What do you make of YouView? Are you keen on the service or do you get all your on-demand hits straight from the Internet now? Let me know in the comments below or over on our Facebook page. It also packs in a 500GB hard drive for you to record your favourite shows to watch back at your pleasure, perhaps with a big cup of tea and several of your favourite biscuits in hand. Unlike other boxes though, the on-demand content is seamlessly woven into the programme guide, so you don't have to jump out into different menus all the time - something that our very own Rich Trenholm was very keen on when he tried it out. As soon as the program opens, you have a simple interface - categories such as 'Most Viewed', 'Most Linked' and 'Most Discussed' down the left side and the videos in the main window. With the YouView box hooked up to your telly, you can take advantage of all the Freeview channels - including the various HD channels - as well as catch up on the past week's television using on-demand services like BBC iPlayer and 4oD. YouView simply allows you to view the most popular rated YouTube videos without opening your browser. The YouView service is subscription-free too, so there's no hidden service costs to add on to BT's charges. We have thousands of free On Demand programmes to watch but if you want a little more, we offer a range of subscription services, like Netflix, you can sign up to. While that might seem pretty pricey, when you knock off the three hundred quid for the YouView box, it suddenly seems a lot more reasonable - especially if you need a new broadband contract anyway. Buy a box from a retail store and you can use it subscription free. The add-ons are delivered over the Internet, so you will need to connect your YouView set. If you're not in an area that supports BT's Infinity service, you can opt for the standard broadband package - starting at £13 per month - and you'll need to add on its TV Essential package for £4 per month, going up to £5 per month in January, which also works out at £566.50 over the same period. Freeview is ordinary terrestrial television, delivered from the local transmitter through your aerial. The cheapest BT Infinity package is £18 per month - plus a £10.75 per month line rental - which comes to £566.50 over the course of the 18-month minimum contract (including the £49 'activation charge'). YouView has lots of great free TV channels, catch up and on demand, available to everyone. It's offering the box for free when you sign up to one of its Infinity broadband packages. I bought a sony TV, I did not buy YouView i do not want YouView but it insists use it. I cannot use my Sony TV for streaming without enabling the stupid thing and and when enabled if stops the satellite channels working. If you like the look of Lord Alan Sugar's better-late-than-never on-demand TV service but don't fancy laying down a cool £299 for the YouView box, then BT might have a solution for you. Youview is a brain dead heap off messy smelly stuff.
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