![]() There's a 500GB hard drive, so plenty of space in the MyView section to series link your favourites, providing 300 hours of SD content, or 125 hours of HD content. That means a full range of PVR functions, including pause, rewind and record. YouView will enable you to schedule recordings and there's nothing different about the process on the T2100 compared to the T1000. That's unavoidable whatever setup you might use, but it's just one of those things. Of course, there will be times when the delay is caused by your connection: if you head into a catch-up or on-demand service and your home broadband happens to be playing the goat, then things slow down. That's important in the world of Sky and Virgin we think. It's so much slicker and smoother, the change is refreshing, because it makes day-to-day use better. It opens faster, it's faster to navigate: you're not left waiting for things to happen like before. The biggest change with the T2100, however, is that the YouView EPG is much faster than it was on the T1000. ![]() When you access an on-demand service from the EPG or through search you skip most of the UI and head straight to that programme, with only a short loading pause before it starts playing. Finding content is extra easy because you also have a search button on the remote, so you can just tap in what you're after and then pick how you view it. Searching is still especially useful because it draws results from a mixture of sources, both on-demand and from the broadcast schedules. YouView offers that too, of course, but we really like the integration of catch-up services in YouView's EPG. ![]() That makes YouView more dynamic than some offerings, where catch-up TV is a separate element where you navigate to that app, then select what you want to watch. If you want to watch something you've missed, you can scroll back to it, select the programme and the catch-up player you need will open to play that specific content. The YouView EPG that allows you scroll forward and backwards in time, which is one of the great selling points of the service. The actual BT element only really impacts on the experience when you step into the sections that BT adds to the mix. The YouView user interface here is the same as you'll find on the old BT box, as well as on unbranded boxes, or that from rivals TalkTalk. Sadly, at the moment it's just about scheduling recordings. There's potential to make it far more exciting by offering controls over the network, for example, so you wouldn't need to grab the remote, or to offer wider second-screen choices. It's well worth it.Īt the moment that's all the app will do. This is YouView coming of age and with the BT channels thrown into the mix it's the strongest YouView package out there right now. That said, the YouView+ experience from BT is not only sleeker and faster than before, it offers more channels and more catch-up content than before too. That's something to mull over, as you'll be tied into an initial contract for the provider's overall package just like you would be with Sky, Virgin or any other provider. If you're not a BT customer, however, then the full BT package isn't necessarily going to save you heaps of cash compared to alternatives. If you're an existing BT YouView customer then the T2100 is certainly worth the upgrade (at the £35 offer) because the box and the experience is better all round. The important thing is to ensure you know what you're getting from the outset and make sure you don't end up paying for TV services you don't need. There's still plenty of confusion around what you might have to pay for, though, as well as the integration of BT TV services with wider YouView staples. It's slick and fast in operation and no slouch when it comes to firing up and delivering those on-demand services. ![]() The physical controls on top of the T2100 are welcome should you lose the new-and-improved remote control from time to time, and the box offers ample connections to appeal to new TV owners or those looking to use an old TV lacking a digital tuner. ![]() Once you've slipped the T2100 in amongst your other home entertainment paraphernalia you'll barely notice it, as it's far smaller and quieter than the original box. The new BT YouView box is a big step forward from the original. ![]()
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