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FreeView, will it catch on?
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<blockquote data-quote="ProDave" data-source="post: 13414" data-attributes="member: 175209"><p>Now that I have Freeview (via an ex OnDigital ST<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> as well as free to view Dsat, I can compare the ease of use of both.</p><p></p><p>Sky is and allways has been a pain to change channels. There are several ways to select a channel: </p><p></p><p>Select TV guide, then scroll down the listings until you find what you want then press select. Requires many key strokes.</p><p></p><p>Press CH+ or CH-. Can be many many key strokes, depending on what you are changing from and to. Made worse by the fact that you are forced also to scroll through the channels you don't subscribe to, with no way of removing them.</p><p></p><p>Remember and type in the 3 digit channel number. My favourite method, but requires a good memory or a crib sheet.</p><p></p><p>Use the favourites (blue button) function. Limited to 20 channels, and one way scrolling. Still many many key presses.</p><p></p><p>On my Ex OnDigital DTT box, all channel numbers have 1 or two digit channel numbers. So one way to change channel is type in the channel number directly. This is great for the main channels (BBC1,2,3,4 ITV1,2 CH4 and CH5) as they are just a single key press.</p><p></p><p>You can select any number of "favourites" So when you press CH+ or CH-, it takes you to your next favourite channel, missing out any ones you have not selected as favourites. Saves a great deal of key pressing.</p><p></p><p>Or you can press Select, which brings up a small on screen box with a channel list. You can scroll up and down this until you find the channel you want, then press select. All the while the program you were watching remains on screen.</p><p></p><p>So the DTT box is MUCH easier to navigate, so is now my prefered option.</p><p></p><p>If only Sky would do something with their software. My two sugestions have always been to allow you to allocate channels 1 to 99 to any EPG number you want, so you can put your favourite channels in the order you want, and also when scrolling with CH+ and CH-. to skip over channels you are not subscribed to.</p><p></p><p>So I can easilly see why your mum finds the DTT box easier to use, because the user interface has been given more thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProDave, post: 13414, member: 175209"] Now that I have Freeview (via an ex OnDigital STB) as well as free to view Dsat, I can compare the ease of use of both. Sky is and allways has been a pain to change channels. There are several ways to select a channel: Select TV guide, then scroll down the listings until you find what you want then press select. Requires many key strokes. Press CH+ or CH-. Can be many many key strokes, depending on what you are changing from and to. Made worse by the fact that you are forced also to scroll through the channels you don't subscribe to, with no way of removing them. Remember and type in the 3 digit channel number. My favourite method, but requires a good memory or a crib sheet. Use the favourites (blue button) function. Limited to 20 channels, and one way scrolling. Still many many key presses. On my Ex OnDigital DTT box, all channel numbers have 1 or two digit channel numbers. So one way to change channel is type in the channel number directly. This is great for the main channels (BBC1,2,3,4 ITV1,2 CH4 and CH5) as they are just a single key press. You can select any number of "favourites" So when you press CH+ or CH-, it takes you to your next favourite channel, missing out any ones you have not selected as favourites. Saves a great deal of key pressing. Or you can press Select, which brings up a small on screen box with a channel list. You can scroll up and down this until you find the channel you want, then press select. All the while the program you were watching remains on screen. So the DTT box is MUCH easier to navigate, so is now my prefered option. If only Sky would do something with their software. My two sugestions have always been to allow you to allocate channels 1 to 99 to any EPG number you want, so you can put your favourite channels in the order you want, and also when scrolling with CH+ and CH-. to skip over channels you are not subscribed to. So I can easilly see why your mum finds the DTT box easier to use, because the user interface has been given more thought. [/QUOTE]
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