Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35851328)

Take it that you are happy with the sluggish TiVo, useless VOD, lack of content and price rises then.

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Originally Posted by Horizon (Post 35851341)

But..... when have they ever produced a box that has ever worked properly and is fast?

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35851360)

Customers are now in a position to mix and match.

'sluggish TiVo' --- speedy enough for me when used as a PVR.

'useless VOD' ---- with Amazon Prime, Netflix and Now TV, there is no need for Tivo's VOD.

'lack of content' ---- the only significant missing content is Sky Atlantic. That has always been the case. Again available via Now TV.

By mixing TV M or M+, plus the above streaming services, you can get wide content coverage at a reasonable cost. It's a case of thinking outside the 'all Virgin or all Sky' box.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35851367)

Until we get the new box we shouldn't make any assumptions. Just because a company provides a slightly slow box at the moment doesn't mean that its future offerings will be inferior to some of its competitors' offerings. Take Skoda for example - once a brand to be laughed at it is now an attractive brand. Conversely, Philips TVs, once a good brand are now best avoided.

Originally Posted by Horizon (Post 35851341)

But..... when have they ever produced a box that has ever worked properly and is fast?

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35851369)

Totally agree and i'm looking into my options, but it isn't good for VM if lots of customers do this and I do think that they are.



I think your being overkind in saying that the box is "a bit slow", waiting up to 90 seconds to select a recording from 'My Shows' and up to a further 90 seconds for it to start playing is unsustainable with the best will in the world. I've been recording the worst examples in case I have to use the 'Not fit for purpose' rule to try to get out of my contract.

It means that an evening watching TV can easily be spent watching a blank screen or a spinning purple circle for half an hour!

Earlier this evening I couldn't even access 'My Shows', let alone choose something to watch; again I had to interupt recordings and wait for it to reboot.

I understand that some brands deteriorate and some improve, but I had problems with my NTL box needing constant reboots and interactive not working. I was told by a frontline member of CS staff that I couldn't complain "as it's free"!!! You can imagine my response to that.

The V+ was fine, apart from not being able to use it at about 00:30 whilst the EPG updated and at all for up to an hour at 3:15am.

TiVo has been the worst so far, yet VM are now migrating existing SA V+ users onto it!

I wonder if the then remaining customers will be given our old slow boxes as we upgrade to TiVo 2?

Weren't we supposed to be getting a software update to deal with the sluggish behaviour, or was the recent update in the pilot areas it?? If it is, I have it and it hasn't made a jot of difference.

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35851367)

Until we get the new box we shouldn't make any assumptions. Just because a company provides a slightly slow box at the moment doesn't mean that its future offerings will be inferior to some of its competitors' offerings. Take Skoda for example - once a brand to be laughed at it is now an attractive brand. Conversely, Philips TVs, once a good brand are now best avoided.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35851386)

That's it Andrew you tell all these dismal Jimmy's.;):D

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35851398)

Maybe finally..............;)

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35851398)

Maybe finally..............;)

Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35851334)

Oh it's okay, I hadn't expected a reply as you admitted in the earlier post that these tests are only placeholders being picked up from SDT entries.

The vague reply to this question, however, does suggest a deliberate attempt to mislead. Which isn't very good form.

As Fox News is encrypted, even on satellite, it certainly isn't going to be running FTA as a VM "test". That would rule out the possibility of the screenshot being of actual video content. In confirming that the screenshot was one of the ones I had listed, the only remaining possibility is that it was a screenshot showing EPG details.

Nice try though. ;)

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35851389)

With all that's going on in the world, I usually turn to this forum for a little light relief and optimism for the future. ;)

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35851397)

Rumour: Virgin Media UK start Universal Channel HD tests.

Andyland over on DS Forum is reporting that Tests has appeared for Universal Channel HD.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...postcount=1952

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35851405)

We just cant win.

We are only reporting what we are told by our Sources.

And it not 100% confirm until it has been given an Virgin Media UK Channel number.

After all Arabic Hafla has been testing since February 21st 2015.

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35851397)

Rumour: Virgin Media UK start Universal Channel HD tests.

Andyland over on DS Forum is reporting that Tests has appeared for Universal Channel HD.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...postcount=1952