NowTV Box(Roku LT) - £10.00 inc (€11.89) new model £14.99

gerrybbadd

Pinkman wrote: »

I assume getting Plex on it is a big rigmarole?

What am I missing? It is primarily for people who don't have Sky?

Getting plex on is easy. Involves entering a "cheat code" to access developers menu. From there, you get an IP address. Enter the IP address from a browser (even on your phone), and you can upload zip files (one only). I prefer Rarflix to Plex (it's more or less the same thing)

I have the box because I can't get a Sky signal to a dish

gussieg

aha, the address, thats where I went wrong, possibly the use of a vpn would help too.

iisollie

I realise this is off topic (sorry!)
I have a 4 month movies pass that I'd like to swap for an entertainment pass - anyone interested?

May I ask does the new version of these have a USB port? And has it good support for many of the video files found on torrent sites? I was hoping it would have support for the different codecs used these days. Cheers!

gerrybbadd

[Deleted User] wrote: »

May I ask does the new version of these have a USB port? And has it good support for many of the video files found on torrent sites? I was hoping it would have support for the different codecs used these days. Cheers!

It does have a USB port, but I don't think it's fully functional for file playback.

Effectively, the new box is a reskinned Roku 3,which is why the port is there on the box.

rogercross

[Deleted User] wrote: »

May I ask does the new version of these have a USB port? And has it good support for many of the video files found on torrent sites? I was hoping it would have support for the different codecs used these days. Cheers!

The USB port is fully functional it just isn't any use straight out of the box however you can sideload a ROKU USB media player onto these boxes, it'll support a decent amount of videos from popular sites, but not all, some will play with no audio due to a lack of compatibility with ac3 audio but there's apps out there that would quickly convert them for use with a roku.

To sideload an app follow this guide:

https://recombu.com/digital/article/how-to-developer-mode-now-tv-box

The app you need is here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/rokusdkexamples/files/usbplayer.zip/download

Also here's some good information on how to make videos compatible if they're not by default

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-prep-your-videos-for-playback-on-the-roku-3/

Hope that helps!

AdrianII

I am now getting a HDCP unauthorised content disabled error on every channel.

Any ideas.

rogercross

AdrianII wrote: »

I am now getting a HDCP unauthorised content disabled error on every channel.

Any ideas.

A reboot of the box should temporarily fix that, I've read online that some tv's constantly come up with that error, it can be fixed by firmware updates depending on the make and age of the tv, changing out the hdmi cable or to properly bypass it so you never see it again you could use a hdmi splitter.

boccy23

New offer today. Box plus 4 months Movies for £23.99.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016WGF8FC?ref_=gbps_tit_s-3_3127_349ee16c&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

ftakeith

boccy23 wrote: »

New offer today. Box plus 4 months Movies for £23.99.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016WGF8FC?ref_=gbps_tit_s-3_3127_349ee16c&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

it works fine

I purchased the above legally from amazon.co.uk

I got this delivered today from amazon.co.uk

Now TV works fine with its catch up and boxed sets content from sky atlantic and others work with my sky fibre broadband

I got the Now TV box so I can watch films from 'my library' purchased content from sky store

'all4' works fine and there are no ads before content is played

bajer101

One month Entertainment passes going for £1.99 on ebay. Only 8 left.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOW-TV-1-Month-Entertainment-Pass-Genuine-Fast-Delivery-/262249620495?hash=item3d0f4ba40f:g:go0AAOSwL7VWn6wp

bajer101

One month Entertainment passes going for £1.99 on ebay. Only 8 left.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOW-TV-1-Month-Entertainment-Pass-Genuine-Fast-Delivery-/262249620495?hash=item3d0f4ba40f:g:go0AAOSwL7VWn6wp

alastair_doom

bajer101 wrote: »

One month Entertainment passes going for £1.99 on ebay. Only 8 left.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOW-TV-1-Month-Entertainment-Pass-Genuine-Fast-Delivery-/262249620495?hash=item3d0f4ba40f:g:go0AAOSwL7VWn6wp

Hmm... just gives the code NOWNTAENTS which is freely available from here anyway

http://www.hotukdeals.com/freebies/free-now-tv-30-day-ents-pass-when-vote-national-tv-awards-2377277

>_<

gerrybbadd

alastair_doom wrote: »

Hmm... just gives the code NOWNTAENTS which is freely available from here anyway

http://www.hotukdeals.com/freebies/free-now-tv-30-day-ents-pass-when-vote-national-tv-awards-2377277

>_<

Nice one! Cheers

gunnerfitzy

Interesting times ahead. Looking forward this being rolled out.

http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/29/sky-now-tv-smart-box/

rogercross

gunnerfitzy wrote: »

Interesting times ahead. Looking forward this being rolled out.

http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/29/sky-now-tv-smart-box/

Cool! It looks like a Roku 4, the free to air I'd be very interested in.

Chris_Bradley

gunnerfitzy wrote: »

Interesting times ahead. Looking forward this being rolled out.

http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/29/sky-now-tv-smart-box/

Wow that looks like a winner.

bajer101

gunnerfitzy wrote: »

Interesting times ahead. Looking forward this being rolled out.

http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/29/sky-now-tv-smart-box/

While I love my Now TV boxes and have one attached to every TV in the house for use with Plex - not having Netflix is the big drawback.

Corholio

bajer101 wrote: »

While I love my Now TV boxes and have one attached to every TV in the house for use with Plex - not having Netflix is the big drawback.

It makes no sense for Sky to have Netflix really with the movie pass etc, and to be honest the Irish Netflix is pretty dreadful. With Netflix supposed plans to crack down on the likes of VPN's, I don't think it will be quite the beast it used to be if such things come to fruition.

th283

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Nice one! Cheers

This code worked and I cancelled straight away, I also went through the cancel process for my movie pass and clicked too expensive for the reason and got 4 months movies for £3.99 per month

postsnthing

th283 wrote: »

This code worked and I cancelled straight away, I also went through the cancel process for my movie pass and clicked too expensive for the reason and got 4 months movies for £3.99 per month

How did you pay for that was it a ROI or uk credit card ? If ROI was it a uk address on your account ?

soirish

Chris_Bradley wrote: »

Wow that looks like a winner.

Will be a winner if they keep the same price imo.

dm1979

hey lads i,m new to the whole now tv thing!! we bought one from littlewoods IRELAND, yes thats right IRELAND!! but reading back through this tread it seems that although they are being sold here after our 2 months free movies pass runs out we wont be able to sign up for the movie etc through the website because we have an irish address and credit card. is this right...

Chris_Bradley

soirish wrote: »

Will be a winner if they keep the same price imo.

Extra channels I very much doubt that.

th283

postsnthing wrote: »

How did you pay for that was it a ROI or uk credit card ? If ROI was it a uk address on your account ?

ROI credit card and address. I've had a nowtv box for over 2 years and thankfully never had a problem with cancellation

gunnerfitzy

Chris_Bradley wrote: »

Extra channels I very much doubt that.

All the extra channels are free to air so I don't think their UK customers would be very happy being charged extra for those channels.

I think the subscription fees will change little if at all. I would expect to pay more for the box though than the current and previous model.

Chris_Bradley

gunnerfitzy wrote: »

All the extra channels are free to air so I don't think their UK customers would be very happy being charged extra for those channels.

I think the subscription fees will change little if at all. I would expect to pay more for the box though than the current and previous model.

Interesting, lets hope we can get that bad-boy working here

Del007

bajer101 wrote: »

While I love my Now TV boxes and have one attached to every TV in the house for use with Plex - not having Netflix is the big drawback.

When you use plex with one of these devices, does the box (plex) have to be connected to a plex media server all the time?

soirish

Del007 wrote: »

When you use plex with one of these devices, does the box (plex) have to be connected to a plex media server all the time?

You need a server so yes, but if you go Plex Premium there are some cloud options.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Without reading over 100 pages,is it possible to run Kodi/Openelec on one of these?