Internet Tv.

[melv16]

I'm thinking of kicking out virgin TV and getting a Humax internet box instead. Does the Humax box need hard wiring or will it work off the WiFi?

[Zacs-Master]

This one does, via a dongle
http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/product.php?gid=479

[melv16]

Thanks for your reply, zacs. I'll get working on the Mrs :-)

[Buenchico]

Hang on a moment though - what is it that you're actually trying to achieve?

Humax boxes (such as the one in Zac's link) take their Freeview signal from a conventional aerial on your roof (NOT via the internet). Given that any 'bog standard' TV comes with a built-in Freeview tuner anyway, you don't gain anything at all (in terms of the range of channels available) through owning such a box (and you'll still need an aerial on your roof).

What you do get, of course, is the box's recording facilities (including the ability to pause and rewind live TV), plus [if I've read the link correctly] extremely limited 'smart' capability, which enables you to watch Youtube videos on your TV, receive internet radio stations through it and access BBC iPlayer. Any 'smart' TV offers a great deal more or, if you're using a 'non-smart' TV, you can get far more from a Now TV box for a fraction of the price of the Humax box (with the option of subscribing to yet more content if you wish to do so).

So, by all means, buy a Humax box if you want an excellent RECORDING device but look elsewhere if you want plenty of INTERNET CONTENT.

[Zacs-Master]

The question wasn't about internet. It was about wifi.

[hc4361]

The question is 'Internet Tv' about an internet box

[Zacs-Master]

And whether it will work via wifi.

[melv16]

I want to have digital TV via freeview and TV via the internet.

[Buenchico]

It depends upon which TV services you want then, Melv.

As I stated above, the Humax box in Zac's link only offers a few apps, providing Youtube, BBC iPlaye, etc. It doesn't provide any additional broadcast channels.

If you've got a 'non-smart' TV, a Now TV box (for just £15) will make it 'smart', providing you with all of these apps:
http://web.static.nowtv.com/email-marketing/assets/legals/NOW_TV_apps_21AUG2015.pdf

However in order to get additional mainstream channels through a Now TV box you have to pay for them. There's no minimum contract involved though; you can stop and start your subscription(s) whenever you want.

For example, £7 per month gets you the Entertainment Pass, giving you access to Gold, Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living, Sky Arts, Fox, ITV Encore, Comedy Central, MTV, ABC Studios, Nat Geo and the Discovery Channel. (There are introductory offers available as well, giving you the box and three months access to those channels for £25 or the box and 6 months access for £40).

There are also passes available for full access to all Sky Sports channels (except pay-per-view events, such as world title boxing matches) and to 11 Sky cinema channels., as well as one for 6 kids' channels. So you can pay for only the type of TV channels which you're likely to watch.

(Confusing, given that the ordinary Now TV box is already 'smart', there's also a Now TV Smart box available, for £25 more, which gives you access to Freeview channels via the internet and also allows you to pause and rewind live TV).

http://www.nowtv.com/tv-boxes

Another possibility is an Amazon Fire stick but it's mainly used to access premium paid services such as Netflix and Amazon's own content:
http://tinyurl.com/gvvmmna

However, whatever type of device you decide to go with, you won't get any (watchable) additional TV channels for free via the internet. (There are hundreds of free channels out there but not many people want to watch US evangelists preaching or the parliaments of obscure countries in session. You have to pay for anything worth watching!). The only exception is if you purchase a 'fully loaded' Kodi box, which can be used to access loads of subscription-only services without charge. However they're
(a) difficult to use if you're not technically minded ; and
(b) totally illegal!

[frugalfred]

Mu Humax box is connected to my router by ethernet cable using the house wiring. I can get all catch-up BBC channels (Inc. Alba, BBC Wales, etc) and also You tube. All channels on Freeview I can also get via aerial. I've only has the box a few weeks and haven't fully explored its potential yet.

[melv16]

That's exactly what I want, Fred. Thankyou for all your replies.