Eugh its black
 

Hi all

Ive just had NTL tv drive installed today, well i was at work and the OH was here to get it installed. Anyway came home and its bloody black!!! who the hell has black appliances these days it sticks out like a sore thumb. I dont even think you can buy black tv's and dvd players anymore.

When i got the leaflet from virgin media it showed the box as being silver, but oh no theyve given me this cheapo nasty 80's looking nasty box that sticks out more than jordons chest. Not only did the guy on the phone lie to me.. i cant believe I trusted him about which HD channels they had, he didnt mention anything about getting an 80's throw back looking appliance.

Has anyone else got the silver one, and if so how did you get it? and is there any chance on earth Virgin peeps would change it. I cant have that, i need some cupboard now to hide the bloody thing. Ive spent over £1700 on my set up, but now it all looks like i just couldnt be bothered to buy things that look nice and threw it all together.

Cheers

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Not being funny but outside there are far more serious things than a black digi stb. They are black tough. Ntl won't change it for a different colour same as sky would not.

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The silver ones are the NTL TV Drive and Telewest boxes. From now one all new installs are to be the Black Virgin Branded V+ Boxes.

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Its started ;)

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i agree...its only a colour! Look on the bright side, u could be one of the FIRST ppl with the virgin media box!

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is that good or bad lol!?

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Again ;-) I was at ntl when they started bringing out the samsung box and that was all we got on the phone. I WANT A SILVER BOX!

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Yep thats all i get all day;) at the moment in our area the tv drive is silver we have been told not to use the virgin ones until we beome virgin

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And did you send people silver boxes?

The only reason im saying this is because I know I saw a silver box, it didnt show a black one and now I know why.... If they had no intention of sending a silver one then they should never have showed this to me.

You can bet your boots ill be on the phone tomorrow... I WANT A SILVER BOX :D I dont know what ive started, but i assume by the quick 'tough luck' post this has all happened before.

And yes are there are more important things outside, but im not outside i'm in my house... and that things NOT staying. They either change it, i cancel it and they take it back, or the spray cans coming out.

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Unless you get a refurbished TV Drive in 6 months or so. They're not just going to throw all of the silver ones away, when they're replaced ;)

If they did throw away all "faulty" boxes, I'd probably have had a Samsung box AGES ago, instead of PACE after PACE after PACE

(I currently have a PACE box, with "Telewest:Active Digital" stamped all over it)

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I think with the refurbished ones they might actually get them made black.

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LOL! "I want I want I want a silver TV Drive thingy!" :D

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Look in your Argos or Currys, Black TV's are back.

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Spray can it...

(Or just hide it)

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or upgrade to sky HD and get a black sky satellite HD receiver,

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Spraying it will make ntl charge you £250 for it since it is their property and your renting it.

Also to the OP good luck if you call up, technically you have no reason to get out of your contract. They have supplied the equipment your requested. It's even a bloody upgrade on the silver one and your still moaning. I would not have refunded, chaged a thing for you.

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Possibly, or possibly not. I think the "tough luck" post was because only NTL can replace the box, they will not without good reason, and even if they do, you will get what the engineer happens to have in his van. NTL don't offer choices of colour. Very few companies do with Electrical equipment. Look at TVs. You currently have two choices (one choice from most manufacturers): Black or Silver. What if you want (say) Red?
I would recommend you don't spray paint it. Apart from the fact that if something goes wrong with the box at any time, NTL will charge you for *any* replacement as you have altered the box, you may also block the vents. Not only would this make the box more likely to fail, it would also make the box a potential fire hazard. If it catches fire, then the colour of the box is the least of your worries.

If the colour is that offensive, I would recommend you either go to Sky (although last time I checked, the Sky + box was white and the Sky HD box was black), or put the STB in a well-ventillated cupboard and use some sort of remote extender to relay the remote control signals to it.

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Most modern HD screens are black now - get with the times! :)

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TBH I was hoping to get a black box, as I've always preferred black as a colour for my A/V kit. Chiefly, my Yammy amp is black.

However, I received a silver box. But it has a black stripe across the middle and looks surprisingly smart. In the end, my stack is a mixture of black and silver and it looks like it will continue to be so for a while :D

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Yeah come on!

Black's the new...... err.................



Black!
:D

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Silver and black combined is the new black, eg my Philips LCD TV and Harman Kardon amp :)

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black is the new silver and my lcd hd tv is both black and silver

shaun

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I was joking about spraying it :D

I do have a technical reason to get out of the contract... i have a grace period where i can cancel it, i was told so when i ordered it, so your wrong. I wouldnt know about the previous one as I havent had the TV before.

Stuart C - I never asked for red didnt you read what i wrote? im not asking them to manufacture something that doesnt exsist. The only reason i want a silver one is because ive seen one on the leaflet they sent me, and i assumed i would of got a silver one. Evidently they do make them, and so I should of been given a choice or at least told about it. Its like dangling a carrot in front of a donkey... you can look, but you cant have it.

And if everyone likes black then thats there opinion.. I personally bought silver, and chose all my products on that basis.

I cant get through on the phone now... will have to try later on.

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Try Blue Peter they might be able to knock you a facia up with some silver foil and double sided tape, for speed !

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I'm not sure how that's an upgrade?

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You get supplied with what ever the tech has in his van, and as the silver one was the TV Drive they may have used them all up and only have the new Virgin branded V+ Boxes now.

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I've been told if the silver ones break down and need replacing, it'll be replaced by a BLACK ONE!!!
*dum dum duuuuuuuuuum* *shock horror*

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My new TV is black with a tiny silver surround. Sky HD is black with a small amount of silver. Perhaps your kit is out of date now ;)

At least you have your health hey?!

You said you 'bought' a silver one. Did you ring up and say 'Hi, I am ringing to subscribe to the rental of the SILVER TVDrive advertised on your leaflet' ... or was it more 'Can I have a V+ box please' ?