on screen menu's

[10pinto]

can some put up some screen shots of the menu's. Or can one of the testers put up a youtube video with a review.

[peteru]

The current skin is still undergoing changes, so the release firmware may end up looking different to what is there now.

Also, the user interface will change depending on whether you enable the Easy, Intermediate or Expert mode.

[jawbraeka2]

can some put up some screen shots of the menu's. Or can one of the testers put up a youtube video with a review.

I 2nd this.. To see some some beta screenshots would be great.. Perhaps some hardware shots too.

[SkipR]

I 2nd this.. To see some some beta screenshots would be great.. Perhaps some hardware shots too.

I am keen to see if lessons have been learned from the DP series user interface. I have watched one family member suffer for years the badly designed file management interface and have myself been puzzled at its non intuitive design. I hope to see those menu and pop-up boxes redesigned. Recognizing on the screen where the menus and buttons are should not be guessing game for the first time user. The file manager user interfaces on virtually every other device is superior to the DP series except for those low end set top boxes with recording functionality. My other keen interest is to see button groups on the remote are logical in particular "pause/play/stop/FF/Rewind" all close together.

[Paul55]

The file manager user interfaces on virtually every other device is superior to the DP series except for those low end set top boxes with recording functionality. My other keen interest is to see button groups on the remote are logical in particular "pause/play/stop/FF/Rewind" all close together.

Given the time since the DP release, I expect the new interface to much more modern and intuitive.
The skipping ability of BWs makes FF/REW almost redundant, but the STOP and PAUSE buttons need to be prominent and well placed - maybe near the skip buttons?

[SkipR]

The skipping ability of BWs makes FF/REW almost redundant, but the STOP and PAUSE buttons need to be prominent and well placed - maybe near the skip buttons?

Correct me if I am wrong but when I first read about Freeview compliance requirements see wiki http://bit.ly/1njtK67 they prohibited devices doing timed jumps and only FF/REW are allowed. I read in the forums these new T3 series devices have Freeview so are they going to cripple the "skip" feature. I have hated Freeview devices solely for this reason.

[Paul55]

I read in the forums these new T3 series devices have Freeview so are they going to cripple the "skip" feature. I have hated Freeview devices solely for this reason.

I've read the exact opposite - the T3 is NOT Freeview compliant/crippled.

[prl]

I read in the forums these new T3 series devices have Freeview so are they going to cripple the "skip" feature. I have hated Freeview devices solely for this reason.

I've read the exact opposite - the T3 is NOT Freeview compliant/crippled.

Not only that, but the T3 already has user-customisable skips, and I've heard nothing to suggest that they will be removed. In fact the opposite, my understanding is that the intention is to make the use of skips easier in timeshift.

It also has no restrictions on copying non-DRMed recordings off the device. In fact it has more facilities for this than the DP series had.

[Gully]

The T3 is not a Freeview machine but it does support some of the new features that FreeviewPlus are promoting at the moment like catch up TV.

[prl]

The T3 is not a Freeview machine but it does support some of the new features that FreeviewPlus are promoting at the moment like catch up TV.

That's news to me. What's the interface? Please don't point me at the Web browser, because I've tried that for ABC iView, SBS On Demand and Ten's Tenplay, with only frustration as my reward (because we really did want to watch the catchup TV on the couch rather than huddled around my desk).

[peteru]

The T3 is not a Freeview machine but it does support some of the new features that FreeviewPlus are promoting at the moment like catch up TV.

That's news to me. What's the interface?

HbbTV.

FreeView+ site is now serving content, but it's still not working properly. You can now get as far as telling them your postcode! No privacy policy - dodgy!

[prl]

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HbbTV.

FreeView+ site is now serving content, but it's still not working properly. You can now get as far as telling them your postcode! No privacy policy - dodgy!

Not yet, apparently, in the boondocks of the national capital. I now get the HbbTV icon on the SBS infobar, but BLUE>HbbTV Applications from live TV just goes straight back to live TV.

[Wiz HQ]

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HbbTV.

FreeView+ site is now serving content, but it's still not working properly. You can now get as far as telling them your postcode! No privacy policy - dodgy!

Not yet, apparently, in the boondocks of the national capital. I now get the HbbTV icon on the SBS infobar, but BLUE>HbbTV Applications from live TV just goes straight back to live TV.

Reboot and try again.

[prl]

Not yet, apparently, in the boondocks of the national capital. I now get the HbbTV icon on the SBS infobar, but BLUE>HbbTV Applications from live TV just goes straight back to live TV.

Reboot and try again.

Yes, now I can get into the SBS HbbTV application, It's certainly slow and clunky, but at least navigation seems to work a lot better than in the T3 Web browser.

However, when I go into the FreeViewPlus part of the app, and it asks me to enter my postcode, there's no risk of be giving away any personal information. I'm in the ACT and my postcode is 26xx, but when i click on the 2 on the remote, it displays a 2, and then after a short pause, it enters another 2 of its own accord. When I press the 6, the same thing happens, so after entering 2, 6, I have 2266 in the postcode and the UI thinks the postcode entry is complete.

BTW, peteru, my memory from when I needed to care about the Privacy Act, collecting only a postcode postcode information from an individual would not be considered as personal information. All sorts of places ask for postcodes for their stats and make no mention of privacy or have theit privacy policy displayed where the information is collected.