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HD Boy 08-11-2011 12:06

Re: Sky or VM for TV???
 
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Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327147)
why can't i have both, it is not unresonable to want this

virgin have a terrable lack of news channels

:banghead::banghead::banghead:

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327162)
i don't want to watch it on freeview because it is not 24 horu, unlike sky and freesat

Watch it online
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

Tim Deegan 08-11-2011 12:27

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327162)
i don't want to watch it on freeview because it is not 24 horu, unlike sky and freesat

Well do what someone else suggested: keep your sky box to view it on freesat.

muppetman11 08-11-2011 12:31

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327162)
i don't want to watch it on freeview because it is not 24 horu, unlike sky and freesat

I gave you a link to online 24hrs a day. ;)

HD Boy 08-11-2011 12:53

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35327170)
I gave you a link to online 24hrs a day. ;)

He must be blind :D

greyposter 08-11-2011 12:54

Re: Sky or VM for TV???
 
I kept my 'Sky box' to watch additional news channels.Also like 'Vintage tv'.Apart from that VM is fine for me.

Tim Deegan 08-11-2011 13:07

Re: Sky or VM for TV???
 
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Originally Posted by greyposter (Post 35327183)
I kept my 'Sky box' to watch additional news channels.Also like 'Vintage tv'.Apart from that VM is fine for me.

Maybe you should explain it to Alan

greeninferno 08-11-2011 13:37

Re: Sky or VM for TV???
 
I have just had Tivo installed moving over from SkyHD

i would say the only advantage sky now have is the few missing HD channels they don't allow on virgin.

The Tivo box is streets ahead.

HD Boy 08-11-2011 13:45

Re: Sky or VM for TV???
 
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Originally Posted by greeninferno (Post 35327199)
I have just had Tivo installed moving over from SkyHD

i would say the only advantage sky now have is the few missing HD channels they don't allow on virgin.

There is 5 sky HD channels that sky don't allow on Virgin Media . They are Sky Sports HD3 and HD4 , Sky News HD, Sky Sports News HD and Sky Atlantic HD. Not that many is it. To be honest i would not Sky News HD any way.

Alan Fry 08-11-2011 13:58

Re: Sky or VM for TV???
 
to make thing simple, why can't we just have more channels, then Virgin Medias Triple-play service will be perfect

HD Boy 08-11-2011 14:06

Re: Sky or VM for TV???
 
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Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327209)
to make thing simple, why can't we just have more channels, then Virgin Medias Triple-play service will be perfect

In dec 2010 Virgin Media said they had path to grow to 80 HD channels in 2 years or 3 years. So at the moment they roughly have the capacity for 47-55 HD channels.
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Dec. 02. 2010 / 9:30AM, VMED - Virgin Media Inc. Analyst and Investors Day (London)
It is separate from the broadcast connectivity that we have where effectively we are providing 300 standard definition channels, 30 HD channels at the moment, but with a path to grow to 80 HD channels over the next two years, or three years.

page 10 http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External...xUeXBlPTM=&t=1
Alan virgin media can't add every +1 channels and every minority channels that exists on Sky but we will get a lot more HD channels.

Virgin Media TV only has a certain capacity.

Tim Deegan 08-11-2011 14:07

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327209)
to make thing simple, why can't we just have more channels, then Virgin Medias Triple-play service will be perfect

As many of us have explained. If Sky sold all of their channels to VM, then they would lose all their customers. It's a business decision in order to keep customers.

Otherwise, what have Sky got to keep customers paying their high prices??

kop32 08-11-2011 14:18

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Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35327202)
There is 4 sky HD channels that sky don't allow on Virgin Media . They are Sky Sports HD3 and HD4 , Sky News HD, Sky Sports News HD and Sky Atlantic HD. Not that many is it. To be honest i would not Sky News HD any way.

HD Boy, to be a mathamatician you need two skills,to add up,take away and divide:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Alan Fry 08-11-2011 14:26

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Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35327211)
In dec 2010 Virgin Media said they had path to grow to 80 HD channels in 2 years or 3 years. So at the moment they roughly have the capacity for 47-55 HD channels.

Alan virgin media can't add all +1 channels and all minority channels that exists on Sky but we will get a lot more HD channels.

Virgin Media TV only has a certain capacity.

Virgin Media TV can cope with 400 channels

HD Boy 08-11-2011 14:29

Re: Sky or VM for TV???
 
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Originally Posted by kop32 (Post 35327216)
HD Boy, to be a mathamatician you need two skills,to add up,take away and divide:rolleyes::rolleyes:

:D:D:D

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327217)
Virgin Media TV can cope with 400 channels

Source ? At the maxmium they have capacity for 344 channels if you include the additional 44 HD channels they will have the capacity for.

Alan Fry 08-11-2011 14:34

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Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35327218)
:D:D:D

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Source ? At the maxmium they have capacity for 344 channels if you include the additional 44 HD channels they will have the capacity for.

where are they going to fit premier sports?


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