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Old 15-02-2007, 17:11   #38
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Re: Virgin Media more expensive than Sky

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Originally Posted by Shaun View Post
The standard is 160GB (PVR3) it's £99

80GB is reserved for use by Sky* the other 80GB is for customer use**.

To be fair I find 80GB more than enough and I use mine a huge amount but if you want the 160 AFAIK you'll need to take the HD. How many people really need to store 160 half hour programs?
I have to admit, I was comparing specs. Admittedly, that is like saying "My Ferrari does 200MPH, where as your BMW does 160" and ignoring the fact that neither speed is legally achievable unless you have enough private land.

But, the fact remains that with 160 Gig of usable space, you have around 80 hours of storage should you need it. Admittedly, that's more useful for (say) a family of four than it is for one or two people, but it's there.

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Also - I like the way VM say there's no charge for HD content, AFAIK they hardly have any.
In fairness though, they don't charge for BBCHD, so they are correct...
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