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mstirk · 05-03-2007, 09:31

Had my V+ installed over the weekend, so here's my take...

The Good:-

Install, including the moving of my old Pace box, took about 40 minutes.
Everything worked straight out of the box, including HD.
Picture quality (with a couple of exceptions - see below) is excellent on 720p. On 1080i it doesn't seem so hot, but I assume that's my panels fault not VM's.
I find myself staring, almost hypnotised, at the BBC HD preview loop and will watch almost anything in HD at the moment (Last of the Summer Wine !!! )
I like the GUI, and the response times have been excellent

The Bad:-

Engineer was an hour early. Normally this would be a cause for celebration, but it meant I almost missed him as he was wondering back to his van to leave because no-one was in when he knocked on the door. Not sure what would have happened had I missed him...
Because everything worked out of the box it was fine, but he was out of the door following the install before I could even ask him half the questions I thought I needed to ask (having read stuff on here).
Didn't exactly get a good "lesson" in how to use the thing. I find it relatively simple but for some a better run through might be in order.
The Sky Sports channels (of the channels I've looked at) appear to have a much lower picture quality than all the BBC, ITV, C4 etc ones. No idea if this is a general Sky issue or a Sky/VM issue but it had noticeable artifacts etc.
Not being able to re-order the channels is a right pain in the ****.

The question:-

I have my old Pace box moved into another room. Should VOD work on that box as well as the V+ box?

05-03-2007, 09:31	#20
mstirk Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 20	Re: Just Got V+ Had my V+ installed over the weekend, so here's my take... The Good:- Install, including the moving of my old Pace box, took about 40 minutes. Everything worked straight out of the box, including HD. Picture quality (with a couple of exceptions - see below) is excellent on 720p. On 1080i it doesn't seem so hot, but I assume that's my panels fault not VM's. I find myself staring, almost hypnotised, at the BBC HD preview loop and will watch almost anything in HD at the moment (Last of the Summer Wine !!! ) I like the GUI, and the response times have been excellent The Bad:- Engineer was an hour early. Normally this would be a cause for celebration, but it meant I almost missed him as he was wondering back to his van to leave because no-one was in when he knocked on the door. Not sure what would have happened had I missed him... Because everything worked out of the box it was fine, but he was out of the door following the install before I could even ask him half the questions I thought I needed to ask (having read stuff on here). Didn't exactly get a good "lesson" in how to use the thing. I find it relatively simple but for some a better run through might be in order. The Sky Sports channels (of the channels I've looked at) appear to have a much lower picture quality than all the BBC, ITV, C4 etc ones. No idea if this is a general Sky issue or a Sky/VM issue but it had noticeable artifacts etc. Not being able to re-order the channels is a right pain in the ****. The question:- I have my old Pace box moved into another room. Should VOD work on that box as well as the V+ box?