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Originally Posted by RamJet
maybe the techie was on a wind-up - ive not heard anything anywhere about this mythical samsung new V+ box
also why would they need to change the V+ box - at vast cost in terms of Research and Development charges ? ? ?
my V+ box works fine as it is - what do they need to add - except weblogon set the V+ to record & that would be a software issue
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US cable companies have for a while been launching new HD channels in H.264 only, and have launched new PVRs to go with these channels. Existing customers with out-dated MPEG 2 hardware are welcome to stay where they are and watch SD content and older MPEG 2 HD channels, but they will not be able to receive any new channels unless they upgrade their boxes.
As everyone knows, Virgin's V+ is based on out-dated MPEG 2 tech, so a movie to a new H.264 capable box would make sense. Really too bad they've spent so much already on giving customers out-dated hardware though, as it will be a headache for everyone to change over.
I think they could also improve their EPG a lot on more powerful hardware. What they have frankly resembles a BBC Micro circa 1985, with crude low-res white text on a black background. Compare it to a media center PC and the difference is enormous. The difference is big in functionality too, it's just too bad the only way to get at locked networks like Virgin and Sky is through their own approved but technically incredibly basic boxes.