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Originally Posted by scrooge (Post 35130482)

does the Â£199 mean the box will belong to the customer?

Why would you want it to belong to the customer?

You can't do anything with it if you leave Virgin and if it's yours, you pay for repairs out of the warranty period. If it's rented as per current boxes, Virgin repair it free of charge.

I've registered. Anyone think there's any point in giving them a ring?

Official Virgin Media TiVo Microsite

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A key piece of information is missing though - how much will it be? Will this replace V+ (in the same way that Sky+HD has replaced Sky+)? No doubt high prices for early adopters and a few years before the price becomes reasonable?

Also interesting to see that it has its own 10MB BB connection, so two connections/modems to one house are clearly possible without issues (discussion on other thread). It mentions "Apps" but is not clear will you have normal internet access as well so that you could then access various on-demand or other media sites direct to your television? Slightly odd that it has taken so long for internet to end up back on the TV - I seem to recall when we first got NTL you could have internet on your TV, then they insisted on you having a separate modem when it went above ... was it 1MB?

MrB

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Originally Posted by MrB (Post 35130537)

A key piece of information is missing though - how much will it be? Will this replace V+ (in the same way that Sky+HD has replaced Sky+)? No doubt high prices for early adopters and a few years before the price becomes reasonable?

Also interesting to see that it has its own 10MB BB connection, so two connections to one house are clearly possible (discussion on other thread). It mentions "Apps" but is not clear will you have normal internet access as well so that you could then access various on-demand or other media sites direct to your television? Slightly odd that it has taken so long for internet to end up back on the TV - I seem to recall when we first got NTL you could have internet on your TV, then they insisted on you having a separate modem when it went above ... was it 1MB?

MrB

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Virgin Media TV powered by TiVo will begin to roll-out from mid-December. Standard price of Â£199**, plus Â£26.50 per month*** for the XL TiVo package which features over 160 channels, an unrivalled TV on demand library and access to all standard HD channels. For further information, or to register for interest in the Virgin Media TV powered by TiVo service, visit: www.virginmedia.com/TiVo.

V+ will continue "as is" for now, no automatic upgrades are being done from V+HD to TiVo HD

Prices may well fall at a later date, as did V+HD.

All cable boxes (digital!) have modems, it's how On Demand and interactive work. VM have upped the TiVo boxes capabilities to 10MB

The apps will be in a "walled garden" environment, so only certain websites will be accessable.

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TiVo is hooked directly up to the internet and has its own apps and games zone. So, in between your favourite shows, you can watch clips on YouTube™, check your bids on eBay and lots more, without ever having to leave your favourite chair in front of the telly.
Your TiVo box will also have its own dedicated 10Mb broadband connection, so it won't slow down your regular broadband service, even if someone else is online. And you'll always be able to download new apps and install the latest software. So your TiVo box will always be bang up to date.

Re: Official Virgin Media TiVo Microsite

Registered and can't wait to replace my Samsung V+ in the front room with this new kit. Go VM!

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Originally Posted by alexcopeland (Post 35130542)

Registered and can't wait to replace my Samsung V+ in the front room with this new kit. Go VM!

Wonder what the chances are of some of getting one before xmas im hoping but not holding my breath.

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35130540)

do you know if tvio boxes have hdmi conections

Am I reading that press release correct 199 plus 40 install total of 239 and 3.00 a month pretty pricey.

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Originally Posted by Mr_Moo (Post 35130528)

Official Virgin Media TiVo Microsite

Blimey - is she the engineer that will install my box?

1 hdmi as is with V+, see back of box in promo

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Originally Posted by cwj2008 (Post 35130570)

do you know if tvio boxes have hdmi conections

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May I ask what's so special about the TIVO that people will pay Â£200 for a box they won't even own when Â£200 will get you a freesat HD PVR?

Pass

Â£200 "activation fee" - what is there to activate? Just describe the fee as exactly what it is. We want the customer to pay for our equipment for us, and we will rent it back to them. But its OK, because if it breaks we'll fix it for free :-(

Yes, it looks amazing. Yes, I want it. But my primary objective is to replace the stupid, slow, unreliable piece of black garbage (aka SA V+) currently sitting underneath my telly so I can watch what I pay for without the hassle of waiting for the box to respond to what I ask of it (if indeed, it does actually respond).

Seems as though Virgin refuse to do this, looks like I'll be off to Sky unless there is an existing customer reduction on the "activation fee"

Lots of new TiVo shots:

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/homecinema/v...otos-50001848/

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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35130603)

May I ask what's so special about the TIVO that people will pay Â£200 for a box they won't even own when Â£200 will get you a freesat HD PVR?

Did you watch the demo on here:

http://tivo.virginmedia.com/