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

I reckon November or December. No point in giving too much away to the competition and Sky has already made Sky Q its default box so VM now has a better understanding of what it's up against.

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

I agree. I don't think we will hear much from Virgin until a couple of weeks or so before launch.

I do hope it will be November, because my hard drive has just about had it. My recordings sometimes get stuck now - one of these days soon I won't be able to get it going again at all!

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

Don't always rely on somebody else's crystal ball my old chap.....:)

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

I'm hoping these boxes aren't far away. Like OLD BOY I'm getting corrupt patches in recordings on a daily basis! There again I've had my TiVo since testing it so it's getting on a bit now.

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

Split screen viewing for Sky Q.


If Sky do regular updates like this, Virgin Media will struggle to keep up, I suspect. Personally, I would only use the split screen if the second one allowed me to watch something that wasn't sport!

http://advanced-television.com/2016/...ing-for-sky-q/

Sky is introducing new features to its next-generation Sky Q box which it says will make it easier for customers to catch up on their favourite sports and enjoy even more of the action and never miss any of the action again.

The updates will give sports fans new ways of making the most of what they’re watching on Sky Sports. Sky Q customers can now choose Split Screen viewing to watch two live streams side-by-side, the latest goal alongside a live Premier League match, or the best overtaking manoeuvre next to the Formula 1 race.

The new features include:

Sports Split Screen: Live Streams: You can watch two live streams side-by-side. Customise your Match Choice and watch two football matches or tennis games side-by-side when on at the same time. Or choose Race Choice and experience two different camera angles with Formula 1.
Sports Split Screen: Video Clips: Catch up on highlight video clips from the Premier League or Formula 1 without taking your eye off the live event.
Customers can simply press the red button and open the Sky Sports app on Sky Q and choose to customise their streams with Match Choice or Race Choice, or select Highlights and watch video clips alongside the main event.

The new features allow customers to catch up on even more of the action from Sky Sports. And with the Sky Sports HQ app available on Sky Q, customers can already check the latest Scores & Tables, customise their home page with their favourite football team, and watch highlight video clips from Sky Sports News, now available in split screen whilst still watching any other channel. In addition, Sky Q is set to get even better for sports fans with the introduction of Sports Start Over in 2017.

“We know our customers absolutely love watching live sports and the new Sky Q features will give them the flexibility to choose how they watch,” advised Luke Bradley-Jones, Brand Director of TV and Content Products. “Whether it’s a Premier League match or Formula 1 race, customers can simply choose split screen viewing and watch the most talked about goal again and again, or two live races side by side.”

Other features introduced as part of the update include the recently launched Box Sets to Buy & Keep through Sky Store, plus the addition of live channels to Top Picks, playing a preview of the channel in the EPG, to make sure customers don’t miss the big live TV moments.

The update follows recent new features like Auto Download Next Episode, Auto Play and Series Record, making it easier for customers to binge-watch addictively good box sets from The Night Of to Billions and The Walking Dead. As well as a re-designed Top Picks and Sports Featured homepage, combining the best of live and On Demand TV, and the widest range of Ultra HD programming for customers with the Sky Q 2TB box.

ASccording to Sky, Sky Q will continue to get even better, with more new features such as Voice Search and further personalisation of Top Picks anticipated in the future.

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

For those testing the new box, can I ask you whether there are any channel editing features on the new box? Ie, can you reorder the position of channels and/or change the number of the channel on the box?

I know several people who are testing the V6 but I won't pester you with PMs, but if you can't post here I would be grateful if you could PM me and let me know?

Many thanks.

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

You'll be lucky to get a public response. Any NDA I have signed while taking part in VM tests has forbidden even acknowledging that a hardware/software test is taking place.....a PM of course wouldn't be something that while probably still breaching the NDA won't be detectable.

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

Are there any advantages or disadvantages to ditching the inbuilt cable modem?

Me too, just as the window to the get out clause due to the price rises expires...

I'm getting a little bit of this too and I've only had my box for seven months, of course I could have been given a second hand box...

Historically, VM have always played catch up to Sky. Any USP (like the once superior VOD) that they do/did have is counteracted by Sky eg their VOD is said to now be superior to VM.

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This mirrors my feelings exactly. I tried to cancel last weekend when the TiVo became unusable; only to be faced with at least a half hour wait.

Are VM doing this to put people off cancelling, or are there hoards of customers ringing to cancel- who knows.

Exactly! Those more knowledgeable than myself say that the TiVo software is poorly written, but if the new box is able to cope with what's demanded of it, maybe it will work properly??

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

Well the benefits to ditching the inbuilt modem are that it was pretty rubbish and VM BB is a lot faster.

In regards to your moaning about the 30 min wait on the phone, that can be normal for call centres. Where I work is usually not too busy but the last few weeks we have seen a lot more customers calling and sometimes wait times have been 40 mins to over an hour. Yet there are over 200 staff on the phones. I imagine VM retentions have a much smaller staffing level.

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

Well, a lot were made redundant a few years ago.

Did they ever subsequently replace these posts (here or abroad)?

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

Using my parents TiVo box (which I also had in my room when living here) and it's borderline unusable. It's horrible. How anyone at VM can think that this is acceptable quite frankly amazes me.

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

The other day I pressed the tv button while I was in my recordings to go back to normal tv and I actually managed to get out to the kitchen and turn the kettle on before the blank screen disappeared. That's how slow the tivos have become.

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

I'm sure that they realise that there's an elephant in the room, but are just pretending everything's fine.

When I rang to complain about the slow speed, the guy actually started insulting my intelligence by going through the acting all surprised routine. This changed when I put him straight that I was fully aware of the situation.

That's happened to me too.

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

Is there a know reason for this? ie, age of box, amount of storage used, etc?
Because I have two, one older and one newer and (fortunately) neither suffer like this. All bit it slow, not this bad-

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

I have 3 all of differing ages and keep the amount of recordings down. Even tried the suggestions thing but there still useless. I'm just waiting to see how good and how much the new box will be. And if it's not appealing and to expensive it's sky Q