Best way to watch movies on your TV as seen on The Gadget Show
Electronics, Gifts & Gadgets, Home & Garden, Other, The Gadget Show Add commentsJon from The Gadget Show looked at the various options available for watching movies on your TV these days. Long gone are the days of popping into your local video shop – now you can get movies pumped directly into your TV, whether by satellite, cable, or wirelessly over the internet. Here are the options:
1) Sky
Sky’s on demand movie service is called Box Office. If you want HD content you’ll need a Sky+HD box (£49) and a subscription to their HD pack which costs £9.75 a month. Films cost £3.91, and once rented you can watch the film as often as you want within 24 hours. On Sky+ boxes you can record the film, then watch it over any 24 hrs within a period of 7 days.
2) Virgin V+HD Box
Virgin’s on demand movie service is called Film Flex and you can access this with any Virgin box. For HD movies you need the Virgin V+HD box and a subscription which costs £5 a month. Installation costs £150. Movies cost from £1 to £4.99 for the latest HD titles. You get unlimited viewings for 24 hours but you can’t record anything to the Virgin hard drive.
3) Apple TV
Apple TV costs vary depending on the size of the hard drive you buy. Apple TV is a hard drive from which movies and TV shows can be downloaded wirelessly from iTunes. Movies cost £3.49 in standard definition or £4.49 in HD. All rented movies must be viewed within 30 days, and once you’ve opened them you get 48 hours of unlimited viewing. You can also buy movies to keep forever, prices start from £6.99. You can buy Apple TV here
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