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V+ installed this morning and the Engineer couldn't be more helpfull...checked the feeds and even replaced the By Pass Filter...and, got my Daughters Box working as well in her room...3 Cheers for the Engineer.:D

Walter...City of Lincoln

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:tu: Nice to hear you are happy with it.

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Yep ! I like it...It is a "Scientific Atlanta Explorer" made in Hungary.
Like the idea of not having to put the start and end of Progams when recording.

"Walter" City of Lincoln

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your demands are very humble - i think you can look forward to much more than that

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I'm hoping to get it installed in the next week or two, filmfan (don't I know you from somewhere!). I hope my experience is as good as yours. I'm still unsure of how much HD stuff you actually get with V+, can you help me on that score? Also, how much HD stuff do you get with Virgin without V+? Finally, can you get BBC HD on VM and if so, on what channel and is it shown in HD? Sorry, so many questions ....

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BBC HD on channel 108 in full HD (if you connect through HDMI) and most programmes in 5.1 Dolby (if you connect the digital optical sound cable to a suitable amplifier).
Other free HD through VOD Extras. Also, films you pay for.

On standard V box, there is no HD output.

At present on V+, no more HD but a very good upscaled SD picture (for a modern TV through HDMI) on channels which are broadcast in good bandwith. Good picture too on CRT TV's through scart, but set to RGB output.

Like FILMFAN, I am an extremely satisdfied customer and really appreciate the ease of recording all episodes of a series. No problems since installed December 2007

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makes a change that VM have done something right for a change, hope it stays that way for ya :D

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Hi Whicker
The only sites that I use the "filmfan" name are the Dont Dump it in Lincoln and the same site for Sleaford, though very rarely use the Sleaford site now.
I dont have HD TV at the moment, will have to save up a bit for that, But, as mentioned you watch the HD Preview on Channel 108 but in Standard Mode.
I'm experimenting with some of the things on V+ and am in Love with it, had fun last night by keep rewinding on Live TV and watching a Car Crash (Sick Devil LOL) over and over.
Have at last found the BBC Channel that carries "Look North" rather that Central or whatever. Channel 858 and Yorkshire on 870.

"Walter" City of Lincoln

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Sorry to confuse you with another filmfan, filmfan.

Anyway, my new V+ arrives on Friday, so that should prove to be quite exciting. And my new telly arrived today. I was a bit startled that the installer first tried to connect via HDMI and then said "Oh, no signal" and immediately plugged it in via the scart. Should I be worried?

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if you mean that you dont get your V+ receiver until friday then how do you expect to get HDTV before then ?

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An entirely fair point, cable. To be honest, I didn't really know what it meant (I guess the HD in the letters should have given me a clue)!

OK, I feel, deservedly, a fool now. Just wait until I encounter you on another site dedicated to something I do know about, though - it certainly won't be on this one!

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lol i wasnt having ago it just didnt make sense, it was like you were trying to say that you were expecting to get HD when you hadnt had it installed yet. anyways i dont use this name on any other sites so good luck on that one :p:

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No, you are quite right, it didn't make any sense at all. I just had a crisis having read that all hd tellies should be connected via those leads, rather than scart.

OK, a moment of techno-madness, forgive me!

God, I remain so excited by this new telly. The picture on this is Panasonic is wonderful, I can hardly imagine how HD will make it better.

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oh i see well i dont have a HD tv but i would of thought that in order to get the full benefits you'd have to use HDMI cables as they carry the correct HD signals. again i dont have HD so im just guessing here ;)

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Well I'm going out on a limb, here, and wildly assuming that the person who comes to install the new HD enabled box just might have brought the relevant cables with them. Call me an optimist!

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haha i would of though so, however knowing VM id doubt it.

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Yes. I can't help but feel that Virgins are being raped by Sky. I hate the company and not only do I not want a dish but I am not allowed to have one, unless it's very
discreet.

But we do seem to be at the end of the food chain. And I spend a bloody fortune with them each month, the
swines

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aye i agree i get more channels for free with Sky FTV then i do from paying for VM XL.

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Why on earth would you have both?

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cuz i dont & cant have a phone line & i like most of the FTA channels that Sky have to offer. once my contract with VM is past the 12 month period im gonna switch to Sky by getting a second hand box contract.

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That's 24 year old's for you! They use text language and jump ship when the going get's tough, tsk.

Thanks for your help, though.

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lol whats age got to do with it ? iv had both VM & Sky (subscription) in the past & 2bh with VM iv had nowt but hassle. while i cant speak for other ppl with Sky i never had any problems & when our Sky receiver packed in an engineer came & replaced it the next day & realigned our dish cuz the kids across the street thru a football at it lol

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Age has something to do with it because I have to decipher your curious words, cable. It's not having a go at you, personally.

What's wrong with using an apostrophe? Capital letters to start a sentence? Commas? The idea of written communication, using all of the above, is to help people understand what you have written.

You're a bit of whizz at computers, clearly. And I admire you for that, but please don't think that typing in madlanguage excuses you from using the odd full stop or comma!

Personal rant over

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lol im far from a computer wizz i just spend alot of time on mine :p:

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Well the time you have spent is to my benefit, so thank you for that.

Why not move on and learn how to punctuate your sentences? I'm not being critical, I'm trying to give you some seriously good advice.

I wish you luck because you are seriously capable and enthusiastic. If I received a cv written in that sort of language, I doubt very much if the person would get to an interview.

Oh ****, I've gone into older-person speak.

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i do use punctuation however i guess we have different views on the use of punctuation & i know your giving advice, which is all good ;)

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Make sure that you request they bring an HDMI cable (although that is no guarrantee they will). If they turn up without they'll send you one in the mail. This is only slightly irritating because the switchover procedure (SCART to HDMI) is not entirely idiot-proof (apparently).

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Are you sure about this? Please see my thread on this subject:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...-via-hdmi.html

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I intended it to mean on BBC HD channel 108 most programmes in 5.1 Dolby (if you connect the digital sound cable to a suitable amplifer), NOT on SD channels. Sorry not to have been clear.

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Ahh. Thanks. That makes sense now.

Please note, you don't need to use an optical connector to get the DD audio - an HDMI cable to the receiver works just as well (although you may need to use the audio override function on the V+ to ensure that it sends DD via the HDMI connector).

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Unfortunately, my ancient Yamaha amplifier does not take HDMI, but it does a good job with the digital optical. I see in another thread, higgsfield, that you have an Onkyo which you recommend. I am saving up! One day . . .

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Well the HDMI is certainly convenient - but the audio data is the same via optical. So whether it sounds good is up to the other features on the receiver (and your speakers!).

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I apologise to cable guy for being a bit sniffy with his txt spk, it just drives me insane! And thanks to him and everyone else for all your help.

I got a WiiFit game today - it damned nearly killed me just carrying it - and shopping -home! The thing weighed a ton, well, a lot. Goddammit, I've been injured and made unfit by simply carrying the damn thing!

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thats ok & what do you mean by a WiiFit ?

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It's some sort of fitness regime software for the Wii, even contains virtual scales, according to my Daughter anyway. :) She's been trying to buy it but it seems to be in short supply or at least, very popular.

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ah i thought that it mite be something for the Wii :p:

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I phoned Virgin today and told them that I wanted to be sure the new V+ would be installed with HDMI cables, and he said he'd ensure the engineer brought them, but couldn't guarantee they'd install them. I was then ensured it was terribly easy to install them myself. A two minute job for me, I was told. Hmmm.

Sorry earlier about banging on about wiifit, it just chuckled me that it incapitated me, trying to drag it home along with shopping. I've been physically a wreck since then! Wrong thread though.

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It is - as long as you follow all the instructions. There isn't much to do - but still some folks manage to struggle!!!

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good luck but dont hold ya breath.

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Well it took about two hours, frankly, but the job was finallly done.

Won't it be lovely when programmes are actually shown in HD? If I'm still alive, especially.

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glad to hear that your up & running nice1 ;) & :LOL: at if your still alive :p:

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eeeeee - i remember when all this were fields - back then yo were lucky t' get a picture at all :)

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My Goodness, I'm really thrilled with this! V+ is fantastic. OK, it's limited and it annoys me those swines over on SKY get to see far more programmes in HD than I do, but I have some pride, that than pig Murdoch isn't getting too much of my money.

I loved watching the FA cup final in HD, and the programme about Russia, And I can't wait for tomorrow night's China programme at 9pm. Brilliant, BBC HD.