BlinkBox On The Blink 13 October 2013 Reviewer: Motorhead from Yorkshire, England
194 of 340 people found this review helpful
I was tempted to use Blinkbox due to their free £5 credit when first registering and the Tesco half price Movie & TV Card offer effectively giving you half price films if you pre-buy credit.
I am afraid I would have to advise anyone thinking of taking up these deals not to bother because BlinkBox simply does not work.
I have used the BT online film site through a Youview box for the last two years and never encountered any problems with streaming films. However when I tried to stream a film from BlinkBox the sound and picture moved out of synchronisation after 20 minutes. I tried to pause and restart the film which also proved difficult only restarting at pre-determined points. The restarting of the film only temporarily resolved the synchronisation problem with the soundtrack moving further out of unison with the picture the longer the film played.
I am afraid to say I found BlinkBox films unwatchable and the product is not fit for purpose, this is surprising because it is owned and advertised and promoted by TESCO! Do not waste your time would be my recommendation.
In summary, I would not recommend BlinkBox to a friend.
