Ads on recorded programs

[vicdavery]

Hi,

I'm a new subscriber to EE TV and part of the package that I was keen on was having a DVR integrated. I had a Humax previously.

Unfortunately having recorded the rugby last night, use of the recording is MUCH worse than watching on ITVX.

It forces me to watch every set of adverts rather than just one when skipping a large chunk.

What is there point of recording if you can't skip adverts? 

[NigelB72]

The blocking of Ad Skipping or FF is down to a rights restriction placed by ITV. So if BT/EE wanted to deliver their channels via IP, they had to agree to the block.

[c64z86]

Do you have an aerial you could plug into the box instead?

You will also have to reset it and wipe all recordings when you change to aerial mode, but then you should be able to FF through all the adverts recorded from the TV channels!

[vicdavery]

Thanks for the reply. I do have an aerial, what do I lose by doing that?

I assume there is a trade off?

[vicdavery]

I understand.

It just seems odd that you have to watch more adverts than with ITVX itself. 

[chrisjp]

"Thanks for the reply. I do have an aerial, what do I lose by doing that?
I assume there is a trade off?"
No trade off as far as my experience goes. I use an aerial for all my recorded stuff and these always allow me to fast forward through the ads.
It's obvious that the TV companies don't want us to do this so that's why they're trying to get us all to switch to streaming services over broadband.
I have good broadband connectivity but only use it if I've failed to record something, and then I hate having to sit through all the ads - which are much lengthier and more numerous than when commercial TV started.
While aerial services continue to be available I can see no downside at all in using them.

[rbz5416]

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@vicdaverywrote:

Thanks for the reply. I do have an aerial, what do I lose by doing that?

I assume there is a trade off?

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The trade-off is reduced picture quality on SD channels.

Depending on how often you record from Freeview, maybe check out your TV's capabilities to record to a USB drive. Or maybe buy a used PVR  to run alongside the Pro Box just for recording Freeview.

[zulu17]

@vicdavery  If you were watching match live via ITVX then I would expect you to see same amount of adverts as the match on the linear channel (ITV1). If you were watching the match later on demand on ITVX then the amount of advertising would most probably be different and if you have ITV Premium addon may even be advert free.

[vicdavery]

I was watching on catch-up ITVX.

Before a match there is 4 or 5 and breaks. EETV forces you to sit through all of them when you try to fast forward to the start of the match.

Free version of ITVX will only show one set of adverts when doing the same thing.

Hence ITVX is better than EETV for this usage. Which is daft,imho as I pay for the inferior one

[zulu17]

It would be ITV who determine when and how many ad breaks they put into their live linear channel broadcast. (They would need to abide by the Ofcom regulations). On some live broadcasts it may suit them to have several pre match and breaks as they cut between live interviews, move presenters pitch/stadium location etc and some of the ad time may be for later programming promos on the channel  that day which may not be relevant if viewing ondemand.