Hubbl Set Top Box Review

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@michaelbotting806 6 ай бұрын

My parents just cancelled their Foxtel and switched to Hubbl - I think this is where the market is. Older customers wanting to ditch Foxtel - the integration of live channels from binge/kayo with FTA channels is the best part of Hubbl in my opinion. Even the channel numbers are the same as a Foxtel IQ box. So it’s an easy transition for people ditching Foxtel. It is the closest “Foxtel” experience you can get without having Foxtel. My parents are saving close to $100 a month by cancelling Foxtel and switching to Hubbl

@Haydos 2 ай бұрын

Foxtel to foxtel lol

@forsakenoutcast Ай бұрын

Closest foxtel experience without foxtel is an IPTV subscription and the Tivimate app. This on the other hand is complete and utter trash.

@KittWiliams Ай бұрын

Yeah but your streaming do you know how behind it is when your watching something also your streaming it’s behind like 30 seconds Foxtel how brought out all those apps on the iq5 and guess what your not streaming your channels

@KittWiliams Ай бұрын

@@forsakenoutcastyeah unless you have a 1Gbit fiber connection yeah streaming not good and it’s behind like over 30 seconds

@RaetacRages 8 ай бұрын

Personally, I think this might be the best thing for my elderly in-laws who predominantly watch free to air. They are not the most tech savvy folks, so limited choice would be best not to overwhelm them. Thanks for the review, I'll be picking one up for them.

@praetorianB 6 ай бұрын

I use my pc to watch tv using a custom setup and have every free to air channel, foxtel and all the paid streaming apps. Never had any lag at all.

@gretasutton 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for great review 👍

@AlexKidman 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@damon567 2 ай бұрын

*** Hubbl does not allow increased playback speed on KZbin app. It does not have smart functionality (like jumping to highlight moments in a sports replay on KAYO ) My old Telstra TV did this, the Hubble does not.... The remote control is the slipperiest remote know to mankind - If I had my time again I would have bought something else.

@smithx8149 Ай бұрын

Returning. It took 20 minutes to update from fresh and I cannot get free to air TV without an aerial connection.. The box says free to air TV with or without an aerial? This is unclear.

@AlexKidman Ай бұрын

Most of the free to air services offer a live feed through their streaming apps - which is what they’re getting at there, though some shows (mostly sports) may be blocked due to different streaming rights.

@smithx8149 Ай бұрын

@@AlexKidman Thank you for the reply. I was hoping that it would be the same experience without the tuning process and cables. To me the interface feels very slow and dated worse than the hardware of my original fetch box, years old now. The universal remote idea is a good one.

@borisristevski 8 ай бұрын

no app store very limited apps cant install a VPN its slow at loading a let down

@raindammit 8 ай бұрын

Hubbl is not an 'apps machine', and never will be. Think of it as more as an 'apps aggregator', where you can see shows/movies from multiple apps and just view them without opening the individual apps. More apps are coming beyond the yet to be integrated Optus Sport/Paramount+/Stan apparently.

@brett5728 4 ай бұрын

Hi mate, with the habbl set up can I watch like 9 go 7 mate ect with out a cable connected to tv to the wall to the outside antenna? Ps Love you reviews. Cheers Brett

@AlexKidman 4 ай бұрын

Pretty much yes -- all the free to air channels offer a "live stream" version of their programming these days, though this is table stakes -- you can do the same thing with a Chromecast with Google TV, Amazon Fire TV stick, etc. The only caveat there is that a very small proportion of content (mostly sporting events) might not go on those live streams due to rights issues (the channels have the rights to broadcast TV, not internet broadcast in some situations).

@brett5728 4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, that’s great knowing I can get all the free to air channels with connection to a roof antenna. Just needed to know if once set up I can get all the free to air channels because I haven’t got an antenna cable in the wall of the spare room. Thank you again keep those great videos coming👍

@willco5431 5 ай бұрын

If it has prime video, that is the access for paramount plus on PS4 . So may be the same here 🤔

@AlexKidman 5 ай бұрын

That may work -- I've not tested -- though I would imagine once Paramount+ is properly on the platform it would also be integrated into wider Hubbl search, where it might not be through Prime. Again, though, supposition on my part.

@David-ky8es Ай бұрын

The problem with streaming is if watching NRL live it's delayed by over 30 secs

@shanegriffin5484 8 ай бұрын

Hubbl or Chromecast? Which is best?

@AlexKidman 8 ай бұрын

Slightly different markets -- as I cover in the video -- so if you needed free to air reception then the Chromecast wouldn't suit; for general streaming I'd say the Chromecast was the better option (or at least the newer Chromecast w/remote; the older models are serving a different market again!)

@eamonjohnston6277 7 ай бұрын

chromecast or your smart tv

@itscloxottv 3 ай бұрын

so if i already have my subscriptions and don't want to do the bundle subscription does that mean I wont be able to sign in?

@AlexKidman 3 ай бұрын

No, you can sign in to any of the supported apps without bundling just fine.

@itscloxottv 3 ай бұрын

@@AlexKidman thank you going to purches it on Friday :)

@yhliu6083 2 ай бұрын

May I ask how Hubbl is different from Apple TV?

@AlexKidman 2 ай бұрын

A couple of different ways -- predominantly the Hubbl has an antenna input (the Apple TV doesn't), and it uses a different approach to apps, installing its full (but small) compatible list of services, where the Apple TV lets you install Apps of your choice. It is of course also somewhat less expensive. I've got a full written rundown of your choices and their differences here that may also be useful to you here: alexreviewstech.com/which-smart-tv-set-top-box-should-i-buy-google-chromecast-vs-amazon-fire-tv-vs-apple-tv-vs-nvidia-shield-vs-fetch-mini/

@yhliu6083 2 ай бұрын

@@AlexKidman Thanks for your reply. That’s very helpful 😁😍

@EskyFilms 5 ай бұрын

can you use hubbl on the app

@JackKramme 6 ай бұрын

So I've just been gifted one of these and I'm trying to figure out how it differs from Google TV (I don't have chromecast) because besides the stacking subscriptions amd saving a bit of money I don't understand what it does the google TV that I ready doesn't do?

@AlexKidman 6 ай бұрын

There's a few things -- it's a more controlled experience (no installing apps if that's a problem for the user) and the inclusion of a FTA antenna are the big ones. For many though, the Chromecast w/Google TV will cover their streaming needs nicely. I've written more about that here: alexreviewstech.com/which-smart-tv-set-top-box-should-i-buy-google-chromecast-vs-amazon-fire-tv-vs-apple-tv-vs-nvidia-shield-vs-fetch-mini/

@JackKramme 6 ай бұрын

@AlexKidman Thank you so much, I really appreciate you taking the time to reply and provide more info. You're doing the lords work haha. You just earned yourself a sub.

@Youmayknowmehaha 7 ай бұрын

I don’t have the Foxtel app on it ??

@ozrob8726 3 ай бұрын

They want you to purchase the Foxtel IQ5 box.

@ChrisJones-sw9il 6 ай бұрын

So u saying I don’t need to use an areal and I can stream free to air channels like all the 10 9 and 7 and all other channels just over the wifi the same as if I was using areal? Our areal is broken here this is what i need if it works like that?

@AlexKidman 6 ай бұрын

It would be an option, though the same streaming channels can be accessed through cheaper devices like the Google Chromecast with Google TV or Android Fire TV sticks as well. One factor to be aware of here is that some (it's pretty limited these days, but not unheard of) tv broadcasts aren't covered by their streaming channel due to rights issues; this is most typically seen with sports.

@raiyaanrahman2643 7 ай бұрын

Hi I was wondering how if I would need any batteries for the remote and how would I open the back of the remote to store batteries because the remote isn’t working for me for the initial set up thanks!

@AlexKidman 7 ай бұрын

They're just AAA batteries -- Hubbl has a guide that might help with your remote not working here: help.hubbl.com.au/s/article/Remote-isn-t-responding

@raiyaanrahman2643 7 ай бұрын

@@AlexKidman thanks really appreciate it

@DeadlyDigger 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for saving me a $100

@theaussiewhitebros 7 ай бұрын

I thought it was meant to have free to air over wifi apart of it

@AlexKidman 7 ай бұрын

It does -- to the extent that's feasible. All of the free to air catchup apps have local retransmission as a feature, so you can access them that way -- but some content may be blacked out if they don't have online streaming rights for that content (mostly, to my understanding, some sports), whereas if you tuned in via an antenna, you'd be able to watch that content.

@patrickwillson9294 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's right Alex. 👍@@AlexKidman

@matthenley7641 14 күн бұрын

Has one of these for about 6 months and it is absolute garbage. Don't waste your money, I'll be tossing mine in the bin when my new TV arrives. The app range is limited, the suggested programs only try to get you to sign up to Kayo etc. And worst of all it's massively unreliable, I'm reguarly (once or twice a week) needing to do a manual reset of the unit as it's frozen up and then need to rebind the remote, it's a massive pain.

@AARONORMALPARANORMAL 7 ай бұрын

Foxtel giving free ones to anyone who used to be a foxtel now subscription

@Youmayknowmehaha 7 ай бұрын

I can’t work out how to access Foxtel on it, no app

@AARONORMALPARANORMAL 7 ай бұрын

@@Youmayknowmehaha it doesn't have foxtel on hubbl it's just made by foxtel

@willco5431 5 ай бұрын

You can’t add a Bluetooth keyboard? It advertises that it has Bluetooth 🤔

@AlexKidman 5 ай бұрын

Bluetooth is just a connection standard; it's up to the device to decide what it will communicate with. In this case it appears they've locked it down to only the remote control. I mean, I guess it might get jailbroken at some point if someone is so inclined, but I suspect that would probably be more in an attempt to crack into subscriptions more than to get bluetooth keyboards working, if that were to happen.

@mortonfamily 8 ай бұрын

I give this a year before it’s abandoned

@Sean-gu3tq 5 ай бұрын

Probably will last a bit longer only because they will throw millions at it trying to stem the bleeding . But it is doomed and not even a legion of cashed up tech ignorant r boomers hanging on will save it from oblivion.

@zoraimateresagutierrezgera9326 7 ай бұрын

Me gusta

@zoraimateresagutierrezgera9326 7 ай бұрын

Me guste

@zoraimateresagutierrezgera9326 7 ай бұрын

Me gusta

@spindoctor69s 8 ай бұрын

Why would anyone buy this when there are dongles available running full android tv and google tv with access to full suite of apps. Ludicrous offering here for $99.

@WalkingHD 7 ай бұрын

What would you suggest instead?

@gianni_drm 5 ай бұрын

Another piece of garbage. Great review, but I decided to sell my brand new hubbl as soon as you showed me the password entry method. I only bought it for the free 3 months of kayo anyway.