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windy 01-12-2010 20:45

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
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Originally Posted by clinteastman (Post 35130880)

Thanks.:)....looks brill.But the cost..how much we wonder.??

gadge 01-12-2010 20:55

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
I for one am looking forward to it most of us shouldn't moan about price or anything we should be privileged that we are getting it with tivo under the bonnet probably the best pvr in the world sky will never better that.;):p:

Peter_ 01-12-2010 21:02

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
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Originally Posted by gadge (Post 35130893)
I for one am looking forward to it most of us shouldn't moan about price or anything we should be privileged that we are getting it with tivo under the bonnet probably the best pvr in the world sky will never better that.;):p:

SKY never will be able to better it as Virginmedia have exclusive rights to TiVo, one in the eye for Murdoch.:D

Stewie_Griffin 01-12-2010 21:09

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
not sure if this has been elaborated on but in regards to the tuner questions
Inside a lot of the stuff is based on TiVo's Premier box. TiVo Premier only has two tuners, which restricts the product to watch one, record one. Fortunately for us, we don't use it!! The box contains three tuners, like a V+. Once the right parts of the code have been rewritten to support three tuners, there'll be a drop and watch one, record two will be possible. :-)

zantarous 01-12-2010 21:13

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
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Originally Posted by Perfect Choice (Post 35130518)
The 2 tuner is the only problem I can see, the problem time is 9pm to 11pm for us when on som,e nights I have 4 items to record in that period and we’re watching something else. Can be managed with 3 tuners but not 2 so only 1 spare tuner for actual recording. If Tivo can look back 7 days and record as I noted earlier then that is manageable as it will record a programme as and when time becomes available to go back in the EPG and record something I requested I wanted recording, or am I reading too much into what the box can do?

I think it is more a case of recording the next showing, the rights to keep all show for seven days would be a nightmare and they would have to negotiate with every channel.

HDFootyMan 01-12-2010 21:19

You will all be assimilated into the Virgin-Tivo Collective. Resistance, is futile.
 
http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419...-tv-explosion/
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“We are premium-positioning,” Rose says, whilst demoing the box for paidContent:UK at Virgin’s London HQ. “We’re initially positioning this as a high-end product as a tier on top of TV XL - £3 more expensive than the standard TV XL subscription. However, we intend to migrate our entire television customer base over to TiVo as our standard product within a matter of years, and not many years. That means, undoubtedly, we will course-correct, refine and review packaging and pricing decisions as we go to make that happen.”

....“We will phase one (box) in and phase the other out and focus on moving our base over to TiVo as soon as possible,” Rose says.


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Originally Posted by Stewie_Griffin (Post 35130907)
not sure if this has been elaborated on but in regards to the tuner questions
Inside a lot of the stuff is based on TiVo's Premier box. TiVo Premier only has two tuners, which restricts the product to watch one, record one. Fortunately for us, we don't use it!! The box contains three tuners, like a V+. Once the right parts of the code have been rewritten to support three tuners, there'll be a drop and watch one, record two will be possible. :-)

Begin
Tivo.Tuner(3).Active = True
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;)

jb66 01-12-2010 21:20

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
The end of the sa I hope

Peter_ 01-12-2010 21:20

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
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Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35130919)
The end of the sa I hope

I like my SA.;)

Chad 01-12-2010 21:24

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
I paid £150.00 for the V+ box about 3 years ago, and think I paid around £50.00 install too. I currently have a V+ box and a standard V box. If I upgrade to TIVO, can I keep the V+ box and have the TIVO box installed in place of the standard V box?

I'm on VIP50 package. What extra would I expect to pay to have a TIVO box in one room, and V+ in the other?

Sorry if this is a little off topic, however this is currently the best thread on Cable Forum for TIVO related questions and answers.

joglynne 01-12-2010 21:25

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
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Originally Posted by Masque (Post 35130920)
I like my SA.;)

.... and so do I. :)

:erm: I know it's probably tempting fate to say it but mine has never displayed any of the problems that I hear about on CF and I have had it for several years.

HDFootyMan 01-12-2010 21:25

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
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Originally Posted by Masque (Post 35130920)
I like my SA.;)

Irreverent. The SA will become one with the Bor-I mean, Virgin-Tivo Collective. ;)

spiderplant 01-12-2010 21:27

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
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Originally Posted by Stewie_Griffin (Post 35130907)
Inside a lot of the stuff is based on TiVo's Premier box. TiVo Premier only has two tuners, which restricts the product to watch one, record one.

Or more accurately record two, watch one of those.

Andrewcrawford23 01-12-2010 21:27

Re: You will all be assimilated into the Virgin-Tivo Collective. Resistance, is futil
 
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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan (Post 35130916)
http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419...-tv-explosion/


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Tivo.Tuner(3).Active = True
End

;)

So am i reaidng this right that virgin plan to replace all boxes in th network witht eh tivo box?

Peter_ 01-12-2010 21:29

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35130922)
I paid £150.00 for the V+ box about 3 years ago, and think I paid around £50.00 install too. I currently have a V+ box and a standard V box. If I upgrade to TIVO, can I keep the V+ box and have the TIVO box installed in place of the standard V box?

I'm on VIP50 package. What extra would I expect to pay to have a TIVO box in one room, and V+ in the other?

Sorry if this is a little off topic, however this is currently the best thread on Cable Forum for TIVO related questions and answers.

You will have to wait for the prices to be published because no one knows and if they do then they cannot say if you get my drift.

A nod is as good as wink to a blind horse so they say.;)

jb66 01-12-2010 21:30

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

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35130922)
I paid £150.00 for the V+ box about 3 years ago, and think I paid around £50.00 install too. I currently have a V+ box and a standard V box. If I upgrade to TIVO, can I keep the V+ box and have the TIVO box installed in place of the standard V box?

I'm on VIP50 package. What extra would I expect to pay to have a TIVO box in one room, and V+ in the other?

Sorry if this is a little off topic, however this is currently the best thread on Cable Forum for TIVO related questions and answers.

It would be £3 more a month to pay for TiVo subscription, or £7.50 extra if you want to go up to 3 boxes which seems a good idea as your paying for a manned install


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