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mentalis · 17-02-2009, 12:50

The V+ has some good points, such as three tv tuners, archive to DVD and watching another channel etc, but I have just switched to Sky+HD (and my mum has Sky+), and am impressed.

The box is slow to respond when coming out of standby, but not as slow as the V+. Sky+ seems to be the quickest. The Sky+HD, and Sky+, look much nicer than the V+ (has anyone ever tried to squeeze a V+ into a Sky+HD shell).

Channel changing is very quick on Sky+, slower on Sky+HD, and much slower on V+. Also, on a glass stand, the Sky+HD is silent, but the V+ isn't. On a wooden stand the Sky+ is silent.

I, personally, prefer the way that Sky+/Sky+HD go into standby with just a red light, rather that enough lighting to light up a dark room.

The V+ says it can rewind/fast forward at 32x, whereas Sky+ can only manage 30x. The Sky+ seems smoother at doing this, but this could be by design. Also the Sky+ stops quicker (sometimes my V+ just ignored me all together when I asked it to stop fast forwarding).

17-02-2009, 12:50	#17
mentalis cf.geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warrington Services: \| Freeview \| VirginTV XL with TiVo \| BB L \| Phone M \| Posts: 564	Re: V+ vs SKY+ The V+ has some good points, such as three tv tuners, archive to DVD and watching another channel etc, but I have just switched to Sky+HD (and my mum has Sky+), and am impressed. The box is slow to respond when coming out of standby, but not as slow as the V+. Sky+ seems to be the quickest. The Sky+HD, and Sky+, look much nicer than the V+ (has anyone ever tried to squeeze a V+ into a Sky+HD shell). Channel changing is very quick on Sky+, slower on Sky+HD, and much slower on V+. Also, on a glass stand, the Sky+HD is silent, but the V+ isn't. On a wooden stand the Sky+ is silent. I, personally, prefer the way that Sky+/Sky+HD go into standby with just a red light, rather that enough lighting to light up a dark room. The V+ says it can rewind/fast forward at 32x, whereas Sky+ can only manage 30x. The Sky+ seems smoother at doing this, but this could be by design. Also the Sky+ stops quicker (sometimes my V+ just ignored me all together when I asked it to stop fast forwarding).