Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

OMG i have just realised how brilliant VOD is

I only ever thought you could get pick of the week and then the virgin central stuff how wrong was i??

Just checked and seen TV hits and theres loads of great shows on there

All three series of father ted and peep show... + loads of other great shows..

Just really wanted to say top job to virgin and there is no way i would ever move to sky.. i now see why they mention VOD so much. you could spend days watching all there stuff

Just one question it says i get unlimited viewing of a certain programme for 1 day say i watch father ted series 1 episode 1

Does this mean that after i select and view it, it will NEVER EVER be available again, or is there a certain time limit eg a month before i can view it again... if its one time only viewing then thats really not so good

But again top job by virgin except the VOD menus are a little messy and hard to find things

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

I agree, finally got to see some things, I'd previously missed.

On Demand is supposed to be pay for view (but some things are currently free) so it just means, if you were paying, you can watch it multiple times in a 24 hour period, without having to pay again, but, because some content is currently free, you can watch it multiple times, anytime :)

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

ah right so if i had to pay i would pay say a £1 for 24 hours viewing but the next day i coule pay another £1 for another 24hours.....

bit stupid of me not to think of that, also you said some things are currently free, is there a time when they stop becoming free!?!?

Also thanks for the reply very helpful

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

Yeah OnDemand is mint. I thought it was just the Red Button on Ch119 but no! I've been watching Red Dwarf, Shameless, Father Ted, Loads of Docu's I missed lately. It's ace. Pause, Fast Forward and stuff. I love it. Lots of things there I've never seen so I'll be giving everything a try over the coming weeks.

My hours leave the TV boring so something like this is a treat to watch what I want when I want.

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

On of the things Virgin hasn't yet managed to convey to people is that On Demand is NOT the same thing as "pay per view". :)

Sure, there are pay per view things on On Demand (films, for example), but there are also free stuff (Catch-up TV), and things that you might or might not have included free depending on your subscription (TV Choice).

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The whole of TV Choice (or TV Hits as it's called if you're on the old NTL software) is currently free for everyone for three months.

After that, it will be free to people who have the top (XL) TV package, and £5 per month to people on lower TV packages.

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

There is no doubt that VOD will shape the way we all view tv and with the new deals recently signed it can only get better.
Losing sk1 etc is easily compensated i think.

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

Its certainly very very good!
I love VOD!.

I just hope that its stays on in my area, and some Chav doesnt rip out all the wiring out of this OPEN CAB in my street :(
Im going out with Sticky Tape later ;)

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

Perhaps VM should separate On Demand (Pay per View) and On Demand (Free TV catch-up) in the main menu?

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have to admit apart from watching bravo I have just watched vod from tv hits.

With vod about to double according to press releases its going to be even better.

There is the odd issue like not all the series is present especially in the bravo vod. I watching the bullrun series cops, cars & superstars but it stops at series 8 so hopefully they will put the finish to this.

I just wondered does barb take these vod & virgin central viewings into consideration when they do viewing habits.

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

I am sure I would enjoy VOD, but as a Deaf person, the shows are not subtitled so I can't watch them. :(

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

Its a shame maybe you should contact VM I have done this to try and do something for people who are partly sighted and see if they do a special needs content for disabled. I have yet to get a reply but the more people ask them. I would think they will try and cater for disabled.

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

yes finally Virgin and VOD are starting to take off.. instead of there being nothing on I have loads of stuff to watch

i used to watch The Simpsons at 6 on a Sunday for an hour.. now i'm viewing Planet Earth as I missed it

the menus need some work as if they double the content you won't be able to find it

lus in the future we need who series to premier on VOD and then you can pay to watch it when you want

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

Well I'm not deaf but sometimes I struggle to make out dialogue in programmes and like to turn the subtitles on. Still it's only a minor irritation to me, must be a major problem for you. Hope they sort it out.

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

They could do with subtitles for the sky negotiators so they get the message. "We think our VOD service is superior to the channels we lost from you and we dont want to pay your extortinate demands." :D

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

And it keeps the little ones happy our 2 year old loves watching the wiggles on there only thing i dont understend is our v+ only has 2 episodes but the samsung upstairs has all 13 episodes?

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

uhm, when they fix mine I`ll be able to enjoy it. sob..sob..

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

@Gadge: Is the 'old' box upstairs on 'old' software? I had this before I forced the VM upgrade on my Samsung box. Apparently, the VM software uses the same 'new' VOD servers as the V+ box (so they don't have to maintain content across two platforms) but if you're in x-ntl they haven't quite managed to get all the content properly set up yet.

If that makes sense.

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

Must agree with OP, VoD is the dogs whatsits an gives more than Sky one could ever offer. Never really looked in to it until the other day, and ain't stopped watching stuff since:cool: . Can't wait for my V+ and dogs whatsits package that comes on the 10th. Sky can go whistle for their money, cos VM has 10X more to offer..

PS: Did I read it right that those on top package get the VoD for free all the time? (in other words included in the VIP package) Nice bonus if we do, cos it rocks:cool:

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

On XL you get TV Choice free :)

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

yes if you are on VIP or have TV Size XL then the TV Choice section of VOD is free

of course movies etc are still pay per view

once we get the simpsons and all the HBO stuff on there then it will be even better.. VM have said they plan to double the content on here by the end of the year

i'm using this via the old blue NTL software

has anyone used this on a V+ or VM software ? is it any better.. as at the moment the list is so big it's hard tofind what you want

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

Just had Virgin TV installed, after being away from Cable for a few years, (Samsung box, quicker than Pace I had a few years ago, Virgin TV branded remote) have Broadband already (old NTL) and VOD is great. I like the idea of being able to watch it when you want and without any ads or talk overs.

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

Somebody said there was a 'new items' section for TVChoice so i would know what had been recently added? I can't see it though?

Someone is gonna have to make a website if Virgin don't make it easier to navigate, cos i can see me using it a helluva lot and don't want to search through the whole database for new stuff. I've watched so much stuff from it already it's rediculous.

Still on Trigger Happy TV atm.

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Im on V+ and you still have to hunt around for the stuff. I find it best to go to a-z listings and then page down. I dont know if this is typical but on tv choice on demand section has about 190 PAGES of programs and mostly series. Each page has up 6 series on each.
Catch up vod seems to have a couple of hundred items.

Im sure that those that chose to jump ship will live to regret it but whether they will have the courage to change thier mind and return is another thing.

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

yes it is the ex ntl software on the box upstairs thanks.:tu:

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

I'm on the old Telewest software in west yorkshire, and it is rather a confusing (long winded) search to find stuff to watch. I'm hoping (but doubt it) the new V+ box will have the VM software, when I get it on Saturday.

Those that do jump ship are fools IMHO. I looked in to what Sky had to offer, and it isn't a patch on VM (even without basic sky channels). My kids watched sky one for Simpsons, my Mrs watched Bones and I watched SG1, thats it. They only ran 1 new episode a week and the rest were repeats. So for me sky is not offering value for money, and they can ask their own customers to foot the bill for Lost and 24:Yikes: :D In fact 24 gets right up my nose, as it's the same crappy story lines all the time. Jack Bauer needs shooting, just so I don't have to hear the tick tock of the adverts for it :p: :p: :p:

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

yea the vod is brill cant wait when HBO starts be even better.;)

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

Agree, when it works it is brilliant.

Just have to go through the threads on V+ Section of this site, to see the problems people have experinced in recent weeks.

I have been without TV on Demand for 3 days now. Hoping that it would come back, as thats how it seems to work. Virgin admit they have probelms with it but customer service 'faults' gets worse. The Overseas Faults service are courteous but pretty useless. After 45 mins they escalate to second line - which means problem not resolved and someone will get back to you in 4 days!!

A couple of weeks ago, I had similar situation and was told I would be phoned back in 24 hours. Didn't happen, so phoned them. Was told someone will call back in another 24 hours. Did they come back? Yes, after 4 more days, making it 6 in total.

I wonder if Mr Branson gets the same service....

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

if would be good if VM would bring out something to rival the Sky Anytime thing where they can watch VOD content on a PC.. ok that's because they can't do VOD but if VM could also offer VOD on a PC then they would have one up on Sky

Re: Virgin On Demand ~ Brilliant
 

I contacted CS and they put me through to Retentions and I explained that I don't really have that exciting a TV package without Sky 1 & 2 and asked if Virgin Central could be subtitled. She got her manager to confirm, and as it's a new channel they are currently unable to broadcast subtitles, but hopefully in 12 months time when they have their content built up and compete with Sky One, subtitles should be available. In the meantime, they offered to upgrade my TV Pack to XL and add all the Sky Movie Channels 1-10 at no extra cost (in which most movies are subtitled). They wanted to keep me, because I said I'd cancel the TV and go back to Freeview (which is free). :tu: