set it to record.

Tester feedback

We were really excited to be chosen for this trial and have really enjoyed testing out our new youview box!

Did you set up your youview box yourself & how easy was it to set up?
Yes i did. The instructions were really clear & easy to follow & the box was easy to set up

How long did it take you to understand how to use your youview box.
It was really easy to pick up and so easy to use. My 7 year old can navigate around it easily to.

Which programmes have you enjoyed watching on youview so far?

All my usual programmes and the kids programmes. It doesn't matter if we miss it now as we use the catch up function to watch programmes. The girls love being able to watch a programme whenever they like.

What services have you most enjoyed so far?
The catch up, on demand service such as I player etc & have used now tv which is great for kids films!

Who in you family has used you youview box the most?
Probably my girls who are 7 & 4 especially this week with it being half term.

What have you found youview most useful for so far?
Definitely the catch up element & keeping the kids entertained. Love being able to pause the tv if the kids interrupt or the phone rings as well!

Have you used now tv or sky store?
Yes now tv & we love it.

Did you try out the free youview remote app?
Yes we did really handy when you forget to record something & your out & about

Thank you so much for allowing us to be part of this trial. We love the youview box and would recommend to anyone thinking of buying one.

Non tester: we love Strictly here too. We also love Bing!