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Originally Posted by Jameseh
If HD really matters to you, stick with Sky, otherwise use Virgin Media.
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Totally agree. Virgin have 36 HD channels compared to 61 from SKY however SKY Box Office HD1, SKY Box Office HD2, Sky HD Retail Info, SKY 3D are not really proper full time HD channels. Virgin pretty much carry the most popular HD channels. They do still carry the standard definition versions of the missing HD channels apart for SKY Atlantic, MGM and NHK World.
Virgin do offer plenty of HD content via On Demand and Catch-Up, with more to come on SKY Anytime and UKTV.
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Originally Posted by passingbat
I understand what you're saying, and the benefits of VM when coupled with Tivo, far outweigh Sky's extra content for me.
But there is a lot of 'Sky bashing' goes on, and for broadness of content shown, Sky beat VM. So, therefore, it can't be denied that Sky are the content kings.
For on demand and catchup, VM are king.
I very rarely use catchup and only occasionally use OD; with 3 recordable tuners and Wish Lists, I find that there is no need.
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Plenty of SKY bashing, there's an understatement
I actually joined SKY a few weeks back:
I was all set to go but SKY changed my install date. I then started to think about what I'd gain from joining SKY, and what I'd lose leaving Virgin. When I called Virgin to cancel, I asked to speak to retentions. They offered me a a reasonable deal plus a free TiVo 500Gb box. I cancelled my order with SKY, and agreed a new 12 month deal with Virgin.
I think the overall package from Virgin, including telephone and broadband just can't be beaten. But this is a thread about TV, so I'll leave it there.