Cable Forum - 4K UHD on Virgin Media

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

ozsat

10-08-2021 18:39

Re: UHD on Virgin Media

Sky's own branded live HDR sport starts tonight.

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36089306)

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

Dave42

10-08-2021 18:54

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36089306)

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

could have a point there OB

cheekyangus

10-08-2021 20:27

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36089306)

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

I've been thinking for a while that that's why their HD is only in Top Tier or extra for Sport, they don't want VM to go HD-only (for those that have HD versions) before them. They only went HD only for the Cinema channels on VM because it didn't justify it with the number of subscribers for those. Cinema isn't really a customer-winner these days.

muppetman11

10-08-2021 20:57

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36089306)

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

Which wouldn't have made a difference one bit.

OLD BOY

10-08-2021 23:08

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I don’t think for one minute that Sky would let Virgin viewers have any of their own channels to a higher spec definition than Sky satellite viewers. I do think this explains the delay.

1andrew1

11-08-2021 00:17

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36089306)

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

Agreed.

Dave42

11-08-2021 00:21

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36089350)

I don’t think for one minute that Sky would let Virgin viewers have any of their own channels to a higher spec definition than Sky satellite viewers. I do think this explains the delay.

100% agree OB

muppetman11

11-08-2021 06:08

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36089350)

I don’t think for one minute that Sky would let Virgin viewers have any of their own channels to a higher spec definition than Sky satellite viewers. I do think this explains the delay.

They wouldn't need to and that's the point up until now Sky has been delivering UHD Football something it could have done irrespective of the fact that the Virgin Box is capable of HDR.

If VM had been allowed access how would they have had it in HDR when up until now Sky wasn't delivering it in HDR ?

Dave42

13-08-2021 12:08

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well premier league starts tonight and as expected no UHD :(

dpullen87

13-08-2021 12:14

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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 36089679)

well premier league starts tonight and as expected no UHD :(

Very disappointing :td:

Herohonda777

13-08-2021 21:29

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Gave them a call today and the chap was like it will be coming soon but he could not say a date but did say that anyone with the top package which is ultimate oomph would get it included and the other bundles it would be a add on charge!

Tricky Trevor

14-08-2021 09:33

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I wouldnt believe customer services if they said it was Saturday today

cheekyangus

14-08-2021 10:41

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Since the "start of the (English) football season deadline" has passed, if anything is coming the next obvious deadline is the Sky One-Sky Showcase/Max change. They may have decided to do all the upheaval/announcements at once rather than make a staggered set of changes.

Suprich

18-10-2021 22:17

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I see UHD entertainment has even been removed from the new Ultimate Volt bundle which replaces Ultimate Oompth...

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