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The ST and Times are behind a paywall - we just get the front page.

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Mr Murdoch wants us to pay , his revenues are declining apparently :D

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Am I allowed to copy and paste the text?

Like this:
Virgin Media’s next-generation set-top box, previewed in InGear a year ago, has finally become available in Britain. And it has lived up to its promise: it’s the most sophisticated piece of hardware you can connect to your television.

The new box, designed by Virgin in conjunction with TiVo, the US company that first developed the technology to “live pause” television, contains a hard drive of 1 terabyte capacity — enough to hold about 500 hours of standard-definition programming. It also has three digital tuners, so you could be recording three different channels while watching a fourth, saved show.

But it’s the electronic programme guide (EPG) that really breaks new ground. Like the EPGs for Freeview and Sky set-top boxes, you can search up to seven days in advance to choose shows and even entire series to record. But in case you missed a show, this new box also lets you search seven days into the past. As long as the show you missed is available via the BBC’s iPlayer or Virgin’s own Catch Up service — which archives most of the big series on the major channels — you can be watching it in seconds.

Select “more info” and you get a full cast listing. Select an actor’s name and you can see what else they’ve been in, view trailers and extras on YouTube and, if available, start watching other shows and films in which they have appeared. The box also houses apps for Facebook, eBay and Twitter, and lets you play a selection of simple games on your TV.

This is all possible because the new box is connected to Virgin’s cable internet network — and therein lies a potential problem: if your house is not in a cabled area (and that’s half the country) one of these boxes is no good to you.

Other disadvantages include a creaky, lightweight remote control that lacks a qwerty keypad (which means updating your Facebook status will be a long-winded and frustrating affair) and a waiting list of more than 50,000 people hoping to get their hands on the new equipment before you do.

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I'm all for looking and discussing pros and cons but WOW

Those last two paragraphs can only have been written from a Murdoch company.

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The one I was in (I went to the one in Slough) was Samsung 50" also. Maybe just a poor set up because even in HD the pq was blurred around the edges of the tv.

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Hi just thought I'd join, been watching the forum a while and decide to give it a go.

Two things if you can help, 1st is there any way of finding out if you are VIP20/30 or Triple XL as we have V+HD SA and an old NTL Samsung box with XL tv and premium channels and HD on the V+HD including HD premium channels
also XL BB and phone and if you are VIP 20/30 what's the deal I've only seen VIP 50 and Triple XL covered.

2nd What's the deal with pre-reg ending today are we going see something happening next week any info???

Thanks:waving:

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Thanks for the welcome

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welcome to the forum matey

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:D

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Thanks for the welcome

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I tried searching through this thread but its huge :(

Does the BBC red button service work on TIVO, i.e would I be able to see the F1 Grand Prix practice which is only available on the red button service?

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:welcome: to the forum mate :wavey:

1. give Customer Care a ring on 150 as they will know what package you are on. You have all the elements for VIP from what I can see :)

2. Pre Reg closed today to allow us to process the list and contact pre regs via email to sign up online / choose install date etc. Once everyone has an install booked it will then be opened to existing/new customers who didn't pre reg to order, but they are likely to get May/June installs

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Not currently no. We have just launched BBC iPlayer via red button. If you have no other box in the home and want this feature then best wait until we have launched the full red button service on TiVo.

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Thanks DF looking forward to Tivo (hopefully soon)

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Thanks, looks like I'll have to lug my other box into the main room every fortnight to watch the F1 when I get a TIVO :(

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I have had my Virgin TiVo since last Thursday and I am an ex Series 1 owner. I've also paid £149 up front and will now be paying £3 a month extra. Despite a few glitches and problems with the guide data, for me the Virgin TiVo is way, way better than V+. At last I can set recordings without first having to find out when a programme is on and which channel it's on so that I can spend ages navigating to it on the EPG. I can even set series links for programmes that aren't on yet so that I don't miss them when they start. Suggestions will find lots of other great programmes for me that I would otherwise have missed.

There are also so many small features that make the whole viewing experience so much better. It's difficult to explain the benefits of TiVo to someone, you have to experience it for a while and then when you move away from it you really miss it.

TiVo is probably not for everyone but it's a different way of watching TV. Reminders don't exist because you record everything and watch everything when you are ready to watch it. I watch more TV in less time.

You can't judge TiVo fairly until you've used it for a short while so that it's got a full list of recorded programmes and suggestions. That's when many of the benefits of TiVo will be experienced. I've only had my TiVo for a few days, but with my Series 1 I hardly bothered with the EPG, I would always just go straight to my list of recorded programmes.

For me, Tivo, even in it's current state, has been worth every penny.