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bennyhill 17-11-2015 22:00

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 
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Originally Posted by Gavin-D (Post 35808057)
From Tuesday 1st December GOLD will become Christmas GOLD

Surely they could have punned it to hell and gone with something like "GOLD Frankincense & MIRTH". :D

heavyside 18-11-2015 12:41

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Interesting read http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/18/sky-sky-q-launch/

Is this - or something very like it - what the new Virgin Media TiVo will be like? Two TB and TWELVE tuners!!!

Mad Max 18-11-2015 13:21

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 
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Originally Posted by heavyside (Post 35808551)
Interesting read http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/18/sky-sky-q-launch/

Is this - or something very like it - what the new Virgin Media TiVo will be like? Two TB and TWELVE tuners!!!


Interesting, and we Virgin customers are being left behind once more, with the clunky TiVo.......:(

nicknewark 18-11-2015 13:34

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I've had TIVO for a few years, and whilst I love the concept the product is flawed, several updates later, and two replacement boxes, it's laggy and very slow.

denphone 18-11-2015 14:04

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It seems the critics are massing but the vast majority are still very happy with their TiVo boxes and sales are increasing year on year so they must be doing something right although a small minority are obviously not very happy with it.

mike_gain 18-11-2015 14:12

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35808580)
It seems the critics are massing but the vast majority are still very happy with their TiVo boxes and sales are increasing year on year so they must be doing something right although a small minority are obviously not very happy with it.

I've been a very vocal "supporter" (hate that word in this context) of the Tivo box since 2011 and I love the features but I'm not a sheep. Both my boxes have degraded in the past year and if VM think doing nothing is doing the right thing then they'll find their TV business will deteriorate.

My reasons are driven by some other issues that I'm not permitted to discuss as they are covered by an NDA but they have pretty much convinced me that the TiVO development is a little out of control and I have lost confidence in the product somewhat.

denphone 18-11-2015 14:20

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l am no sheep either Mike as if l think if things are not as good as they should be l certainly won't be slow in voicing my displeasure either.

passingbat 18-11-2015 14:30

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Originally Posted by mike_gain (Post 35808586)

My reasons are driven by some other issues that I'm not permitted to discuss as they are covered by an NDA but they have pretty much convinced me that the TiVO development is a little out of control and I have lost confidence in the product somewhat.

My interpretation of that statement is that you are involved in the testing of the next Tivo generation and are not impressed, especially now you have seen the Sky announcement.

If that is the case, it is a little concerning.

However, given that I use Tivo just as a Freeview PVR, and use streaming services, it's not an issue for me personally.

theone2k10 18-11-2015 15:21

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 
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Originally Posted by heavyside (Post 35808551)
Interesting read http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/18/sky-sky-q-launch/

Is this - or something very like it - what the new Virgin Media TiVo will be like? Two TB and TWELVE tuners!!!

Half the tuners and you'll be close :) vm do have something in the works expect a announcement early next year.

mike_gain 18-11-2015 16:57

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35808589)
l am no sheep either Mike as if l think if things are not as good as they should be l certainly won't be slow in voicing my displeasure either.

Sorry wasn't implying you were.

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35808602)
Half the tuners and you'll be close :) vm do have something in the works expect a announcement early next year.

I won't be holding my breath.

Ultimate.Conj 18-11-2015 17:03

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http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/11/sky...um-tv-service/

First up, there’s the new, main Sky Q Silver set-top box. It supports 4K video and has a 2TB hard disk as standard. 12 tuners allow for the recording of four shows simultaneously without interrupting what you’re watching live, while advanced Wi-Fi keeps streams and downloads speedy.

It does look nice, I have to admit, but I won't change back to SKY haha

mike_gain 18-11-2015 17:04

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35808594)
My interpretation of that statement is that you are involved in the testing of the next Tivo generation and are not impressed, especially now you have seen the Sky announcement.

If that is the case, it is a little concerning.

However, given that I use Tivo just as a Freeview PVR, and use streaming services, it's not an issue for me personally.

Let's just say out of Sky and Virgin Media only one has a release date (vague as it is) for their new solution.

Mad Max 18-11-2015 17:04

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35808580)
It seems the critics are massing but the vast majority are still very happy with their TiVo boxes and sales are increasing year on year so they must be doing something right although a small minority are obviously not very happy with it.


I may be wrong here, but imo it's more than a small minority Den boy.....:D

nicknewark 18-11-2015 17:08

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I also stream more content now than ever, it is the way forward, for me personally, Although not using Netflix on TIVO, the launch time for the app is terrible. Why is it so slow?

For the first time, i am considering dropping the TV package all together, and going with Freeview, with the option to stream with NOW TV, Netflix, etc.

I can't help feeling the VM are slipping behind in TV content.

denphone 18-11-2015 18:13

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Originally Posted by mike_gain (Post 35808638)
Sorry wasn't implying you were.

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I won't be holding my breath.

l know you were not Mike.:)

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Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35808643)
I may be wrong here, but imo it's more than a small minority Den boy.....:D

Any factual figures you can give me then MM?.;)


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