BT YOUVIEW T2100 FULL
BT YOUVIEW T2100 TV

UsageĬompared to the previous generation of Humax devices, this sips power and runs absolutely silently, with only the glow of the LED’s indicating life. The is little scope for home integration with this device – the closed nature of the YouView platform means that recordings cannot easily be accessed and shared, nor can 3 rd party media be brought in unless supported by one of the built-in apps.

BT YOUVIEW T2100 FULL

BT are making the assumption that this device is going to be located beside it’s Home Hub since internet connectivity is essential for the full YouView experience. BT include both HDMI and Ethernet cables in the box, which is nice touch (especially when considering how much high street retailers charge the unwary for HDMI cables.) Finally, Wi-Fi is still not supported, which is a maddening omission. A USB port is included but is for engineering purposes only, so sadly there is a no opportunity to attach additional storage which, bearing in mind the 500gb disk within the box, is a missed opportunity. All the buttons required to control YouView are present and correct, including a quick access button to BT’s online services (for BT subscribers.)Īs one would expect, the rear sports HDMI, SCART, Ethernet, audio (including optical) and RF in and out for a FreeView compatible aerial. The buttons have a pleasing squishy feel to them but overall the remote seems a bit light and not particularly solid. The controller itself feels a little cheaper than the Humax original and sits slightly less well in the hand. The top of the box provides a basic set of controls that will allow navigation through the vast majority of the user interface in the event that the remote controller is not available or, worse, out of battery power on Christmas day, with no open shops nearby. Instead soft blue, purple and red LED’s indicate stand-by, power-save and active modes.

BT were going for a Home Hub family style, which is only partially successful and sacrifices the useful text display on other Humax machines that showed channel, programme and other playback information. Unlike the earlier Humax boxes, there is little to indicate life on the outside of the device. With the Christmas season approaching and the festive edition of the Radio Times clogging up the magazine rack, will this Freeview recorder ensure you’ll never miss the annual broadcast of the Snowman? You have to apply for a 4G filter as TalkTalk don't supply them but at least they are free.The current BT YouView+ set-top box is a rebadged Humax device (the DTR-T2100) and is handed out either free, or for a very small charge, to BT subscribers, or available for under £130 from most high street or online retailers. He said aerial signal was OK when he used his tester on it so he tried a 4G filter on it which improved it but still not good enough. The engineer eventually came out and replaced the 'new' box and it was the same thing so I showed him the old box with far better signal strength/quality and even more so when aerial is plugged directly into TV.

BT YOUVIEW T2100 TV

I plugged old box in and TV signal fine but old box had recording issues and had to be sent back also. This TV signal issue wasn't an issue until the box was replaced at last contract renewal and then the TV signal started suffering on and off.

The most recent being that the TV signal is also affected by 4G, even though it's got a 4G filter on.

Things such as the box not changing channels when you simply press numbers on remote, sluggish response overall and other crap even after formatting the fucker and spending hours on their support phone lines. Has anyone ever done this? I think it can be done ( 2nd reply in this thread) so I'd like to try as the replacement TalkTalk box my Mam has is doing my nut in as she's having loads of bother with it as I'm the one trying to get TalkTalk to sort it out!

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