Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Any box what will record series and allows me to have enough tuners to avoid clashes is just fine with me. Like most software Sky Q isn't perfect but its rarely failed me with recordings and the family record a fair amount on it.

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I totally disagree, Sky Q interface is so much more user friendly than the outdated TiVo software.

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Having recently switched from Virgin to SkyQ I would say there are good and bad points to both interfaces.

Certainly SkyQ scores higher on flash looks - if that is what you want.

One thing I don't like is the way it stores things in like groups - I.e. Champions league - all my CL recordings are stored under a tile which still shows the detail of the first CL match I recorded, even though I have watched and deleted that particular game weeks ago.

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I'm talking about the features - not the look.

I'd rather have a poor looking interface which does amazing things.

SkyQ recordings are just series links on the same channel - nothing more than that. And some don't work on some channels.

I've had more lost/missed recordings on SkyQ than on TiVo. All ITVHD recordings ended here when the ITV changes occured and often returning series fail to restart.

Sky spend too much time on it looking good - and falling down on techical features/issues.

Currently to watch a series in UHD you have to manually download new episodes - andyou must NOT have the HD version recording present to do this. And you can not auto-record non-sport UHD series.



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Currently it has problems grouping ITVHD series - so all episodes of a series are not grouped together.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Sky are adding HDR movies from 9th December onwards;

https://www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/artic...e-new-features

Could that be a date to watch out for?

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I would be more excited if they mentioned Virgin Media customers in the press release.
But will keep an eye out on that date. Thanks for the post Phunkenstien.

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Well, we do appear to be rapidly running out of 2020. Is this actually likely to happen, or is it something else that's going to be conveniently blamed on Covid?

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Is it a bit like Sky Atlantic as its coming but its not coming soon...;)

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probable be 31/12/2020 if we do get it this year i giving up hope of it

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why mention the channel we not getting Den it never happening that channel

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Has anyone noticed that if you are searching for movies or TV shows on sky channels. The on demand some have the UHD logo next to them for example “Sky Cinema Special” & “Code 404”. When you click to watch the program or movie it’s only HD...could this mean that virgin is getting ready to have 4K programming and movies from Sky?

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Yes, it’s been like this for a few months now.

The work is in (very slow) progress on this one.

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Link? :D

Be careful what you predict on this forum, Dave, you’ll never hear the end of it if certain people disagree!

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As long is he doesn't start 8 threads on the same subject I'm sure he will be fine.

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you know it what i have always said OB :p: and i be happy to be proved wrong if it happens for the people that want it

i will look at it if we do ever get it but if we dont it wont be end of the world

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This is the crux of the issue Old Boy has. He isn't happy to be proven wrong. People must adhere to his (lack of) vision. With one dimensional delivery models that are neither desirable nor likely in the timeframe he suggests but I suspect he will move the goalposts once more before 2035.

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What you are actually trying to say is some members have a fact based different viewpoint to yours....;)

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You are a fine one to talk about a lack of vision!

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Which facts do you mean, Den?

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On the contrary, Old Boy. I see a rich, diverse television landscape.

You can’t see past streaming only. Although we can all see you now try to conflate streaming with IPTV in a further goalpost shift to mirror your 2025 to 2035 shift. It’s quite tiresome and transparent.

Starting sentences with “I’ve been clear all along...” doesn’t made it true and your post history exists to contradict you.

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Ones that are substantiated and verifiable...

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I get it for the princely sum of £1.60 per month, so not really bothered if Virgin get it or not.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Looking at the EPG from the 18th December the Virgin UHD Channel is starting at 2pm and will include movies including Backdraft, Psycho, The Big Lebowski, Robin Hood and quite a few more,

Maybe finally we might see Sky Cinema UHD very very soon

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I don't see any of those movies on my epg

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I rebooted the v6 box and now see the movies at 9pm

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My V6 EPG is showing the content ScottishSteve mentioned from 2pm each day from 18th.

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I don't think any of these films are Sky Cinema ones, but seeing films appear on the channel is great. However, the on screen logo on the Big Lebowski tonight is massive! Completely over the top

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:D

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not looking good for sky sports and cinema UHD this year is it :(

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It never was looking good Dave.

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looks like this is coming after xmas now....blame covid (yeah right): https://community.virginmedia.com/t5...t/td-p/4529822

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Thanks for the link, at least they've given an update.

BTW, BlueLou (VM staff) on that forum tells it like it is. Never seen staff be so blunt, good on them :D

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Well done BlueLou. Too many people don't realise what's involved in all sorts of different businesses, that all that's needed is the snap of fingers and it's done.

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Nice to get an update at last. I must have tweeted Virgin 7 or 8 times over the last 4 months and have not had a single reply so this is good.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

After I recorded the Big Lebowski I watched it last night and was amazed by all the stuttering / freezing of the video there was did anyone else have the same problem?

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Yes, it's dreadful.

I wonder if it was on the broadcast, or the box struggling to record UHD?

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

I got the same thing. I assumed it was the box struggling but who knows. It shouldn't really struggle to record one UHD stream. As a new TV customer I'm more and more underwhelmed.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

I recorded Backdraft last night and watched it a bit later and thankfully there were no issues.

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See Dr who is going to be in 4k via I player .any one know if virgin are showing on uhd channel?

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

I wouldn't expect so. The BBC are strict on how their content is accessed. Anyway both the V6 and the 360 boxes will be able to access it via iPlayer.

I'd also point out that even if it was on the UHD channel, only the iPlayer version would be in HDR.

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Thanks and have safe holiday

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Just watched a recording of 42nd Street tonight and it looked stunning even in downscaled 1080p.

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No, it will be UHD on the BBC I-player. There is no BBC UHD channel and I am sure the BBC won’t permit it to be shown on the Virgin Ultra HD channel - nice thought, though!

https://www.tvbeurope.com/media-cons...able-in-4k-hdr

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i remember when the BBC was ahead of the game on new tech. no linear channel is unforgivable. although iplayer is far more suited to streaming non live entertainment than it is sport.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

I don't agree around the need for a linear channel for BBC UHD. If you can guarantee that your customers can get it, then it makes sense.

When the BBC introduced HD, it was technically available across cable, satellite and terrestrial. But for the BBC not everyone has access to cable or satellite, and UHD isn't possible on Freeview.

In practice anyone who wants to access UHD content is likely to have access to the kit required to get it via a streaming method. Therefore doing via iPlayer is platform agnostic i.e. you can get it via a paid provider STB or via a built in app on a Smart TV or streaming stick. The only issue

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"it makes sense" says the person whose clearly never missed a goal because the stream buffered. its inherently flawed and a nice way to make sure the bbc looks second rate compared to BT and sky. by all means use it as a cover for those who dont have access to a linear channel, but for everything else, its just saving money and not able to deliver.

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Yes, even OB admitted that streaming is not really ready for Sport whether in UHD, HD or SD

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I am the first to agree that there is some work yet to be done to ensure that streaming live sport becomes acceptable. We will get there in time, and hopefully not too long.

As I recall it, we had problems when analogue became digital (buffering, pausing, braking up of picture, etc), and when we first got HD broadcasts (much the same). No such problems now, though, are there?

Similarly, I would expect all those live streaming problems to be sorted within a few years.

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I thought I said it was on the I player. My question which Ben answered was .it going to be on the uhd feed on virgin .:D

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Yes you did, and I responded that it would not be a BBC UHD channel (which is the question you actually asked), but only on the I-Player.

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you weren't using a delivery system out of your hands back then though.

the problem today is that it relies on the internet, which isnt just a single pipe into the home for TV. thats even assuming you can get 40mbs solidly in the first place.

if it were the only choice, fair enough, but its a decision made for whatever reason, cost I assume, but its a self defeating solution. people are used to eurosport being able to transmit on a linear channel in 4k, the BBC should of course be able to as well. but the bbc is dead anyway, killed off by the slow death of a thousand cuts so no one really minds its demise.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

I'm certainly not one to be defending the BBC, but to describe it as 'dead' is far from the truth. You only need to compare the number of new programmes being broadcast on BBC1 and BBC2 (criticised regularly for the number of repeats they show) with Sky 1, Sky Atlantic and Sky Witness, to realise that Sky has a fair bit of catching up to do to get anywhere near the Beeb's output. No-one is talking about Sky's demise, though.

By the way, did you see this?

https://advanced-television.com/2020...wins-xmas-day/

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

l think despite the anti BBC brigade the BBC will be here long into the future along with Pay TV services as well.

Yes the streaming services are very popular but many customers see it as a additional service rather than an replacement and the figures generally bore that out.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

I totally agree with you

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Sorry my question was would it be on virgins uhd channel

999 and what ever the other number is ?!

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No chance of that at all, Itshim.

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Has anyone noticed stuttering on the Virgin Ultra HD channel this last week?

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Recorded and watched Hurricane on Virgin UHD channel.

Some great filming and nice Dolby 5.1 track.

Is Dolby 5.1 sound on Virgin UHD of a higher bitrate than the HD channels too?

No stuttering for me.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Just done a search for uhd content Jumanji The Next Level is now showing UHD on the Catch up and on Demand section so looks like it may be coming soon

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

The Sky Cinema and Sky Originals have been flagged on search for 3 or 4 months now but there is no UHD available as of yet.

Same goes for

Back to the Future 1,2,3
Joker
Bad Boys 1&2

Cobra
Avenue 5
Sick of It
Sick Note

and many more

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

dont hold your breath

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

THe UHD flag has been showing on some films for a couple of months now - but you can't select a UHD version.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Hi first post here,

Did anyone else notice Gangs of Lemur Island was on the Virgin Ultra HD channel yesterday and all 5 episodes will be in UHD this week? It even says aired 27/05/2020 which is the same day Sky Nature launched so maybe we are finally starting to see some movement in the Sky UHD content?

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Welcome to the forum

Love Nature content has always been available on the UHD Channel and continued even after the channel itself closed

Gangs of Lemur Island like a lot of the Sky Nature content is from Love Nature which has an agreement with Virgin for limited content.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

As the new series 2 of Discovery of Witches is on Sky One I went to the on Demand section was showing UHD and where I found series 2 ep 1 there it was 2 HD and 2 SD not sure if they getting ready for UHD content
I have sent a picture to show you what I saw

https://i.ibb.co/7zL5H0H/20210108-170855.jpg

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I realise that if I ask for an update for Sky UHD coming to VM, that all I'm likely to get is a lot of replies including the phrase "coming soon", but this really is getting beyond a joke now!:mad::mad::mad:

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

How about tomorrow, next week, next month - none of these are actually reached and are all just as likely and indefinite as 'coming soon'

Look on the bright side at least VM customers get BT Sports UHD at no additional cost - not even available through sky platform

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Nowt wrong wi good old HD anyway.;)

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

UHD has higher smoother frame rate.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Not always. Frame rates for UHD can vary just like they do for HD.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

On the Virgin Community Help forum there is talk of an imminent announcement tomorrow (Thurs) regarding UHD Movies

Will we hold our breath?

https://community.virginmedia.com/t5...4611669/page/2

Also someone on AVforums has said a ‘source’ claims UHD Cinema launches tomorrow

https://www.avforums.com/threads/sky...2293550/page-4

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lets hope so we waited long enough

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No mention of Sport though. I suppose that's it then until the start of the 2021/22 football season in August. Makes me wonder if Sky have been witholding it until the crowds are back in the stadiums to give it more atmosphere.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Sky Cinema UHD has been added to the 360

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And to the V6

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Some UHD movies I get a Subscribe message as I can't access im on the oomph package too

Joker and Jojoba Rabbit are just a few i need to subscribe too

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Press release is here

https://www.virginmedia.com/corporat...gh-definition1

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now just the sport to go hopefully not no long to wait

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So unless one has the Ultimate Oomph package one has to pay a extra £6 l gather for Sky Entertainment and Sky Cinema Ultra HD?.

And have a Virgin TV 360 box as well?.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

All existing customers have to pay £6 a month and need a V6 or 360 box

New customers taking Ultimate Oomph get it included.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

on ultimate oomph package can see joker no problem

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

You'll need Maxit TV, but both V6 and 360 can get Ultra HD.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Brassic, which is in the On Demand section, is now available in UHD according to my V6. It was only HD when I last looked earlier this week. Something appears to be happening.

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I've got ultimate oomph and am being asked to subscribe to be able to see UHD

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Yes, you will get that message as you have to pay £6 per month on top. It's not included in that package for existing customers, only new ones.

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Laughable after waiting so long for UHD

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A two year wait then they do this to us. One poor chap on the Community Forum only signed up to Ultimate Oomph three days ago and he still has to pay.

Virgin pulling the rug from under loyal customers yet again.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

I note new customers have this included on the oomph, however I also note the new customer price rose by £10 pm on this announcement.

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The offer price and/or the price after 18 months?

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The offer price. It was £79 now changed to £89. I know it has been £89 previously.

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Again, Anyone with ultimate oomph put in a complaint using the link below
We had this when they added on extra HD fee per box to the VIP Package, enough of us emailed the CEO back then, they changed their decision after a few days

https://my.virginmedia.com/my-cases/make-a-complaint

Make sure to mention rewarding new customers over current customers no loyalty
Was originally announced in 2019 and we have to pay for it but again new customers don't, I personally stayed with virgin due to this announcement, also where is Sky Sports UHD?
My V6 has a message on the main screen banner saying "Sky On Demand Ultra HD now available on your V6 box" this is misleading

Anyone think of anything else to add?

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

I've logged a complaint already.

But drop an email to this address. ADR@nclaims.co.uk

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

Complained already

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That email address is wrong

The domain isn’t even registered

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So I got a letter with a fake email address

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

It's just spelt wrong, that's all.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

You wrote nclaims in your post when it should have been vmclaims according to your letter

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The tile ads on my V6 are saying Virgin Media Ultra HD Channel is available to all from 1st March to 31st of March.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

It's a nice gesture, but as all of the drama series are mid way through their seasons, those on the lower packages won't be able to start watching them...

Absentia (Season 1, Episode 9)
Mr. Mercedes (Season 2, Episode 8)
Loudermilk (Season 2, Episode 5)
Underground (Season 2, Episode 9)
The Night Shift (Season 1, Episode 7)

Catch Up doesn't appear to be available for any of these.

It's fine for the nature and music programming of course but not the best way to showcase the channel.

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

I've renewed from VIP to Ultimate Oomph over the phone this morning. New package kicks in from tomorrow - take it I should expect Sky UHD to be included right?

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

It would depend on what you agreed.

As you would been within a cooling off period when the new package starts you have 14 days to withdraw from new contract

Re: UHD on Virgin Media
 

How much do you pay a month ?