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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV

I'm sure it will be sooner rather than later

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Fingers crossed then, just a personal issue for me as I have a situation right now where I need to record 4 programmes between 9 and 10pm (use +1 channels to get around this and record all 4) but 2 are on Sky 1 where VM don't have catch up access yet so an issue short term if I buy Tivo which I want to. No doubt will be resolved soon.

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There's an impressive and extensive slide show here of the new Virgin TiVo UI http://crave.cnet.co.uk/homecinema/v...otos-50001848/. It looks amazing. I must start saving for one of these.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV

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Originally Posted by indie1982 (Post 35130465)

http://tivo.virginmedia.com/public/how

Is that a CableCard slot and two eSATA ports on the back? Certainly looks like it!

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Damn, they're just USB and a smart card slot...

Bang goes the eSATA expansion for storage then :( At least I'll still be able to keep my PS 3 controllers charged up through the USB port :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV

Wheres the link to the vid guys cant see it? :-(

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Originally Posted by ilovehd (Post 35130697)

Wheres the link to the vid guys cant see it? :-(

On the Tivo home page. says something like watch demo

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV

Remind me again of how may tuners we have at the moment. And how many it will have? With TiVo can you record 3 programs while watching a fourth?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV

There is 3 in the V+ HD box, and there are three in the TiVo box. However only two will be enabled at launch

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I'm really impressed by the TiVo box I just don't fancy spending Â£200 for the box on top of the Â£100 a month I already give VM. Heres hoping there's some good offers for current customers......

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV

One question no one has asked is the epg hd?.

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Yes, its stated in the promo or somewhere else I've read today

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According to these guys it is.

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

Believe me from using our old sky hd box it is pleasing to the eyes.

Sorry perfect choice missed your post above ^^^^^

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV

As exciting as it all is the box sure is ugly. It's like looking at a fat girl in leggins

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Originally Posted by tweedie (Post 35130746)

As exciting as it all is the box sure is ugly. It's like looking at a fat girl in leggins

beats the SA V+ box I got atm

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV

Update from the sofa

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some addition faqs below, in case anyone was wondering: are there going to be any deals for vip customers? - we're working on that - we'll release details in the coming weeks
we're releasing it with two tuners, however there will be three in the new year. Does this mean a new box or does it already have three and we'll just be doing a software update to enable it? - this will be a software update
will we be making any changes to our v+ and v hd software? - we won't be stopping development on the existing boxes - both products will coexist for the time being,
when will tivo be demoed in our retail shops so people can see it in action? - initially it will be demoed in the oxford st and westfield stores only across jan/feb 2011, all other retail stores will be enabled with the roll-out plan still being worked through for when these will start.
any news on prices for those of us who already subscribe? - there is additional pricing, including discounts for various groups of existing customers which will be revealed in the coming weeks
when tivo first launches with two tuners will be able to record two programmes at once, or only be able to record one and watch one other at the same time? - it will be able to record two, but you will have to 'watch' one of them, until the third tuner is activated, which will be early 2011