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UPC Horizon Set Top Box trial

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  • #332
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,754 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    thefishone wrote: »
    Multi room is not a problem,they simply replace whatever box you want and setup
    the wireless whatever way you want.
    They don't and have no need to touch the setup in the rest of your house

    Did they offer to replace the main box and a multiroom unit with the new technology? If they did, did you take up the offer of master & slave boxes?

    If not you, do you know if any testers have a pair of new boxes talking to one another?


  • #333
    thefishone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭thefishone


    coylemj wrote: »
    Did they offer to replace the main box and a multiroom unit with the new technology? If they did, did you take up the offer of master & slave boxes?

    If not you, do you know if any testers have a pair of new boxes talking to one another?

    I know a few testing the box and none were offered a slave/multiroom box and when I asked,was told none available while in testing.


  • #334
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,315 ✭✭✭zg3409


    From what I understand UPC do not currently supply a horizon compatable multiroom box. However tablets, PCs and other DNLA compatable devices http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Living_Network_Alliance may just work out of the box as multiroom devices. It would be better if these devices were connected using computer cabling rather than assuming the wireless will be reliable enough for streaming live TV and other uses.

    Old multiroom UPC boxes will not be able to use any of the horizon features.


  • #335
    thefishone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭thefishone


    zg3409 wrote: »
    From what I understand UPC do not currently supply a horizon compatable multiroom box. However tablets, PCs and other DNLA compatable devices http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Living_Network_Alliance may just work out of the box as multiroom devices. It would be better if these devices were connected using computer cabling rather than assuming the wireless will be reliable enough for streaming live TV and other uses.

    Old multiroom UPC boxes will not be able to use any of the horizon features.

    All DNLA devices should work out of the box,the is an app available for non DNLA
    devices. Twonky


  • #336
    belmulletman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭belmulletman


    Are you saying that if someone was to have a Horizon box and it was configured to their network, all they need is a device that can see DNLA to view content off the Horizon box? Surely that won't work for live channels?


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  • #337
    iDann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 539 ✭✭✭iDann


    What happened to the original remote design?


  • #338
    thefishone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭thefishone


    iDann wrote: »
    What happened to the original remote design?

    Apparently, it was using to much power, with your average user getting less then a week of use
    from the batteries.


  • #339
    zg3409
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,315 ✭✭✭zg3409


    belmulletman wrote: »
    Are you saying that if someone was to have a Horizon box and it was configured to their network, all they need is a device that can see DNLA to view content off the Horizon box? Surely that won't work for live channels?

    Yes thats how it works. The horizon box has 4 or 5 tuners meaning different devices in the home can each watch different channels, either live or recorded. The system is designed to be better than Sky, but still has it's issues.


  • #340
    belmulletman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭belmulletman


    zg3409 wrote: »
    Yes thats how it works. The horizon box has 4 or 5 tuners meaning different devices in the home can each watch different channels, either live or recorded. The system is designed to be better than Sky, but still has it's issues.

    I've just downloaded a DLNA browser on my android tablet and it's not seeing anything. I can see my other DLNA servers. Guess it'll require an app of some sort!


  • #341
    Carter P Fly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭Carter P Fly


    zg3409 wrote: »
    Yes thats how it works. The horizon box has 4 or 5 tuners meaning different devices in the home can each watch different channels, either live or recorded. The system is designed to be better than Sky, but still has it's issues.

    This is not correct. The Horizon box is a DLNA Client, Not a DLNA server.


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  • #342
    JoeyJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,663 ✭✭✭JoeyJJ


    Sounds like this twonky DNLA is only for serving files to the UPC box.

    How does the box serve TV and VOD to devices?


  • #343
    Carter P Fly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 618 ✭✭✭Carter P Fly


    IIRC belmulletman posted a link ages ago on this thread about that


  • #344
    JoeyJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,663 ✭✭✭JoeyJJ


    Do you know belmulletman? Couldn't find it going back 5 or so pages and you seemed to ask simular question on this page.


    I'll buy you a pint in O'D's some day :) Although your interest in this box looks like you don't live down there any more.


  • #345
    belmulletman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭belmulletman


    JoeyJJ wrote: »
    Do you know belmulletman? Couldn't find it going back 5 or so pages and you seemed to ask simular question on this page.


    I'll buy you a pint in O'D's some day :) Although your interest in this box looks like you don't live down there any more.

    I don't remember posting a link tbh!
    I guess, I've tried to see how to view the content on the Horzion box and can't figure out a way just yet!

    and ha... nope, don't live there any more, but go back every now and then to the family! I guess this username kinda stuck! :P


  • #346
    JoeyJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,663 ✭✭✭JoeyJJ


    Sound, I guess someone will figure it out at some stage. I prob won't be selected on trial so prob a long way off.

    I wouldn't be down that way too frequent I married belmulletgirl (not a real boards username)


  • #347
    belmulletman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 668 ✭✭✭belmulletman


    JoeyJJ wrote: »
    Sound, I guess someone will figure it out at some stage. I prob won't be selected on trial so prob a long way off.

    I wouldn't be down that way too frequent I married belmulletgirl (not a real boards username)

    There is supposed to be an App for iOS (and Android on the way) that will give access, but doesn't appear to be out here or in the other countries where Horzion is available.

    when i say frequent, i mean once a year! :O


  • #348
    JoeyJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,663 ✭✭✭JoeyJJ


    Yeah looks like closed app only access, pity.


  • #349
    flanna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭flanna


    Does anyone know if the testers are charged install/activation fee's as well as the monthly cost?


  • #350
    Not Telling My Name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭Not Telling My Name


    I have the Horizon service on test but we are not allowed to talk about it yet, was the only thing we had to agree with to get it.


  • #351
    thefishone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭thefishone


    Not Telling My Name wrote: »
    I have the Horizon service on test but we are not allowed to talk about it yet, was the only thing we had to agree with to get it.

    Was this from the initial email or was it said to you over the phone?


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  • #352
    thefishone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭thefishone


    flanna wrote: »
    Does anyone know if the testers are charged install/activation fee's as well as the monthly cost?

    Both were free.


  • #353
    Not Telling My Name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭Not Telling My Name


    thefishone wrote: »
    Was this from the initial email or was it said to you over the phone?


    It's the way we got it, anyone I know has it either works for UPC or knows someone who does in a management capacity.

    I don't work for UPC and the someone I know told me that was the condition I would get it on.


  • #354
    thefishone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭thefishone


    Not Telling My Name wrote: »
    It's the way we got it, anyone I know has it either works for UPC or knows someone who does in a management capacity.

    I don't work for UPC and the someone I know told me that was the condition I would get it on.
    Mmmmmm, cause I told them I would be discussing the box on boards and they had no problem.


  • #355
    Not Telling My Name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭Not Telling My Name


    thefishone wrote: »
    Mmmmmm, cause I told them I would be discussing the box on boards and had no problem.


    What can I tell you, that's what I was told. Lucky you though, I'd much rather be discussing it as I'd love to see if other people can do certain stuff.

    But I really don't want it taken off me.


  • #356
    iDann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 539 ✭✭✭iDann


    Why do they want it confidential? We know so much about it already, what's there to hide! They're not Apple at all :p


  • #357
    Not Telling My Name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭Not Telling My Name


    iDann wrote: »
    Why do they want it confidential? We know so much about it already, what's there to hide! They're not Apple at all :p


    I'm guessing for 2 reasons...

    1) There's inevitably problems with any launch of a new product so they don't want people online saying "this thing is fecking crap, it's not working" type stuff.

    2) They'll have an influx of calls from people wanting it.


  • #358
    thefishone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭thefishone


    They already had an influx of people, ever since it was first introduced in Europe.


  • #359
    iDann
    Closed Accounts Posts: 539 ✭✭✭iDann


    Not Telling My Name wrote: »
    I'm guessing for 2 reasons...

    1) There's inevitably problems with any launch of a new product so they don't want people online saying "this thing is fecking crap, it's not working" type stuff.

    2) They'll have an influx of calls from people wanting it.

    Ah I see!

    :)


  • #360
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Mr.S wrote: »
    Realistically unless you signed a NDA you can do what you want! Perhaps don't use your firstname.lastname as a username though!

    Well, they're not telling their name anyways ;P


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  • #361
    SteM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,247 ✭✭✭SteM


    Mr.S wrote: »
    Just got an email saying I was accepted onto the Horizon trial! wohooo

    Yeah, me too. A few hundred people they said in their email.


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