Cable Forum https://www.cableforum.uk/board/ en Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:06:53 GMT vBulletin 5 https://www.cableforum.uk/board/images/misc/rss.jpg Cable Forum https://www.cableforum.uk/board/ Sky Q box not working after engine replaces https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713925&goto=newpost Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:54:03 GMT hi my Sky Q box has been replaced 4 times channels and recordings freeze up and flicker on u & drama u & gold comedy central sky sports channels and sky cinema. What could this be? ]]> andrewshearman https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713925 RIP Zippy aka Ronnie Le Drew https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713924&goto=newpost Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:14:34 GMT Everyone will have heard his voice but maybe not know his name . Voice of Zippy from Rainbow https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/27/legendary-childrens-tv-star-ronnie-le-drew-voiced-puppet-zippy-dies-aged-78-29234116/ Everyone will have heard his voice but maybe not know his name . Voice of Zippy from Rainbow

https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/27/legen...d-78-29234116/ ]]> Current Affairs Jaymoss https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713924 Tivo V6 Getting a new V6 Remote https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713923&goto=newpost Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:04:53 GMT The OK button on our V6 Box’s Remote Control is broken.

What is the easiest way to get a replacement one currently?

And don’t say Upgrade to TV360, I know about that option, I’m specifically asking about getting another VM Tivo Remote.


Using the TV Control app in the meantime, but don’t really want to use it long term. ]]> Virgin Media TV Service cheekyangus https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713923 RIP Bill Oddie https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713922&goto=newpost Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:41:18 GMT Sad one this https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jul/27/bill-oddie-naturalist-and-broadcaster-dies Sad one this

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...oadcaster-dies ]]> Current Affairs Jaymoss https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713922 This is K-RAD!! https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713921&goto=newpost Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:14:19 GMT 1973 off air recording from a U-MATIC machine! (Was U-MATIC the first home video machine??) Q5w9oL2NlDs Anyone have any others BEFORE 1980?? (Off air) 1973 off air recording from a U-MATIC machine! (Was U-MATIC the first home video machine??)



Anyone have any others BEFORE 1980?? (Off air) ]]> General Entertainment Dude111 https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713921 <![CDATA[Microsoft Confirms Windows Has a Global Device ID You Can't Turn Off]]> https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713920&goto=newpost Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:36:18 GMT This is not great for Windows users. https://tech.yahoo.com/cybersecurity/articles/microsoft-confirms-windows-global-device-130905358.html This is not great for Windows users.

https://tech.yahoo.com/cybersecurity...130905358.html ]]> General IT Discussion SnoopZ https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713920 RIP Kaylee Hottle https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713918&goto=newpost Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:26:22 GMT Unless you are a fan of the Godzilla films, you probably dont know her.

She played the young girl that formed a bond with Kong using sign language, in both "Godzilla vs. Kong" & "Godzilla X Kong" (The New Empire).

She was just 18* and died in a car crash. :(

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62v7e2dw12o

* Some sources report she was 19. ]]> Current Affairs Paul https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713918 MMS https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713917&goto=newpost Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:26:15 GMT Are MMS included in pay monthly tariffs? I'm with Three. I've sent pictures and videos in SMS with no charge in my monthly billing but I'm sure Three say it's chargeable :confused:

I don't have any social media on my daily driver. My secondary device has all the social media nonsense but I rarely link both devices. ]]> Other Telco Services Discussion thenry https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713917 Tate Brothers https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713916&goto=newpost Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:54:36 GMT These two are forever being arrested, I mean theres no smoke without fire https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwymly9yd33o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjej0j0lzkno Andrew talks out the side of his mouth, out his arse put another way really These two are forever being arrested, I mean theres no smoke without fire

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwymly9yd33o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjej0j0lzkno

Andrew talks out the side of his mouth, out his arse put another way really ]]> Current Affairs thenry https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713916 US Timeline Lucky https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713915&goto=newpost Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:36:54 GMT Starring Anna Taylor Joy and Annette Benning anyway watched the first episode and it caught me attention think it is gonna be good GAbT5qCTXR8 Starring Anna Taylor Joy and Annette Benning anyway watched the first episode and it caught me attention think it is gonna be good

]]> Television Jaymoss https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713915 Kevin Keegan has died aged 75 https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713914&goto=newpost Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:51:42 GMT
Quote:
Former English footballer and manager Kevin Keegan has died at the age of 75.

https://news.sky.com/story/kevin-kee...#liveblog-body
Full of life , great vibes. RIP you'll be missed :( ]]> Current Affairs thenry https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713914 Happy Birthday to Media Boy UK https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713913&goto=newpost Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:00:16 GMT :birthday: to Media Boy UK (https://www.cableforum.uk/board/member.php?u=19776) - from all the team at Cable Forum. :cleader: :birthday: to Media Boy UK - from all the team at Cable Forum. :cleader: ]]> Lifestyle Forum https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713913 Newer LG TVs are spying on you https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713912&goto=newpost Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:15:06 GMT Thanks to Sirius who bought this to my attention but I think this is bad really bad If you connect a Newer LG TV or Monitor it silently without asking pulls the LG Monitor controller and installs this on your computer . This software has system wide permissions and has access to the internet.... Thanks to Sirius who bought this to my attention but I think this is bad really bad

If you connect a Newer LG TV or Monitor it silently without asking pulls the LG Monitor controller and installs this on your computer . This software has system wide permissions and has access to the internet. Remember this asks no permission yet gets global permissions

Now this bit might just be in the US where GDPR laws are different to the UK and Europe but in the US their TVs are analysing pixels and reporting back what you are watching. Also in the small print it literally tells the buyer to inform anyone who visits that they could be recorded.

I mean wtf.

Yes we know Echo Devices listen as it is part of their model but your TV too.

I have a OLED TV LG connected to my PC and this installed the software silently I had no idea it was on my system. I went into group policy and set it so installs can not be triggered by meta data. Most people will have no idea about this. I have also disconnected it from the internet and will only give it internet to check for firmware updates. As I use this as a monitor I do not need Smart features

I am still going to buy the 65 inch version of this TV because I know this issue and can work around it. LG tend not to have things like freely and often not even freeview max so not the best Smart TV experience anyway and it will have a PC connected too it so I will not need Smart features anyway .
But there are a lot of people who will have no idea their new LG TV is spying on you

]]> Jaymoss https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713912 Superman reboot https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713911&goto=newpost Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:23:22 GMT First off, I liked it. Having Superman lose a fight - and even sustain injury - was a bold touch. It also gave us a reason for Luthor's enmity beyond Superman's scuppering his plans. Loved the hypnoglasses retcon! Also the uncredited (which IMO wasn't fair to Milly) cameo of Supergirl was hilarious. Going to planets with red suns just to indulge her party girl side? And that's why Krypto is so badly behaved!

The revelation of why Kal-El's parents sent him to Earth was a bold stroke. For the first time, a reason other than his survival...and a new, if morally dubious, way to ensure Krypton's legacy. However, two minor criticisms:

1) Wouldn't the Justice Gang (a terrible name, I'm with Lois on that one!) have done something about it? Green Lantern's power couldn't be discounted - if anyone could fight Kal-El, he could.

2) The realism of the restored footage aside (and how clever to have Luthor go against precedent by not faking it, which touch confirmed its authenticity because he wouldn't be against faking it in the same way the sea is not above the sky), if Superman was intent upon ruling Earth and establishing a harem (genetic compatibility notwithstanding, though I suppose the tech of the Fortress could handle that), then wouldn't he just do it? Why wait, with his power? What would human resistance (leaving the Gang aside) matter to him?

Mind you, doubtless there were many women who'd jump at the chance...:p:

One thing I disagreed with, a little too bold, was Hawkgirl being willing to kill. The good guys are supposed to be better than that, and never mind making the point that she wasn't 'soft' like Superman.

But I did admire Kal-El's admission of imperfection. He does make mistakes, and it was well done to have him admit to them.

Loved Perry and Jimmy knowing Superman and Lois had hooked up!

All in all, a promising reboot.

Now if they could just do it with Blake's 7, or UFO... ]]> Anonymouse https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713911 British Steel is state-owned once more https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713910&goto=newpost Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:51:04 GMT El Gov has passed legislation to bring British Steel into public ownership.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjd4kvxpd3do

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China has hit out at the nationalisation of British Steel, saying it "firmly opposes and is strongly dissatisfied with the British government's decision".
On Thursday, the UK government said that taking the loss-making firm into public hands would protect jobs and safeguard a "vital national capability".
The UK took control of British Steel's operations in Scunthorpe last year, though it was still owned by China's Jingye Group, limiting the government's ability to steer its future.
I saw some admiring comments on the socials yesterday for the ‘brutal’ way in which this has been done - the legislation didn’t expropriate the company itself, it expropriated all the assets and transferred them into a new company which was then re-named ‘British Steel’, effectively bringing the entire operation and all its assets into state ownership while leaving the shareholders of the Chinese former owner, Jingye, with the liabilities.

The Chinese government is of course fizzing, and Jingye is, bizarrely, demanding compensation, despite the fact that it previously claimed the Scunthorpe steelworks was losing £700k a day, which presumably means the UK government has just saved them a fortune. ]]> Current Affairs Chris https://www.cableforum.uk/board/showthread.php?t=33713910