I have to say as a newbie to VM this clashing problem is something that is really getting on my wick! The VM+ is just so much high maintenance when you compare it to the Sky HD box. The added benefit of being able to record a second programme is just not worth the hastle, consecutive programmes just bring up clashes continually I do not want to manually record programmes but I will probably have to go that route.
I have problems with clashing, with Audio Description sound on C4HD , with the planner having films shown at the wrong time...(Thank goodness I have reconnected my sky box so I can check when films actually start! ) and I have never missed so many starts and ends of programmes before.
Unfortunately I am stuck with VM for another 10 months,3 weeks and 4 days so I suppose I will have to get used to what I consider now to be a totally inferior technology ....why oh why did I do it???...I could just have had the broadband and phone and would have been very happy
Oh and by the way I do not work for Sky, I just expect technology to work properly before it is rolled out to paying customers.