Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

there is a profile button on the side of the remote which is pretty handy to switch between profiles.

actually pretty impressed with the new software so far, voice control on recordings to skip ads is wort it alone.

but only had one box before so havent "lost" the extra recording space.

I am reluctant to say this as well, but the picture quality appears better to me. might just be better upscaling or something odd, or could just be me to be fair. things like bbc on the lg oled just look sharper, ive always let the boxes do the upscaling and de interlacing

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

I agree, I've just moved from Sky Q to Virgin's Ultimate Oomph bundle with the TV360 boxes and I was concerned at first after reading the stories on here and other forums but I'm pleasantly surprised! It's not all that different to Sky Q to be honest!

At the risk of being shot down, we had a V6 box a couple of years ago before we had Sky Q and I actually found the V6 difficult to use which prompted the move to Sky!

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

I find the V6 extremely easy to use! However, I am very desperate to find more information about the 360. I love the idea of the new UI, but I am put off by the people who say that the recordings cannot recognise what you have already watched, and that they cannot distinguish old shows from new shows. I need also convinced by whether or not you can bookmark programmes!

When they have fixed that I might sign up!!

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

Really, in what way?

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

For example, this:

https://www.virginmedia.com/snippets...s-link-plus-v6

On Sky Q and TV360 you can set a single recording or series link by pressing a button twice. Done.

On the V6 there was a plethora of different options to set. This is fine for those technically minded or someone that wants that type of granular control but for the basic user that just wants to set and forget I just find Sky Q and TV360 easier.

Secondly, the V6 EPG is a mess! I like how on the TV360 if there's a HD version of the channel the SD channel has been removed from the EPG. Similarly with Sky, the SD channel is moved up into the 800's out of the way.

These may be trivial points for some, but each to their own!

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

Are we still getting the new UI for V6 ? If so it may be worth while waiting!

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

hey everyone we got the 360 boxes today from virgin, all setup now, just wondering how to bookmark shows from netflix and amazon like you could do on the v6 box? cant seem to figure out how to do it as your search results dont show netflix, thanks

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

If you can’t do that, it is another reason why I would not want the 360 software. Hopefully, that will change soon, or it would be a huge backward step.

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

By bookmark, do you mean using the search to find a show, so you can find it later more easily? Or was it more granular that that?

Sorry haven't been a Virgin user myself for some time, and never made use of that function on TiVO.

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

On the V6, you can search for a Netflix or Amazon show and you can bookmark that show or a whole series. It will then show up under ‘My Shows’ with your recordings. If you then select that programme from ‘My Shows’ it will take you straight into your bookmarked programme.

If that is not available on the 360, it is a major omission, in my view, but it may simply be that the necessary permissions are pending approval by Netflix and Amazon.

Either way, I most certainly wouldn’t sign up without it.

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

yeah you would search for a show or film and select the "bookmark show/tv series" option, then it would appear in "my shows" for quick access, doesnt seem possible, they have added a watchlist option but no netflix is there and only a handful of things have appeared from amazon prime video, seems a major backwards step as this was incredibly useful for my disabled father to remember his shows etc, hopefully gets added again properly

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

So there is similar system called 'Watchlists' I think it's called. It bookmarks in the same way but there are two observations:

• It doesn't work with Netflix because they have taken the decision to make it harder to aggregate their content so you need to go into the app - this is a change in policy which affects all over the top providers (Sky & Google TV can't do this either).*
• It seems to be generally hit and miss whether it's an option or not on programmes - sometimes it was there and sometimes it wasn't - I'm assuming that's just a software bug at the moment that will get resolved

*This doesn't affect TiVO because the system was already set-up and in place.

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

The more I hear about 360 the worse it sounds!

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

Ditto.

It really sounds like they've launched this software way too early.

I'm keeping a keen eye on this thread, when things improve (and my V6 hard drive is reasonably empty) I'll take the plunge

Re: Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)
 

l will let you go before me..;)