NOW TV Smart BOX Set-top Box

It's Sky, but cheaper and better. I cannot believe I was paying over £80/month for Sky- I feel like a total idiot! Now TV gives me everything I want (box sets, some Sky channels) for just £7.99 a month. If we want sports, we can just buy a day, week or month pass as a one off.The box is small, sleek and wifi enabled (unlike the Sky HD+ box). The interface is simple and much better than the Sky on demand app we were using before. It gives you your programmes you're currently watching on the home page, at the point you have reached in the season. In addition, you can watch things like iPlayer, all4, itvplayer and YouTube through this.The remote is small and simple, and overall I am just astonished. It's not usual that you play so much less to get something SO much better!We had been using the Now TV app on the Xbox, but the box is a worthwhile investment for ease of use with your TV.Just brilliant!

I bought the new (not used) now tv box. I paid £95.Very easy and fast set up and installation of freeview channels.This box is a bit clunky and a bit slow navigating between freeview and the paid for channels (sky sports, entertainment and cinema) and the different apps on there. The tv guide isn’t very good, it just shows you what you’re watching at the time and what is on next. It doesn’t show what’s on the rest of the day. Picture quality is good.When you haven’t paid for any of the packages (sky sports, entertainment or cinema) you can still watch all the freeview channels for free on there, provided you have a tv aerial which you only need for the freeview channels. Your internet (wifi in my case) works all the pay for channels (when/if you pay for them) and apps.A little tip; I never pay the advertised rates for sky sports, entertainment, cinema or boost. I wouldn’t, it’s too expensive. When I have about 2 weeks left before my current deal is about to end on a specific package I go onto my now tv account and I start canceling that package deal that’s soon to end. (If you don’t cancel or agree a new deal they start charging you the advertised rates when that deal runs out, so keep your eye on when your deals are due to end. Make a note if you have to. Don’t leave it too late!) During the cancellation process I usually get offered another deal at another reduced rate, usually get it cheaper if you agree to have a package over a longer period (for example you may get sky sports for £25 per month, but you have to have it for 6 months). Sometimes I take it and sometimes I don’t. It is dependent on how flush I am and what is actually on to watch. If you do cancel you can continue to watch until your time on that deal is up. It’s all a very efficient process. Most of the time there are big savings to be made using this method.Everything considered I’m reasonably happy with this box.

A great item. I only bought this because my xbox broke and I like to watch F1 on sky so no contract which is great. It was very simple to set upand put my credit on to watch F1. I like this very much and I am very pleased with my now tv box.

On setup I receive error message 'activation plugin not downloaded:-4'. I thus could not set up the box.I looked at the Now TV web site as advised by the Box, to find hundreds & hundreds of identical complaints on the Forum. I tried several of the suggested fixes (resetting, resetting 6 times, etc.) but finally gave up.I then contacted Now TV online Help, who advise me to return the box!I asked whether Now TV has fixed this issue & was advised again to return the box. The person I communicated with would not answer the question.It is clearly a very common fault with this box that Now TV/Sky has not addressed. It is likely that some boxes are working, but clearly many are not. I recommend that you keep away from this box until the fault is fixed.

Works as it should and is a cheap alternative to signing up to Sky Cinema. It is a bigger box compared to the older models but with this one you get a programme guide to whats on the freeview channels which can be handy. The picture quality of the movies can be a bit poor at times as it is streamed from the internet and NO fibre broadband is not the answer as we have tried that. Still a watchable picture. If you want perfection this is not for you, you would be better signing up to sky.

The front bit of the remote you point at the tv came broken and remote doesnt work. I tried different batteries still didnt work.

Great item

bought this box to replace a previous one which was not a "smart" one, arrived on date given very easy to change over , this box gives you the option of a full tv guide (my old box did not) - guide does not come with the usual numbers 1234 etc but is easily understood.??????? to get the tv guide you will need a aerial connectionif you do not want the guide you do not need the aerialworks very well , very good picture on 1080 and i am very satisfied with my purchase