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spankysmagicpian · 24-01-2011, 01:38

Well, I for one wouldn't swap Virgin for Sky. I was with Sky up until about 98 whn they let me down badly - I don't forgive and forget that easily!

Apart from that - VM are going in the right direction and if they can supply a 'one for all' box with Tivo (TV / OD / Internet such as You Tube, podcasts, radio etc) then that is more than I could hope for. Their network is built for this type of convergence, so I don't see how they won't proceed along that path.

As people have mentioned, linear TV is *not* the future, you can see it know with the number of programmes watched on iPlayer etc. Choose what you want, when you want is the way ahead. I am pretty sure sitting down and watching a programme you want to watch at a set time doesn't fit with a fair number of peoples lives any more. For this reason VM wins hands down.

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spankysmagicpian cf.geek Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manchester Services: Ultimate Oomph although there is nothing ultimate or oomph about it. Posts: 852	Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I. Well, I for one wouldn't swap Virgin for Sky. I was with Sky up until about 98 whn they let me down badly - I don't forgive and forget that easily! Apart from that - VM are going in the right direction and if they can supply a 'one for all' box with Tivo (TV / OD / Internet such as You Tube, podcasts, radio etc) then that is more than I could hope for. Their network is built for this type of convergence, so I don't see how they won't proceed along that path. As people have mentioned, linear TV is not the future, you can see it know with the number of programmes watched on iPlayer etc. Choose what you want, when you want is the way ahead. I am pretty sure sitting down and watching a programme you want to watch at a set time doesn't fit with a fair number of peoples lives any more. For this reason VM wins hands down.