Get your names in quick - YouView Trials

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Quote from: vilefoxdemonofdoom

The Youview box had a longer boot time than Windows 3.1.

I had a PC with Windows 3.1 with a boot time of around 8 seconds. I remember it had around 8Mb of RAM (yes that's MB not GB lol) and a raid drive.
I remember having 3 similar PC sitting next to each other (back in the days I used to sell PC's for a living) and they had 2Mb, 4Mb and 6Mb ram as standard. Hitting the power button on them a the same time really demonstrated the difference an extra couple of Mb ram would make 

[#2]

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Can we get this back on topic, which is about the PN YouView trial, thanks.

[#3]

I've heard the Humax boxes are better than the ones that are supplied by TalkTalk at least I hope so as the one my father-in-law has is rubbishly slow.

[#4]

The Humax box is rather slow on a 'cold start' (slow 'boot-up') but fine once running.

[#5]

I don't think boot times really matter that much, certainly doesn't bother me. My Sky+ HD box takes 2-3 minutes to get going from a cold start. It's an excuse to go make a coffee.

[#6]

It is if it's 10+ minutes.

[#7]

None of this is currently relevant to the announcement, save it for if any of us get on the trial..

[#8]

Please moderate your moderating interjections. 

[#9]

Quote from: active8

I've heard the Humax boxes are better than the ones that are supplied by TalkTalk at least I hope so as the one my father-in-law has is rubbishly slow.

I have no problems with my TalkTalk boxes (all 5 boot in around 2 1/2 minutes from cold and tick along nicely once up and running)l, I guess I'm lucky

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Topic now locked, if you wish to discuss startup times of various bits of hardware please start a thread in the appropriate section.