We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow 'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow 'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow 'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
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On 30/09/2022 09:18, Chris Green wrote:
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow
'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
Some Humax boxes (and other devices) lost the ITV Hub this week. If yours
is one of them then it's permanent.
https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/itv-hub-removed-samsung-tvs/
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Robin
reply-to address is (intended to be) valid
"Chris Green" <cl@isbd.net> wrote in message news:8cli0j-orof.ln1@esprimo.zbmc.eu...
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow 'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
Depends whether those services has bothered to write an app to run on your box.
On 30/09/2022 09:18, Chris Green wrote:
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow 'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
Some Humax boxes (and other devices) lost the ITV Hub this week. If
yours is one of them then it's permanent.
https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/itv-hub-removed-samsung-tvs/
I never did fathom the logic of restricting your market by not making the modest investment in updating apps for popular devices, They will be playing right into the hands of Amazons fire stick range of plug in USB or whatever devices. If all these sites could get together and agree on the same way of working a universal app could be produced, surely?
Robin <rbw@outlook.com> wrote:
On 30/09/2022 09:18, Chris Green wrote:Yes, when I searched I found those reports, but I don't think we've
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow
'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
Some Humax boxes (and other devices) lost the ITV Hub this week. If
yours is one of them then it's permanent.
https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/itv-hub-removed-samsung-tvs/
ever had ITV Hub or All 4 or anything other than BBC iPlayer.
Brian Gaff <brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
"Chris Green" <cl@isbd.net> wrote in messageOK, but how would I know if they have written an app and do I have to
news:8cli0j-orof.ln1@esprimo.zbmc.eu...
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with aDepends whether those services has bothered to write an app to run on your >> box.
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow
'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
do anything to 'install' it or should it just appear?
Robin <rbw@outlook.com> wrote:
On 30/09/2022 09:18, Chris Green wrote:Yes, when I searched I found those reports, but I don't think we've
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow
'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
Some Humax boxes (and other devices) lost the ITV Hub this week. If
yours is one of them then it's permanent.
https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/itv-hub-removed-samsung-tvs/
ever had ITV Hub or All 4 or anything other than BBC iPlayer.
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow >'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:28:00 +0100, Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
Brian Gaff <brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
"Chris Green" <cl@isbd.net> wrote in messageOK, but how would I know if they have written an app and do I have to
news:8cli0j-orof.ln1@esprimo.zbmc.eu...
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with aDepends whether those services has bothered to write an app to run on your >>> box.
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow
'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or >>>> is there anything else we need to do to get them?
do anything to 'install' it or should it just appear?
Do an update on your box.
On 30/09/2022 10:25, Chris Green wrote:
Robin <rbw@outlook.com> wrote:
On 30/09/2022 09:18, Chris Green wrote:Yes, when I searched I found those reports, but I don't think we've
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow
'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or >>> is there anything else we need to do to get them?
Some Humax boxes (and other devices) lost the ITV Hub this week. If
yours is one of them then it's permanent.
https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/itv-hub-removed-samsung-tvs/
ever had ITV Hub or All 4 or anything other than BBC iPlayer.
What is the make and model of your Humax box? And - just in case - the
model of your LG TV?
Robin <rbw@outlook.com> wrote:
On 30/09/2022 10:25, Chris Green wrote:Well, strangely enough, the make is Humax! :-)
Robin <rbw@outlook.com> wrote:
On 30/09/2022 09:18, Chris Green wrote:Yes, when I searched I found those reports, but I don't think we've
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a >>>>> good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow >>>>> 'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or >>>>> is there anything else we need to do to get them?
Some Humax boxes (and other devices) lost the ITV Hub this week. If
yours is one of them then it's permanent.
https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/itv-hub-removed-samsung-tvs/
ever had ITV Hub or All 4 or anything other than BBC iPlayer.
What is the make and model of your Humax box? And - just in case - the
model of your LG TV?
The model is: HDR-2000T 1TB WD
The television is an LG 47LG6000.
On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:18:48 +0100, Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow >'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
Just get an Amazon stick and you'll have none of this nonsense. It's a streaming device designed for streaming, not an afterthought feature
of something else, and is updated at least once per week. There's a
price reduction of some Amazon gadgets at the moment, and the most
basic Fire TV stick is only 25 quid.
Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
On Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:18:48 +0100, Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:We already have a Fire TV stick and the interface is so awful we gave
We have a pretty standard FreeView installation, a Humax box (with a
good fast internet connection) with an (oldish) LG TV.
If we press the "TV Portal" button on the remote we get BBC iPlayer
but not ITV Hub or All 4 or anything else like that. Have we somehow
'removed' them or is it not possible to get these on FreeView? ... or
is there anything else we need to do to get them?
Just get an Amazon stick and you'll have none of this nonsense. It's a
streaming device designed for streaming, not an afterthought feature
of something else, and is updated at least once per week. There's a
price reduction of some Amazon gadgets at the moment, and the most
basic Fire TV stick is only 25 quid.
up using it. I.e how do you turn it on, how do you turn it off, how
do you tell whether it's on (or not), etc.
I will dig it out and have another play with it.
On 30/09/2022 09:59, Brian Gaff wrote:
I never did fathom the logic of restricting your market by not making the modest investment in updating apps for popular devices, They will be playing
right into the hands of Amazons fire stick range of plug in USB or whatever devices. If all these sites could get together and agree on the same way of working a universal app could be produced, surely?
Most of these types of things stop working because the broadcasters
cannot resist the temptation to constantly change. Never buy a TV or STB based solely on the "smart" functions which may fail to work after a
year or so.
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Agree that FIrestick's UI is awful...
Take a look at Roku, we have these now on all of our tellys
On Friday, 30 September 2022 at 15:11:46 UTC+1, SH wrote:
Agree that FIrestick's UI is awful...
Take a look at Roku, we have these now on all of our tellys
My experience, too. Roku is good.
On Sat, 1 Oct 2022 14:52:24 -0700 (PDT), David Paste
<pastedavid@gmail.com> wrote:
On Friday, 30 September 2022 at 15:11:46 UTC+1, SH wrote:
Agree that FIrestick's UI is awful...
Take a look at Roku, we have these now on all of our tellys
My experience, too. Roku is good.
I've just had a look at Roku. It seems the only one that can be
connected using ethernet is the expensive one that includes a
loudspeaker, which I wouldn't want. The others can only be connected
via wireless. They may be wonderful but wouldn't fit easily into my
system, so for now I'll just keep what I've got.
In article <u6oijhd4m5f3lov8tmnq45okq39q88ua0k@4ax.com>,
Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
On Sat, 1 Oct 2022 14:52:24 -0700 (PDT), David Paste
<pastedavid@gmail.com> wrote:
On Friday, 30 September 2022 at 15:11:46 UTC+1, SH wrote:
Agree that FIrestick's UI is awful...
Take a look at Roku, we have these now on all of our tellys
My experience, too. Roku is good.
I've just had a look at Roku. It seems the only one that can be
connected using ethernet is the expensive one that includes a
loudspeaker, which I wouldn't want. The others can only be connected
via wireless. They may be wonderful but wouldn't fit easily into my
system, so for now I'll just keep what I've got.
I agree, I only use wi-fi for portable devices.
But you can also connect the Roku Express 4K device using a USB to
Ethernet adapter.
See this
https://support.roku.com/en-gb/article/360058027813
I have a couple of the compatible UGREEN devices (Amazon) and they
work fine.
Bob.
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