Orange offers ‘sybaritic’ TV with its Infinity HomeBox service, only if you subscribe to football

Orange is once again bringing to market a new decoder for the TV service, which it will announce as early as 2023, with technological innovations that will interest those users who have a contract with the operator for a football package. This is an Infinity HomeBox service with technology that provides immersive TV experience “providing new audio and video experiences” for example during live broadcasts of events such as football, which requires an additional cost of €5 per month.

The operator has relaunched the service along with a new speaker (a 17W woofer and three full-range speakers of 3W each) to achieve “full immersion with 360° audio”, aided, for example, by improved True Motion technology. image in fast-moving scenes such as sports such as the ubiquitous football or auto racing, as well as in action films, for example. It’s not 3D TV, but you can tell it feels closer.

However, the Orange service goes a little further technologically, as it aims to achieve exceptional “sound and picture quality, ease of use, design, connectivity and access to new services in the home” for a monthly price of €5.

To achieve this extra audiovisual quality, you need to connect the new Infinity HomeBox decoder from the French brand Sagemcom with new functions. The inclusion gives access to the service’s exclusive home with applications and other content of interest to the user on any topic, be it music, games, health and content related to the Home. Even though it is a decoder, its use is not limited to one screen in the house as it can be used over Wi-Fi and use its technology in any other room in the house.

The new device is equipped Android TV11more RAM (4GB), more powerful processor, much more storage (32GB) and is WiFi6 ready. What’s new is that its technology with Dolby Altmos and Bang & Olufsen Audio immersive audio allows it to also act as a soundbar or be ideal for gaming on streaming via Bluetooth connection. In terms of image, it has reproduction in 4K and this compatible with HDR10/10+ and Dolby Vision.

Except, provides an additional bonus in the form of voice control by Google Assistant and Alexa, thus, the entire house is connected through the device. It’s also ideal for video games, as it’s compatible with regular console controllers, has a low-latency HDMI connection, and large storage capacity.

According to Orange instructions, the new decoder allows USB connection for external devices such as webcams for video conferencing or controllers for video games. and dual connection, both via Ethernet cable and Wi-Fi.

The service also includes what Orange claims is “24-hour expert support” and free hardware replacement if it breaks, as the operator tries to keep any incidents to a minimum as a premium service.

ORANGE INFINITY HOMEBOX ONLY FOR FOOTBALL CLIENTS

The service requires a monthly fee of €5, but cannot be accessed unless you have signed a contract with Orange for a tariff from its catalogue, which includes football. Anyone who does not have one, before ordering the service and receiving a decoder, must contact the operator to hire any of the services. packages Love Fútbol, ​​​​Love Fútbol 2 with Netflix, Love Fútbol 2 with Disney+ and Amazon Prime, Love Fútbol Total 2, Love Fútbol Total 4 or 1 GB fiber optic with TV.

Orange Infinity HomeBox does not have any ongoing commitment, meaning you can cancel your subscription at any time unless there is a commission discount for any promotion. So it will have some consistency.

If the Orange contract is new, the installer installs it at the same time as the fiber installation, if applicable. If not, each user must install it themselves using the included manual, although the Orange 1470 phone number will help you set up the device easily.

A device that in no way belongs to the customer who will use it on a transfer basis, a formula that all telecommunications companies use when providing television services. Once you stop paying for the service and the 5 euros per month, you must return the device within a maximum period of 15 days, since otherwise Orange will have to charge the customer its cost, that is, 90 euros.