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BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

ozsat — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 14:48:01 GMT

Thought it might br an idea to have a thread with comments and questions for those using the new box - or looking to get it.

One thing I'm finding is this - anyone else?

For HDMI audio they are two options as before: Stereo or Surround.
Selecting 'Stereo' is forcing all output to be PCM 2.0.
Selecting 'Surround' is focing all output to be on DD+ format.

On the original UHD box - selecting 'Surround' would follow the format of the broadcast.

So the SD channels are now showing as DD+ - but they are in fact PCM source.

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

jparnell82 — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 20:10:13 GMT

I just tried the same on my Box Pro and found the same that output is always Dolby 5.1

I find it annoying not to have the 'close' button anymore. Several times we've been in an app and wanted to return to live TV which now seems to take a lot more button presses.

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

scointer — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 22:10:07 GMT

Yes this is something I complained about. Seems if you select surround the box is pushing out DD+ 5.1 at all times, where the old box would push the format being broadcast. I much prefer that as my dedicated amp can make a much better job of creating a pseudo surround signal if the base signal isn’t surround.

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terry821 — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 23:27:27 GMT

The most annoying thing so far is unable to get the remote to pair with my TV.

Other than it’s a nice fast box. I do find pressing buttons frantically to go back to where I started.

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

ozsat — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 05:49:18 GMT

The HDR promo loop on channel 465 looks good and seems to be running at around 28Mb/s. Unfortunatly there is very little true 4K programming on channel 433 for the next few weeks and nothing in HDR.

BBC iPlayer, Netflix and Amazon Prime apps all do HDR.

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

stuartrogerson — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:19:58 GMT

Can anyone upgrade to this box? If so how/where?

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

ozsat — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:15:53 GMT

Switch to the ViP package which will start a 24 month contract - but you can downgrade after a month.

@stuartrogersonwrote:
Can anyone upgrade to this box? If so how/where?

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

jam2000 — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:47:34 GMT

So what is the answer to the 4 tuners, is this box able to record 4 shows at once?

For example can it record 2 freeview channels and 2 internet channels?

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

ozsat — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:11:22 GMT

So it seems that DTT records and BTtv recordings are dealt with as two different options.

You can have up to four DTT recordings active and also up to two BTtv recordings active simultaneously. And you can watch another channel from either source at the same time.

So a total of 6 recordings and watch a 7th.

If you try and record a 3rd BTtv recording then you get a list of the two current BTtv recordings and have to select one to cancel.

If you try and record a 5th DTT recording then you get a list of the four current DTT recordings and have to select one to cancel.

@jam2000wrote:
So what is the answer to the 4 tuners, is this box able to record 4 shows at once?
For example can it record 2 freeview channels and 2 internet channels?

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

jam2000 — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:16:17 GMT

I'm really enjoying the new box. So far so good. Really like the new remote control and the extra recording capabilities too.

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

jparnell82 — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:19:31 GMT

I really like it too. The performance of noticeably better, even coming from the G5 / T4000.

The only thing annoying me at the moment is the lack of close button on the remote to quickly get from an app to live TV.

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:51:14 GMT

@jparnell82

I don't have a Pro box, (yet!), but I found this on page 8 of the manual:

"To return to live TV at any time,
press [Home button - picture of a house]."

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

jparnell82 — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 14:03:35 GMT

Pressing the purple button opens the home page and I then need to go into the guide to select a channel so doesn't take me quite to live TV

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jam2000 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:01:52 GMT

How do you skip the normal 30 seconds while watching a recording?

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jparnell82 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:03:45 GMT

You can't from what I can tell. My wife pointed this out to me last night

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scointer — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:43:53 GMT

Do you mean the skip forward 1 minute or back 15 seconds. To do that you just hold the ff/rew button down for a bit.

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stewarttracey910 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 11:19:57 GMT

How do existing VIP customers obtain the new box.......Cant see anywhere on the website to order one.

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ozsat — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 14:34:57 GMT

At present I think you have to re-contract.

@stewarttracey910wrote:
How do existing VIP customers obtain the new box.......Cant see anywhere on the website to order one.

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

mikef — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:40:25 GMT

Is there any real advantage to this new box over the current version?

cheers

Re: BT TV Box Pro - comments/questions

ozsat — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:45:47 GMT

Is does HDR and can record more channels at once.

@mikefwrote:
Is there any real advantage to this new box over the current version?

cheers