Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

Don't hold your breath, he still hasn't answered my question about the 1.6M unsatisfied VM Internet customers. :)

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

Hi Suris, if you go back several months, when all this crap started, it is on there, and also, when VM were planning selling channels, which they have, he stated on that story, about HD, and also when they went to a big meeting they all had, he said it then, l will will tell you something, that pink elephant is getting bigger, and it still hasn't flown past my house yet. That is when l will believe it about HD.:):D

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

On where, Its all well and good you saying this was said and that was said, It means NOTHING without evidence, Now if you please can you post a link ?

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

OK sir, I'm going to start you off.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/tvs/ne...HD-Channels/p1

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

Thank you Toto, for pointing that out.:)

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

So a quote has been twisted to suit the posters viewpoint. Arthur that so not you :LOL:

this is how you qoute

Now thats better

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

There's no getting away from the fact that he has stated that the VOD business was their main push, so in that aspect you weren't wrong, but its fair to say now he sees thing differently, and maybe the market has opened up to more HD services in a more linear format.

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

Lets hope he does because at the moment Virgin are NOT doing themselves any favours with there lack of linear HD.

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

Agreed.

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

But they are doing far better with the TV on demand

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

I agree with that Andy and the 56% (or whatever) VM subs that use it are good numbers but i will reiterate a point i made in another thread.

Most people still like to sit down and watch the same programme on the same channel at the same time each week.

With HD demand ever increasing, VM are failing to let their "top" customers (i.e V+) sit and watch those programmes in HD. Now i understand that the amount of HD that people will watch over and over i.e Lost ect is small and a lot owned by Sky BUT they could have given themselves some breathing room by easily adding Chnl4HD and ITVHD - they have failed to do it and it makes them look backward looking and a poor substitute to Sky.

Sky is more easily available, i get that, and therefore will always have the money, influence and be quicker "on the ball" with new technologies. FINE! But if this was a 100m race then Sky are already half way down the track whilst VM are still in the dressing room putting on their jockstrap.

It's not good enough!

V+ was sold as an HD box primarily and a TV drive secondarily IMO.

It's time they put more linear HD channels on their system!

(It sounds like i'm having a direct go at you mate, i'm not :) )

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

the box now called the 'V+' was originally only available to Telewest customers - and was called the TV Drive, when launched :)

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

So what are we looking at folks?...yet another "few" months. By the way Nat-Geo wild-HD has now launched on Sky, but don't worry we aren't being left behind.:rolleyes:

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

We aren't looking at anything - until an official roll out of any more HD channels is announced, and by 'official' I don't mean PR speak from executives, then there are, arguably, no new HD channels due to launch anytime soon....

Re: An email from Neil Berkett re: VM HD Channels
 

Or even VOD HD. :(

Mines branded V+HD!?! :p:

Oh well I'm going to stop worrying about HD so much, for the moment.........dur dur duuuuur!