Tech review: The loss of physical recordings is a shame but there are compensations
Virgin Media TV: streaming TV gives you more flexibility on location of your television but you are tied to Virgin broadbandEverything is moving online. From your banking and shopping to your social life, there isn’t a single element of your life that hasn’t been touched by technology.
There are many things to love about the new format. It is smaller, for a start, with a box that comes in even smaller than the Sky Stream box and the Apple TV 4K device. That frees up a lot of space under your TV, and gives you the option of wall mounting it with a few Velcro strips .Dyson 360 Vis Nav: If you hate vacuuming enough to pay €1,300, this is for you
You are not limited to wireless internet, however. The plug on the device can accommodate an ethernet cable, so if you prefer to plug in, you can. This is particularly handy if your wifi is patchy and you don’t want to fork out for a mesh kit, but you need to be close to your internet hub.On the mini box, you get the usual live TV and the familiar TV 360 electronic programme guide, alongside apps for streaming services such as Prime, Netflix and Paramount+ and on-demand programming.
But there are drawbacks to this shift. You can’t record all channels, for a start. BBC is definitely out for now, due to rights issues. And not having physical recordings on a drive won’t sit well with everyone. Getting set up takes only minutes, and if you want to make things really easy on yourself, the remote control for the box can be linked to your TV too. One remote control to master them all.
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