Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Nice. Most recorders are HDD only these days, glad there are still some with disk media.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Yes, I paid extra for this recorder, which has a hard drive, and it has been worth it. The PQ looks even better than the V6, and that looks good in itself!

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Some possible improvements coming to the V6 box before much longer.

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-TiVo-CES-2019

EXTRACT

Firstly, like Sky Q, TiVo has introduced voice search which allows you to find content and control what you are watching simply by speaking into the remote.

This option not only reveals instant searches for movies and TV shows but you can also find content based on your favourite stars and genres.

Once you're watching a programme a clever skip mode means you'll never have to watch an advert again and every film that's available on the service has a Metacritic rating instantly viewable from the home screen.

Another neat option is TiVo's ability to reveal how exciting live sport is with a constantly updated real-time score out of 100 giving fans an idea of whether it's worth tuning into the game.

Then there's the ability to learn who watches TV at a particular time and offer up unique content depending on which member of the family has just switched on the TV.

And it's not just the software and content that TiVo has improved as there's also some hardware updates that give it an advantage.

TiVo works closely with Virgin but the firm's are revealing what might be coming next.

One issue that Virgin is yet to fix is multi-room viewing with customers currently needing to take delivery of another main V6 box to watch TV in other rooms.

TiVo has solved this problem in the US by having mini boxes which connect to the main device and offer a seamless viewing experience.

The firm has also solved the issue of having multiple streaming devices as the latest TiVo box can control other external systems, such as Roku, without switching HDMI ports.

These are all massively useful additions but will they ever come to the UK?

Virgin Media won't confirm any new features set to arrive on its V6 box with the company only confirming that it works closely with TiVo.

However, with one of Virgin's biggest rivals already offering voice search and multi-room mini boxes it seems likely that some of the features TiVo has already launched across the pond will arrive in UK in the future.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

l read this earlier this morning so lets see what possibly transpires this year with the V6 box.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

I'm confused with that article , I thought it had been mentioned that Virgin would move away from TiVo in favour of Horizon ?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

It had been mentioned but being mentioned does not necessarily mean any thing is going to happen anytime soon MM.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

I believe you are right about that, but I also read that VM were tied in a contractual relationship with Tivo and therefore would not be moving to Horizon for the time being.

I think it will come eventually, however.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

If they are planning to move to Horizon at some stage I’m not sure that article is that relevant considering it mainly mentions Tivos latest consumer box features.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

New Horizon 4 platform has been announced for other Liberty Global companies' set-top boxes but it looks like we'll have TiVo for some time yet. https://vmhd.blogspot.com

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

This link seems to suggest Virgin Media will transition over to Horizon , it may be the case that once it does it will still license some of Tivos technologies.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Sky Sports Racing EPG data is there a fault? as beyond Thursday next week there is no data.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

An addition VM should look at adding is Voice , I use this far more than the keys on the remote it’s far quicker.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Personally I hate all these Voice controls. Puts me off buying certain devices.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Each to their own but for most things it’s a much faster and intuitive way of doing things.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Yes that would be a nice addition MM but whether it comes anytime soon l somehow doubt it.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

It's mentioned as part of Horizon 4 isn't it ?

My link a few posts above says VM will swap over to this.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

How long is a piece of string MM?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

It's a comment from Virgin's CEO so it must be on the Horizon if you pardon the pun.:D

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

The trouble with comments especially from Virgins head honcho's over the years is one might actually have to wait a while before anything ever comes to fruition.;)

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Hmm... that's 3 series links I had set up to record new programmes, and the V6 did not record the first episodes, but started at the second ones.

:confused::confused::confused:

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Yeah tivo boxes get confused especially like new channels like when you tell them to start recording the first showing on BBC Scotlands new channel, it knows its on the next day on BBC 1 the next week it records BBC one second showing the next week...

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Does anyone have any issues with watching recorded shows from other rooms on the tivo v6? I just get an error message and a V401 error code.

Any fix?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

No problems here Vince.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

It's quite common when both boxes are wireless, what's your setup?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

I reboot both machines and that normally works.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

spot on both boxes are wireless. my bedroom box is on a wired connection. downstairs is wifi and thats fine. just the back bedroom one wont connect (we always have problems with the back bedroom box thats why i managed to get two v6s to compensate) which is also on wifi.

Not that bothered like as my bedroom box works fine and i wouldnt want to watch what my mum records anyway but still i was more curious than anything!

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

You might need a powerline, you seem to need much more speed than you would expect to stream from box to box

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Anyone else having issues with setting a new remote up on the V6?

Pressing clear and TV together as requested does nothing but show a red light above home

My TV (Samsung) is listed but even when doing a manual search for another provider lets say JVC as an example I just get Error there has been a technical glitch (error PR4/5000)

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

You need to press and hold the two buttons. You should get a red flash initially, then two green flashes a few seconds later. Let go after the green flashes, then enter the code.

The remote control programming app on the V6 is currently broken, so do the full scan using code 0999 instead.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Someone needs to update the live chat team on that then I spent 30-minutes getting absolutely nowhere as he was adamant the app was fine and wanted me to speak to the tech support team

Back to the remotes.

The knackered one is programmed into my Samsung TV for the volume I press and hold the two buttons but only get red lights above home no matter how long I hold them down for.

I suspect without that working I have no chance of removing the TV from it via the thumbs down command

I have now got the new remote working via 0999 (TV switched off pressed ok and green light flashed twice) so my V6 works for the TV side just not on the volume

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Keep searching. There may be a better code that also works the volume

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

I have gone through 3 or 4 times now pressing the ch^ button TV switches off but the volume don't work

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

When you get the two flashing red lights only - try changing the batteries.

Seems the re-programming is the first to go as the batteries start to die.

Yet otherwise they carry on fine.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Interesting to know that as my battery tester showed they were over half full yet after changing them the green light worked

How many times do you press the thumbs down button again to reset the handset?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Clear+TV, then 3 x Thumbs down, then 2 x OK

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Cheers.

Took a while but got it sorted in the end.

If only the live chat team were as knowledgeable as you good self I'd have had this done several hours ago instead of spending 30+ minutes going round in circles.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Ah, but they don't earn the mega bucks that N does. :D

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

New update rolling out to V6 boxes

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

l got mine this morning.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

What does this new update include

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Already discussed here
https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...php?t=33707816

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

I'd imagine the amazon update will launch once everyones tivo box has updated? Are they doing it region by region again? I'm in the north west of england so i hope mine is soon.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Still not arrived here. :(

Spiderplant says not to worry... :beer:

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Correct.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

How do we know we have the update ?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Help & Settings -> System Info - third line down.

20.9.1.rc2 - is the new version.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

cheers pal. 20.8.1 here.... :(

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Tivo died yesterday:( hard work speaking to help line - 2 hours on phone spread over most of the day . "Wait three hours it might come back" is not a lot of help- anyway got engineer to come out this morning well impressed with that . Not sure why you guys are so excited about V6 but today ( so off service for around 22hrs ) the lovely lady put in and set up it for me. Amazon & Netflix both working well ,not sure if I will bother with Amazon as I still failed to note anything worth watching - over other shows I like. As I had to wait in for builder to come and quote I have been toying with it up till now!
The one thing I have not mastered is turning my TV off and on via the new remote. Yes it goes on and off ( As the sound is a sound box-not bar will not I am told work that , which would be very useful so any ideas most welcome) Its a Panasonic and does have blue tooth -fibre optic connection V6 to TV. If I turn off the TV which does work the box goes with it and on, turns on both as well . Not the end of the world but feel stupid not being able to work out why. I know please don`t say it:D Any tips regarding using it - don,t wish to plough pages and pages looking for tips -sorry even waiting in, life is to short for that!:)

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Hello,

I’m not sure if this belongs here, but I thought making a new thread would be unnecessary. I’ve had a Tivo 500GB box for a few years, and intend to upgrade to a V6 box. It’s always been my understanding that the customer rents the equipment from VM. Ideally I would like to keep the Tivo as I still have a number of programmes left to watch. I believe that by connecting both boxes to my router, I can watch shows stored on the Tivo on the V6?

I’m a bit confused, because I assume VM will ask for the Tivo box back, if I upgrade to the V6 as it is rented? And how does activating the V6 come into this - wouldn’t that deactivate the Tivo and render it useless? Assuming I can keep the Tivo to watch shows I have left over, would VM charge me extra per month? I’ve asked VM themselves in much simpler terms, and they didn’t have any answers, which was great...

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

You either swap the box and hand the other back or you pay for muktiroom and the engineer charge for muktiroom to keep both boxes

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

As JB says.

I wouldn't call the VM boxes rented though you get them as part of the service.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Hi A19 and welcome to the forum.

There is no need to hang on to your Tivo as you can transfer your recorded programmes over to the new V6 box once it has been installed. (You do need a package with a connection speed of up to 50Mbps for a V6 box to work.)

As JD66 says, as you only have one box at the moment then having 2 boxes will increase the amount you pay. If you just swap out your Tivo for a V6 then it may be possible to negotiate any increase in the amount you pay.

I wasn't happy about the activation fee and managed to get the same amount credited to my account along with a couple of extra tweaks which gave me a nice reduction to my phone charges, being out of contract is useful, as is being ultra nice. :D

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Your internet also must be provided by VM to get a V6 i believe unless this has changed?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

As far as I was aware you can transfer series links from TiVo to V6 but not previous recordings.

https://www.virginmedia.com/help/vir...to-another-box

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Hello, thanks for the helpful replies. My broadband is from VM (100Mbps), so I’m set in that respect. joglynne, I thought that programmes cannot be transferred, mainly due to licensing issues? I suppose I’ll see what they say when I call them about the £4 PM monthly increase.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

That is correct.:(

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Sorry about the duff advice A19. I was sure I transferred the recorded programmes but I guess that must have been on a V+ to Tivo swap. :dunce:

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

No, that wasn’t possible either.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Well I know I did it at some point. :shrug:

There are so many repeats I guess I was just lucky and my recordings were repeated when the series recording list was transferred. I certainly never had to use anything else and, as most of you who have helped me in the past may remember, I am somewhat of a timorous beastie when it comes to experimenting with anything at all techie. I still close my eyes tightly if I ever have to press the install button on anything and having to use the dratted black screen, Command Prompt? brings me out in a cold sweat. :D

Mods... sorry for veering off topic. :blush:

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

My V6 box has suddenly started to reboot itself this morning which is very annoying. Has anyone else experienced this problem and if so, is there a fix or will I have to contact VM?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Do you mean it has done it once or it keeps doing it? If it keeps doing it, call VM. For a one-off, see how it goes for a few days.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Again!! ...The Sky Sports Racing EPG data is only going up to the start of Sunday when many other channels are up to 13 days ahead on the EPG.

Who is supposed to update the EPG data? so it is right up to date.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Well I have finally made peace with the ridiculously bright lights on the V6s and the Hub with some excellently applied black tape. I should have done that ages ago.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

I could have let you have my sunglasses.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Must have been your box the led are bright 🔆 I find them dull

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Mines out sight --easy:)

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Mines a Sky Q box,no bright lights!

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

?????. My V6 has a single, low intensity blue light on the front, red when in standby. Even if I sat a few inches away from it I would not call it bright or intrusive.:confused:

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Me too, quite unobtrusive IMO

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Maybe they sleep in the same room as it which is the issue?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

A blue light? Clearly they changed things at some point. The light on our V6 is a dim white horizontal light. It does turn red in standby though.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Well it's a white/very pale blue to my eyes, still very small and unobtrusive IMO.
Looking more closely I will agree it's more white, might be the coating on my glasses causing the bluish tint.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

We have never had any problem in our household to be perfectly honest.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Same here

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Possibly as mine seems completely white to me and the online manual calls it white too.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Its white.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Why does the VM V6 Box not update its EPG guide in the event of late scheduling changes?
Surely, with its built in technology advances together with the modem and fiber network, you'd expect late changes to be updated near instantly. Sky and even my Freeview TV update no problem while the V6 still lags behind.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Yeah I found that to be odd when I was with Virgin.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

It's the way the TiVo software is designed. It does a 'callback' every few hours and at that point the EPG is updated.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

I realise it does that auto call-back, however it is often days behind sky's EPG when changes are made - so that isn't the reason.

A specific example would be availability of red button football coverage which are often not updated until the day of the match or the preceding day, when sky's EPG has had the details for days.

Just who does the changes at VM base?

Do they only pick up when sky tell them?

And a related question, when is Virgin going to set up sub-menus to allow recording of the red button streams as sky do?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Sky Sports red button coverage isn't in the EPG at all. The slate that's displayed when nothing else is on is basically just an application that's under Sky's control.

The EPG data is supplied by an external company, Gracenote. They update the data when any of the broadcasters tell them there's been a change.

I can't see this ever happening, or at least not on V6. Sky supply and operate their red button application, but there is no mechanism for it to schedule recordings.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

It's a pity that we cannot also have red button channels set up for these broadcasts by Sky, as we do for major BBC sports events like Wimbledon.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Blame Sky for that.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

I am blaming Sky! If BBC can do it, so can they.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

l agree but the thing is Sky won't do it.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

I think we can safely agree on that!

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

One thing we can agree on.;)

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Has Virgin even pushed to have it?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

l cannot answer that question as my inside knowledge is nil.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

A possible specification for Virgin V7 box?

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-TV-V6-Upgrade

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Thought they were moving away from TiVo?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Who said that?.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

I thought we were moving to Horizon? Dont LG use those boxes in Europe?

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

LG might use those boxes in Europe but its not a gimme that scenario will transpire in the UK anytime soon.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Wouldnt it be a good guess considering we are moving away from TiVo software.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

But who says we are moving away from TiVo software?.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

The Horizon 4 uses RDK software.

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018...4-tv-platform/

The design of the new Horizon 4 set-top box is the same as Virgin Media’s V6 device, but the UK version, which is now used by nearly two million customers, runs on TiVo software while the new Liberty deployment was developed using RDK.

RDK is a platform that is managed by Liberty Global, Comcast Cable and Charter Communications. However, Virgin Media’s relationship with TiVo pre-dates Liberty’s 2013 takeover of the UK operator and remains in place.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

Virgin have to pay Tivo to use Tivo software, its logical that Liberty Global would want its biggest cable company to use its own software

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

I read somewhere that many PVRs/DVRs have features that use Tivo patents, and I believe Horizon does, so Tivo will get some money still.

Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
 

The little I can glean - the link gives a page which continually reloads - I have lost the will to try to read it all.

A step in the right direction with a 2Tb drive but having 2 options of 6 or 4 tuners would seem to be a backward step.

It would seem this is a stand-alone set top box for sale, however it could form the base for a Future Virgin box.