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ShadowTD · 01-12-2010, 16:17

@Pauldavies: I'm sorry, but anyone comparing Sky's On Demand functionality to VM's is smoking some real good shizzle. It's only decent when used via an Xbox when looking at movies, and there's huge chunks of content missing, more it seems than VM. Anytime+ on the actual Sky box needs you to sit and wait before you start watching it, isn't available to non Sky BB customers and still isn't available to even half of the people who are!

Youview is a good six months away from launch. This is literally weeks away for some lucky people.

Let's not forget what Sky charge for a 1Tb box with *no* extra functionality over the standard HD box. This is VM's *true* next generation platform. The only thing that's been anywhere near this revolutionary on UK cable was NTL's prototype h264 box, which never saw the light of day. Everything else has been a cheap cop-out.

01-12-2010, 16:17	#136
ShadowTD Inactive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Loughborough (Langley) Services: 200Mb & SH2ac Posts: 823	Re: Tivo @Pauldavies: I'm sorry, but anyone comparing Sky's On Demand functionality to VM's is smoking some real good shizzle. It's only decent when used via an Xbox when looking at movies, and there's huge chunks of content missing, more it seems than VM. Anytime+ on the actual Sky box needs you to sit and wait before you start watching it, isn't available to non Sky BB customers and still isn't available to even half of the people who are! Youview is a good six months away from launch. This is literally weeks away for some lucky people. Let's not forget what Sky charge for a 1Tb box with no extra functionality over the standard HD box. This is VM's true next generation platform. The only thing that's been anywhere near this revolutionary on UK cable was NTL's prototype h264 box, which never saw the light of day. Everything else has been a cheap cop-out.