YOUVIEW TV REVIEW ANDROID

First on the to-do list is to enable a sort of native PVR function, where you can connect a hard drive and record programmes off YouView. Of course, there are fancier secondary features that we’d like, and both Sony and YouView are keenly aware of this. Essentially, the core YouView service has been transplanted lock, stock and barrel into the Sony Bravia ecosystem. Whatever you choose in the EPG, if available, will open in the relevant player, without pause and without having to exit to load up a separate app. These players are an inherent part of the YouView service, and are as well integrated as the rest of the service.

YOUVIEW TV REVIEW ANDROID

Currently Android TV is a very sparse service, and now it can spring to life with BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, All 4 (formerly 4OD) and Demand 5. The most exciting thing about having YouView in a Sony TV is that it brings the UK’s four main catch-up services to the party. MORE: See our YouView set-top box reviews Sony YouView: apps! All the metadata and related programmes show up, just like they would on a standalone YouView box. There’s even a miniguide, a small pop-up bar that appears when you press the directional keys during live TV. The Guide button immediately brings up the YouView EPG (electronic programme guide), which lets you scroll back seven days to see what you missed.

You'll find a YouView tile in the Apps section, but YouView is keen to stress that it’s not an app like Netflix or Amazon – it’s simply another shortcut into what is already baked into the TV’s operating system. There’s no menu to scroll through, no walls to climb. It’s as simple as that, and entirely integrated. Start up the TV and you’re greeted by the default Android TV interface.

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