General Videogame Thread

Not so much a games question, more a technical one, but I ask here as it is XBox related:

So home at about 6 tonight all excited about England vs Scotland and my bloody Freesat box is acting up (no or weak signal) - its what I use for HD channels.

So after a trying for bit and with time moving on, I remembered the ITV Hub which I have on my phone and iPad. I Downloaded it to my Xbox One, did all the faffing about pairing it/logging in. Trouble is, there is no 'Live ITV' option.

A bit annoying - so will watch the match as if it were 1996 (but widescreen!)

Is this something I am doing wrong, or is it a limitation of ITV Hub, through an Xbox and only box sets or catchup is allowed??
 
jamesbond007 said:
Not so much a games question, more a technical one, but I ask here as it is XBox related:

So home at about 6 tonight all excited about England vs Scotland and my bloody Freesat box is acting up (no or weak signal) - its what I use for HD channels.

So after a trying for bit and with time moving on, I remembered the ITV Hub which I have on my phone and iPad. I Downloaded it to my Xbox One, did all the faffing about pairing it/logging in. Trouble is, there is no 'Live ITV' option.

A bit annoying - so will watch the match as if it were 1996 (but widescreen!)

Is this something I am doing wrong, or is it a limitation of ITV Hub, through an Xbox and only box sets or catchup is allowed??
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A Rag with no Sky subscription?...Fuck off, we will have no Clarkies here
 
jamesbond007 said:
Not so much a games question, more a technical one, but I ask here as it is XBox related:

So home at about 6 tonight all excited about England vs Scotland and my bloody Freesat box is acting up (no or weak signal) - its what I use for HD channels.

So after a trying for bit and with time moving on, I remembered the ITV Hub which I have on my phone and iPad. I Downloaded it to my Xbox One, did all the faffing about pairing it/logging in. Trouble is, there is no 'Live ITV' option.

A bit annoying - so will watch the match as if it were 1996 (but widescreen!)

Is this something I am doing wrong, or is it a limitation of ITV Hub, through an Xbox and only box sets or catchup is allowed??
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You'll need the premium version of ITV Hub, I think. Prime subscription and an £3.99 for the topup channel.

You could try this (you'll also need a freeview capable aerial)

Amazon product ASIN B0174G58B8
Cheaper preowned option

CeX (UK): - Buy, Sell, Donate

CeX product details for the
uk.webuy.com uk.webuy.com

Won't have the full listings guide though.

www.eurogamer.net

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Alternatively if your TV has Freeview HD channels available through its own inbuilt tuner then you could get just plug in a inside aerial into the back of it and tune for the channels
 
Fode N The Hole said:
You'll need the premium version of ITV Hub, I think. Prime subscription and an £3.99 for the topup channel.

You could try this (you'll also need a freeview capable aerial)

Amazon product ASIN B0174G58B8
Cheaper preowned option

CeX (UK): - Buy, Sell, Donate

CeX product details for the
uk.webuy.com uk.webuy.com

Won't have the full listings guide though.

www.eurogamer.net

Xbox OneGuide to be switched off, ending Xbox One's TV dream

TV, TV, TV. Xbox One launched in a terrible state, with a half-finished dashboard, flaky Kinect controls and nebulous p…
www.eurogamer.net www.eurogamer.net

Alternatively if your TV has Freeview HD channels available through its own inbuilt tuner then you could get just plug in a inside aerial into the back of it and tune for the channels
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Thank you, that is good advice.

My TV has a great picture, but its from Cash Converters and its ten years old, I could feed the aeriel into that, but I doubt it is freeview HD. So I have the aeriel into a freeview recording box, also quite old - car boot sale £10 job! & deffo not HD, but at least I can record on it, unlike the direct to TV option.

Its weird, maybe it is my age, but I still like to 'record stuff' so when nothing decent is on 'live' I have things to watch, I know about BBC iPlayer and 4OD and MY5 etc. I sometimes use them (& Amazon Prime too) but I'm still stuck in my ways, I guess.

But as a solution to my current problem: HD TV for these Euros (when you are used to HD football, it is difficult to go back to SD) that Xbox gizmo looks a good idea, so thank you.
 
jamesbond007 said:
Thank you, that is good advice.

My TV has a great picture, but its from Cash Converters and its ten years old, I could feed the aeriel into that, but I doubt it is freeview HD. So I have the aeriel into a freeview recording box, also quite old - car boot sale £10 job! & deffo not HD, but at least I can record on it, unlike the direct to TV option.

Its weird, maybe it is my age, but I still like to 'record stuff' so when nothing decent is on 'live' I have things to watch, I know about BBC iPlayer and 4OD and MY5 etc. I sometimes use them (& Amazon Prime too) but I'm still stuck in my ways, I guess.

But as a solution to my current problem: HD TV for these Euros (when you are used to HD football, it is difficult to go back to SD) that Xbox gizmo looks a good idea, so thank you.
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Check if your TV has a USB port you might be able to record just by sticking a USB thumbdrive (or harddrive if you want more memory) into it.

If you can find the model number of the back you should be able to find out features with a google search.
 
Gumzy97 said:
Decided to take the plunge on the eshop sale and buy breath of the wild hopefully it’s good.
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Would be good to hear an honest assessment.

I always think about paying up to get it on the old Wii U but it's hard to get a proper review from someone who isn't a (bias) Nintendo fan in the normal gaming world.
 
Anyone played Biomutant, I just can’t stomach destiny 2 anymore it’s just rinse and repeat, tried elder scrolls just seems boring. Im struggling to find something decent to get into at the moment.
 
crooky said:
Would be good to hear an honest assessment.

I always think about paying up to get it on the old Wii U but it's hard to get a proper review from someone who isn't a (bias) Nintendo fan in the normal gaming world.
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If you're into that series it won't disappoint, but you're right about LoZ reviews. Nintendo could release Legend of Zelda - Link Makes a Sandwich, and it'd get 10's across the board.
 
Well Wisher said:
I've been playing Days Gone for over a month. It's my favourite game in years, so I almost feel guilty for not actually having bought it (it was on PS+). A big problem with the games industry is reliance on patching & updates - I'm playing a better game now than those who paid full price. If it was this good when released they'd have made more money and I'd be looking forward to a sequel.
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I enjoyed playing it but been playing too much COD and then just rebought Ghost of tsushima
 
Blue Maverick said:
Anyone played Biomutant, I just can’t stomach destiny 2 anymore it’s just rinse and repeat, tried elder scrolls just seems boring. Im struggling to find something decent to get into at the moment.
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Never tried that. I loved elder scrolls
..could lose yourself in that for days.
 
crooky said:
Would be good to hear an honest assessment.

I always think about paying up to get it on the old Wii U but it's hard to get a proper review from someone who isn't a (bias) Nintendo fan in the normal gaming world.
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I thought BOTW was absolutely fantastic. Im not a fanboy. Its just so polished and interesting and challenging. Wonderful game.
 
Manchester_lalala said:
Doesn’t look like it to me. Just looks like a modern shooter with slightly advanced technology. I’m all for WW2 sort of timeline games, but the past two battlefields have been the two world wars, it’s time for a modern shooter.
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that's what i meant sorry.

I don't really like the advance tech games when it comes to these types.

Prefer more realistic games set around now.
 
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