Tester here (thank you thank you!).
1 Did you set up your YouView box yourself? If not, who did?
My DH set it up one evening, took him no time at all. I'd like to flag that it's not always the man of the house who does the technical jobs; he just couldn't wait and I was out!
2 How easy did you find it to set up your YouView box?
He found it very easy.
3 How long did it take you to understand how to use YouView?
Mere moments. Menu system and remote control are very intuitive. Quickly found and set all of our favourite programs to record with series links.
4 Has your child/children used YouView? How long did it take them to understand it and get used to it?
Both children (age 2 and 7) are enjoying it. The younger one is too young to understand how to use it, but it's made her happy as she knows she can access all of peppa pig series 1 to 3 :)
The 7 year old has no bother finding the kids' channels / catch up episodes. She even created playlists on the Milkshake viewer just for her little sister when she was poorly, to cheer her up.
5 Which programmes have you most enjoyed watching on YouView so far?
All our usual ones. Peppa pig mainly, especially since we discovered you can watch an entire series back to back through the Milkshake channel viewer. Grand designs, made in Chelsea, x factor, strictly...
The on-demand viewers' layouts also help us to spot new things which we might not otherwise have seen (hadn't realised the Great Interior Design Challenge was back on bbc until I saw it advertised on iplayer; love that series!)
6 Which of the services have you most enjoyed so far?
We like that the series link offers you the choice between normal and HD versions, before asking if you want to record that specific episode or the whole series. It's so easy to navigate between our recorded programmes, the tv guide and the catch up. The search function is very good. We've moved to it from Sky and I haven't missed anything other than access to sky atlantic and sky living. The menu system is lovelier to use than Sky's.
7 Who in your family has used your YouView box the most?
Probably the 2 year old as she's been home with a tummy bug recently!
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?
I hadn't twigged I could scroll back 7 days in the programme guide until I read this question, so thank you for alerting me! I usually navigate to past-broadcast programmes through the individual catch up services.
All of the other things have been used and appreciated - we're used to being able to catch up (though not with milkshake) through Sky, as well as record and search - but I think youview's search is much nicer to navigate.
9 Have you used NOW TV or Sky Store to watch films?
Not yet - we still have Sky tv until end of month and we also have amazon Instant - but we do intend to try them out soon.
10 Did you try out the free YouView remote record app?
Not yet, as I've already programmed everything from home. Once I've got some space on my phone I shall install the app and have a go.
And feel free to add any additional comments.
Just wanted to say Thank You.
We were looking for a way to get rid of Sky (would like to say bye bye to Murdoch and also save money) and this is most definitely it.
We get everything we got with sky with the exception of sky living & sky atlantic - we'll just have to live without those channels and rent box sets to catch up with madmen, game of thrones and scandal! I love that now the box is ours there is nothing more to pay. Youview and humax are the way forward!