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Old 10-05-2008, 12:53   #23
JethroUK
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Re: Could Virgin Eliminate Live TV?

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Originally Posted by Paranoimia View Post
Everything I want to see, I record with the V+ and spin through the ads...
Shame V+ dumps the buffer everytime something happens so (unlike my Philips) you can't delay the whole evenings viewing and flick back and forth thru the buffer at will

with V+ you have to record every programme - start every programme - then delete every programme

on my Philips you just press pause - one day - one day

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Originally Posted by 12noon View Post
If all we had was VOD, i'd run out of good programs to watch.
there's nothing inherently good about programmes just because they are broadcast in a schedule - e.g. the exact same programme on VOD wouldn't be any less good

i think that before you can even discuss VOD becoming a threat to broadcast TV then you should start with the premise that the content would be the same/similar/equal (e.g. it goes without saying that if the latest movies were only ever shown in a post box then we'd all want one)

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Originally Posted by jcw00 View Post
What about bandwidth?
more servers - again i think we need to assume VOD will be up-to-it before we can discuss it being a threat to broadcast

the only thing for discussion really is whether you prefer watching scheduled broadcast or whther you prefer to watch stuff whenever you like

from that the answer is really clear cut - and a good analogy is:

Do you prefer radio or CD?
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