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.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327224)

where are they going to fit premier sports?

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35327226)

They will sacrifice a few HD channels to get other SD channels.

2 MPEG2 HD channels are carried on one stream and 8 SD TV channels can be carried on one stream.

Also when Virgin Media switch HD channels to MPEG4 after everyone has migarted to tivo 4 or 5 years. That will free up space for more channels.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327227)

so have many channels can fit into virgin media?

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327224)

where are they going to fit premier sports?

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35327233)

They will make space by not having the minority channels that you want.

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.

The Tivo box is streets ahead.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35327211)

...virgin media can't add every +1 channels and every minority channels that exists on Sky...

Originally Posted by stereohaven (Post 35327241)

Glad to hear it, my TiVo arrives on the 22nd November! :D



In my view, the only real reason/benefit to Sky having so many +1 channels is because it helps the Sky+ box as it only has two tuners. Having time shifted channels makes it easier to avoid recording clashes at peak times (for those that don't use the basic search facility and record stuff late at night/early hours).

With 3/4 tuners and on demand for the main channels this isn't an issue with Virgin. Well, I hope not, guess I'll soon find out!

And I repeat, the majority of these "minority channels" are available if you keep your Sky box (which is yours after all).

Can someone stop this merry-go-round please, I want to get off! :nutter:

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35327226)

They will sacrifice a few HD channels to get other SD channels.

2 MPEG2 HD channels are carried on one stream and 8 SD TV channels can be carried on one stream.

Also when Virgin Media switch HD channels to MPEG4 after everyone has migrated to tivo in 4 or 5 years time. That will free up space for more channels.

Originally Posted by stereohaven (Post 35327241)

Glad to hear it, my TiVo arrives on the 22nd November! :D



In my view, the only real reason/benefit to Sky having so many +1 channels is because it helps the Sky+ box as it only has two tuners. Having time shifted channels makes it easier to avoid recording clashes at peak times (for those that don't use the basic search facility and record stuff late at night/early hours).

With 3/4 tuners and on demand for the main channels this isn't an issue with Virgin. Well, I hope not, guess I'll soon find out!

And I repeat, the majority of these "minority channels" are available if you keep your Sky box (which is yours after all).

Can someone stop this merry-go-round please, I want to get off! :nutter:

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327267)

so can virgin do a 6 tuner box

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327267)

so can virgin do a 6 tuner box

Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35327279)

How many people would want to record 6 programs at once? Especially with catch up TV

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35327287)

some do