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Originally Posted by MrB
A key piece of information is missing though - how much will it be? Will this replace V+ (in the same way that Sky+HD has replaced Sky+)? No doubt high prices for early adopters and a few years before the price becomes reasonable?
Also interesting to see that it has its own 10MB BB connection, so two connections to one house are clearly possible (discussion on other thread). It mentions "Apps" but is not clear will you have normal internet access as well so that you could then access various on-demand or other media sites direct to your television? Slightly odd that it has taken so long for internet to end up back on the TV - I seem to recall when we first got NTL you could have internet on your TV, then they insisted on you having a separate modem when it went above ... was it 1MB?
MrB
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Virgin Media TV powered by TiVo will begin to roll-out from mid-December. Standard price of £199**, plus £26.50 per month*** for the XL TiVo package which features over 160 channels, an unrivalled TV on demand library and access to all standard HD channels. For further information, or to register for interest in the Virgin Media TV powered by TiVo service, visit: www.virginmedia.com/TiVo.
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V+ will continue "as is" for now, no automatic upgrades are being done from V+HD to TiVo HD
Prices may well fall at a later date, as did V+HD.
All cable boxes (digital!) have modems, it's how On Demand and interactive work. VM have upped the TiVo boxes capabilities to 10MB
The apps will be in a "walled garden" environment, so only certain websites will be accessable.
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TiVo is hooked directly up to the internet and has its own apps and games zone. So, in between your favourite shows, you can watch clips on YouTube™, check your bids on eBay and lots more, without ever having to leave your favourite chair in front of the telly.
Your TiVo box will also have its own dedicated 10Mb broadband connection, so it won't slow down your regular broadband service, even if someone else is online. And you'll always be able to download new apps and install the latest software. So your TiVo box will always be bang up to date.
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