BT TV set top box

[227bhp]

I have an old TV; pre flat screen, digital, plasma whatever and BT (my internet provider) is offering a box through which I can watch:
Catch up TV
Pause & Rewind
Record TV
For:
£5/mth
+ £35 activation fee

Which as we're post recession and i'm rolling in it seems ok to me. Do you think this will work with my TV? It says it comes with a scart lead (my TV has scart sockets)

I used the online live question box on their site and the woman didn't know, she gave me a number to ring for the engineers which had voice activation, after it asked what I wanted, it started asking what phone number and phone problem I was enquiring about, so I put the phone down and hoped i'd get a more useful reply here.
Cool story Bro', but will it work?

Edited by 227bhp on Saturday 6th June 13:07

[227bhp]

clockworks said:

My BT TV box has a scart socket, but I've never tried it.

To make use of the catchup service and extra channels, the box needs to be connected to your router via ethernet, and you need a decent broadband connection. Without an internet connection, it is just a Freeview recorder.

So basically the box needs hard wiring to the internet?
If so this would be a problem as my TV isn't near my phone line and I have wooden floors so can't run a cable internally.
I guess I could do it externally by drilling holes in walls etc, i'll have a think....
Thanks for the reply

[227bhp]

marshalla said:

Homeplugs - ethernet over the ring main.

Wow, that's welcoming me to the 21st century! I'll hit Google to find out more, but do you have any particular recommendations or things to avoid?