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virginruinedntl · 21-10-2010, 21:30

it'll take years until virgin replace all the SD boxes, they've only recently started or are just about to start giving hd capable boxes to new customers. When older boxes get faulty hopefully virgin will replace them with new hd boxes, then we'll be left with say 30% of all virgin boxes being SD, virgin will then have to decide whether to bite the bullet and replace them all with new boxes, that way they can close the SD channels and also move over to mpeg4 instead of mpeg2, there would be room for probably all channels to be in HD if that was to happen. Can't see if happening for 4+ yrs though. The sooner new customers are given hd boxes the lower the cost in the long-term will be in upgrading all their customers to new boxes.

Can't believe virgin still have their menu still in fullscreen, lets hope that goes widescreen soon.

21-10-2010, 21:30	#382
virginruinedntl Inactive Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 391	Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV it'll take years until virgin replace all the SD boxes, they've only recently started or are just about to start giving hd capable boxes to new customers. When older boxes get faulty hopefully virgin will replace them with new hd boxes, then we'll be left with say 30% of all virgin boxes being SD, virgin will then have to decide whether to bite the bullet and replace them all with new boxes, that way they can close the SD channels and also move over to mpeg4 instead of mpeg2, there would be room for probably all channels to be in HD if that was to happen. Can't see if happening for 4+ yrs though. The sooner new customers are given hd boxes the lower the cost in the long-term will be in upgrading all their customers to new boxes. Can't believe virgin still have their menu still in fullscreen, lets hope that goes widescreen soon.