Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Who is this "Big Red" guy? I like the sound of what he posts, but without knowing what his sources are and how accurate his information is, I shall remain sceptical.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

He could be the older brother of the mascot of virgin 1 ?:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I know it's off topic but i have to say i think your username is wicked!:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Yes i have read it before all i can say is i will believe it when i see it,could be there may be a "skyHD" bundle on its way sometime or other,but it would have to be reasonable as i am sure like skys own customers vm customers would have a £10 charge levied no doubt lets face it,sky would not wsant virgin to be selling it for less then them.Unless of course ofcons own pay tv enquirey orders them to sell sky sports/ movies HD at regulated prices.


But in time honoured virgin words its "coming soon":D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

This big red guys post does indeed sound very very genuine... the tone smacks of the truth to me...

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

All that list says is that those are the channels that VM would like to get before 2011, I am quite sure that would be obvious to anyone that VM would like all available HD channels to be on their platform.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I read it said "go and get this list" which is not quite the same as "like to get".

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Before we talk of more HD, I would like to see some of our existing channels go widescreen, Comedy Central shows quite a few new shows now and operates in 4:3 as do some of the Discovery ones, surely all channels should be in 16:9 now.

SKY1HD would be great, Modern Family and 24 in HD would love it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

broadcasting in widescreen is nothing to do with VM its to do with the Broacasting company that owns/runs the channels. its only VM`s resopnsibility to sign them and make sure they get shown to custimers.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Go get it - like to get - hope to get - maybe get it. They are all the same thing, they don't have it and would like to.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

It's all very interesting, if all suggested HD channels were delivered by VM then I would drop my sky subs like a rock (I'm out of contract but only keep it for the HD channels) and keep VM TV/BB & Telephone.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I know this but some channels are so far behind the times.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

BBC Radio WM and Shropshire now shows "Channel no longer available"

Telford area (Wolverhampton headend)

Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but here you go anyway

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Same here in Sutton Coldfield (Witton headend)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

What do you think about this?

Film4 HD and E4 HD this summer.

Click here

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

... and here's the official VM Press release ...

http://pressoffice.virginmedia.com/p...781&highlight=

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Great Stuff!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Exclusive on Virgin, Sky wont be happy about that.

why is everything being toted as summer, this when the analog is finally off

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

It would be good to have a date rather than a season...mind you, judging from last summer it normally is just a single day anyway, albeit nobody knows which particular day summer will fall on in advance!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Wow, that's fantastic news.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Well done virgin...Hopefully i will be back with virgin soon.iam with sky and i cant stand them.:)...This is the Coming soon to virgin tv...so iam lol..:D:):p:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

So E4 HD is due in April and Film 4 HD is not launching at all, until summer and so cannot be on VM until then.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Things are really picking up on Virgin....;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Well that was unexpected out of all the non Sky HD channels this was the last I thought we would get so there was no exclusive with Sky over E4HD. April is shaping up to be a killer month now.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Result!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

maybe the virginmedia HD duck really is paddling away furiously under its serene surface :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Not very much to be honest, 2 cack channels but least it's a start for virgin :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I'm surprised there is no mention of any of the upcoming HD channels in the latest Electric Online magazine!?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Note to all I was give the news on Film4 HD on Saturday by an insider but I was also ban from telling everyone.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Cack channels? E4 carries some the best US shows on TV at the moment with Glee, How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory.

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Do you think that this is a shift in VM policy and that they will get more involved in getting other channels off the ground in HD?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

That's not really helping you win your argument :p:

Cack channels but hey if you enjoy them it's all good and it's nice to see virgin stick it to sky for once :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Just put IMO in front next time as not everyone thinks their crap.

IMO they are above average but not crap. Each to their own.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Back of the net! :hyper:

Nice one!

Exclusive for a bit too for Film4 HD from reading the press release

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Virgin Media will start giving out their new smatcard to the following areas from the following dates:

March:
2nd. Derby headend
4th. Brighton Headend
9th. Crawley headend

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Film4 has some great movies, so it certainly is worth getting... good news for XL customers too!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Media Dad loves Virgin Media's pick of Non-Sky Branded movie channels.

(But hes an Cowboy and Horror movie fan.)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Will do but it wasn't just imo it was the opinion of people sitting around me to.

Anyway it's a great start from virgin and hopefully they will be on a par with sky soon :D

Btw I meant on a tv level because nobody can touch virgin for the internet at the moment imo

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Any idea when the Acton headend is being done I like the sound of the extra info in the EPG.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Just out of interest what would the headend be for the Corby area(NN18)?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I do not any info on your headend - but when I do I will post infomation on this thread.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Ive been on the new head end (is that the phrase ?? LOL) in LU postcode for a few weeks now,,,still no signs of new card...these things take time i guess...

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Excellent news :clap:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Virgin Media are really picking up steam!
Wonder whats next.....

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Its only the Film4 HD that Sky wont have when Virgin so its not really a big deal channel in my opinion

Of course its good news that Virgin are expanding their HD channels and I am pleased but I for one never watch Film4 anyway(cuz of the adverts)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Vm did say 2010 was going to bec the year they concentrated on the tv service looks like that was true then.

Does anyone know when ofcons pay tv report is due to publish its final report later this month? probably due at the end, which COULD see sky being told to wholesale sports/movies which could include HD versions of said channels also.They cannot keep quite about it for much longer now publish and be dammed i say.:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

It is a bog deal Virgin customers as we don't have access to Sky Movies in HD so this is a good alternative. As for the adverts, thats why I, and I am sure many others, have a V+.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

And they are going to be on M+ and above - so not just XL customers will get them ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I will be honest I have a very good tv ( Sony Bravia) and Sky HD. Although there is a difference between HD and SD broadcasts the Upscaling the TV and box does together I still get a very good picture through SD anyway.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I don't think the adverts are as often as ITV,Ch4, Five and alot of Sky channels. I also have V+ so wouldn't be a problem.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Your local Headend is Northampton.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Good news about the new HD channels, two channels that I'd like to have.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Film4 normally has a 3 min ad break every 20 - 30 mins. I've recorded films in the small hours that have had just a single ad break in the whole film.
Personally, I don't mind them - they have to make money somehow and the V+ means I watch them at x32 speed anyway ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Great news about more new HD channels although the more they add, the quicker the V+ hard drive fills up. VM really need to sort this on any new future equipment. I believe the american version of the TiVO does have a big hard drive but whether that comes over to the VM version remains to be seen.

Does anyone know if they are likely to increase the TV subs to pay for all this HD goodness? Apart from the annual increase in April of course.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Looking forward to E4 hd! I'm glad to see VM get film4hd as an exclusive as most people never even considered vm would create deals like Sky for HD channels that sky don't already have.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Many thanks Media Boy.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I have just been speaking to CS and they told me that Eurosport HD will launch 14th April.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

If true, that's daft as the opening round of MotoGP is the weekend prior! :mad:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Brilliant :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Hopefully some more SD channels. Any news on them MB?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I think More4 +1 will be coming to Virgin TV soon as part of the Channel 4 own HD Channels that Virgin has signs up for.

I have not seen any information about any more SD Channels coming.

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No launch date has been given yet but My insider has told me that Eurosport HD will launch in early April.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Can you clarify Ben? Do you mean that E4HD and Film4 HD will not be exclusive to the XL pack?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

[QUOTE=Media Boy;34976532]I think More4 +1 will be coming to Virgin TV soon as part of the Channel 4 own HD Channels that Virgin has signs up for.

I have not seen any information about any more SD Channels coming.

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No launch date has been given yet but My insider has told me that Eurosport HD will launch in early April.[/QUOTE]

Can confirm Eurosport HD will be 1st week in April reference CS.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Looks like CS are just banging out any old date to get rid of pesky callers :p:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

As I said, they will be avaliable in M+ and above i.e anyone with M+, L or XL tv will recieve them - however customers on TV M will not get them

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

At least its a start to now be watching continuous films in HD, as apposed to the odd one on channel 4, and it has to be more popular than eurosport. At last i am now starting to get full use out of my cinema setup, especially when its broadcast in 5.1

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I'm more looking forward to Eurosport HD, watching the tour de france in HD is great, seeing the scenery as the tour goes through france was fantastic when I watched it on sky.

and the croissants...even better :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Well said !!!!

Just like to add well done VM on getting these and wonder what else is there to come ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Just come back from 3 days away from cable and the internet and I read this.
Great News, love the movies, so Film 4 HD will be a great addition.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Can you keep me up-to-date and tell me when Virgin Media has removed your local BBC Radio Channels from their Channel numbers.

(Virgin will do this within the next week.)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Yep, couldn't agree more - 2009 TdF looked great in HD on Sky. Eurosport is great for all things two-wheeled!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Excellent news about the new HD channels, 2 great additions as far as I'm concerned. Very interesting news that Film4HD will be a VM Exclusive, I wonder if there will be more similar details to come? ITV HD is hopefully the next priority.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

And two blades. :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Sure. Will keep you posted.
:)

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When they are removed, is this the first step to NGTV?
thus meaning the headend is due sometime soon?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Yes.

When your Local Radio is removed within the next three months your Headend will join NGTV then about two month later you will get an new viewing card.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I think they are moving a little quicker now MB. Possibly even down to a month. Derby DE22 started receiving cards last week. The boxes were only updated at the end of Jan. I'm livivng in Notts at the mo so will let you know when our cards arrive. Software was updated about 2 weeks after Derby

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Okay I am not a big radio listener so if I am in London (I think the Acton headend) what should be my local radio station that I should be keeping a eye on to see if it has gone?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Local Radio was only on Ex-Telewest Headends.

When you Headend has join NGTV you will see BBC Radio 4 LW (Channel 911) and BBC London 94.9 (Channel 937) broadcasting in you area.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

As I have stated in the past, there is almost no HD content on ITV HD

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I have seen an rumour on the web site the hold up on ITV1 HD joining Virgin Media is at the ITV end.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I would say, most people just want it for Champion League footie and the World Cup.

I too read that rumour somewhere today to regarding the hold up but can not for the life of me remember where.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Found it!!!

Way down at the end of this link (Posted by Big Red) http://vmhd.blogspot.com/2010/03/itv...g-soon-to.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Thanks Media Boy.
It's still there as of now just to let you know.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Hi All just to let everywon know the following channels will be comming to virginmedia from April

Eurosport HD
Discovery HD
Film4 HD Exclusively On Virgin Media
E4 HD
Cartoonito
Military History

Also Virginmedia changed my box to the samsung V+ box. It is Alot better than the SA boxes.

* Better picture qulity
* Quick response
* Records and stops recording in 2 seconds flat
* No humming or vibration from the harddrive at all
* Large and very clear display on box makes it easy read

The samsung boxes uses a WDC WD1600AVVS by Westen Digital Caviar of which if you read the specs of the hard drive you will be impressed

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=597

The Old SA boxes uses WDC IDE 7200 rpm ultra DMA 133mps hard drive that is why it takes longer to record.

The samsung uses WDC SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard drive that is why its quicker to record on.
ps. I dont know what the harddrive spins at due to the hard drive IntelliSeek

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Also Virgnmedia announced they are going to 100Mb Broadband by the end of this year

http://pressoffice.virginmedia.com/p...257&highlight=

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Thanks :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Hi MB, just to let you know radio channels 911 & 937 have just appeared on my channel line up in the West of Glasgow (billing Ref 28, not sure which head end).

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

You're obviously not a football fan :) Champions League, World Cup and FA Cup football is enough for me. Anything on top of that would be a bonus.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

my box was on 999 this morning seem to have ch 911 but not ch 937 thats in wolverhampton

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Mine too i'm gornal down the road.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

xntl glasgow region

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film4 hd wont launch until june/july

you might see tcm2 and more 4 + 1 arrive in april too ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Really.:shocked:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Lets not be bitchy!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Don't forget that cartoonito timeshares with TCM2 and More4+1 was took off us a while ago in substitution for something else! sorry I sound like a real party pooper!!!!!!!!!:o: Also has anyone heard any news on AKA still coming to virgin, mediaboy said something about this the other day.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

im aware of this, im just not garantee it will just been told it most likely the new ch4 deal should be include more4 +1 but that non important channel so unlikely to be in the news release even internally, but tcm2 should be with cartoonito but again i cant garantee it

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Rush HD may arrive in summer

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

OMG we have been busy today. lol

My Virgin testers are still telling me that Channel AKA is still testing on their boxes.

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Post one has been updated.

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You have got BBC Radio 4 LW on Channel 911 due to you being in an Ex-Telewest areas.

After NGTV as come to your area you will see BBC1 Wales on Channel 864.

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That news to me.

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Thanks for info.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

ditto

I'm glad someone else has finally said it. I don't find the jump to HD all that monumental. f you have a 100 hz tv or better it makes ALL the difference. Mines a Sony Bravia too.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

havent got bbc 1 wales so must of just been a small update will let you know when we do.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Ben (or anyone else who works for vm) is any truth in this -

I got called off the person who elevated my case for lack of on-demand access and he was saying that the stand alone hd boxes can be ordered from the 15th with self install for £49.99 & £15 postage and he would add a note to my account for a free one as a good will gesture. And that they were launching them from April 1st.

So any truth in that?

Btw I now have on-demand in HD but no SD.....swings and roundabouts I guess.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Yes this is true :)