Originally Posted by arcimedes (Post 35447018)

I am watching Ivanovic v Sanchez. I startted by using the red button on the BBC 1 HD channel and its very stuttery. I have now switched to the BBC 1 SD channel and there is no stuttering.

The olympics shouldnt be a problem as they will be linear channels.

Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35447399)

Tried to watch tennis last night on the red button Djokovic v Harrison. All I can say is I have seen better pictures taken on a phone half way up Snowdon Out of sync completely, stuttering picture ( makes slow-motion look quick) sound no were near the picture, you hear the score before the point was played .
With a picture quality that makes etch- a- sketch look like a Rembrandt. If this what is is going to be like with only one live feed I dread to think what the Olympics will be like.
If this is it then in future perhaps I will look to setup the TV to use Freeview again

Originally Posted by jempalmer (Post 35447421)

Steady on Maggy! Think about your blood pressure lol. I agree though, it is pretty poor given how long it's been "coming soon".

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35447465)

Actually I am really peeved at the freezing of the licence fee causing the BBC to find ways to make cuts..I suppose it is a small price to pay but it is not the first cut I've had to observe.They had to sell off my favourite hangout(h2g2) at the BBC online site and I'm not certain that it's done it any good..

Plus I can't help feeling that the news coverage at BBC News channel has suffered badly.It's not at it's usual standards recently and a lot of it's daytime programmes are dreadful..worse than they used to be.

Originally Posted by jempalmer (Post 35447483)

^^^ What you both said, it really is pathetic given that we have no choice but to pay for a licence whilst they, seemingly arbitrarily, decide what to cut/change etc. I am in complete agreement.

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35447487)

The changes are being done via the Delivering Quality First plan - which was out for public consultation last year.



This bit is specifically about the Red button services http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/abouttheb...uturemedia.pdf

So to say it's being done arbitrarily isn't accurate.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35447505)

Its alright consulting the public Ben but the trouble is th BBC just pay lip service to anything the public says and just does its own thing no matter what the public say.

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35447509)

Again I wouldn't say that's completely true look at Six Music.

However with the amount of cash the BBC won't have, they have had to something - it's just not possible to keep everything as it is and whatever they do is going to annoy some percentage or other.

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35447509)

Again I wouldn't say that's completely true look at Six Music.

However with the amount of cash the BBC won't have, they have had to something - it's just not possible to keep everything as it is and whatever they do is going to annoy some percentage or other.

Originally Posted by ntluser (Post 35447549)

Am I right in thinking that Virgin Media will be axing the Red Button Feature for non-Tivo customers in the near future?

I currently use a V+ box with a CRT TV capable of receiving High Definition channels and find the Red Button Multi-Screen feature quite useful.

Any info would be greatly appreciated please.TIA.

Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35447560)

Sound correct to me . You want it we scrap it. Virgins motto ( bring it on Carl & Den:p:)

Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35447560)

Sound correct to me . You want it we scrap it. Virgins motto ( bring it on Carl & Den:p:)

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35447574)

But isn't it the BBC who control Red button services? Surely it is they that are to blame if red button services are reduced or removed from the V+?

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35447574)

But isn't it the BBC who control Red button services? Surely it is they that are to blame if red button services are reduced or removed from the V+?