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Originally Posted by jd001k0598
I have noticed VM do not have Sky Atlantic and Universal HD, the others <snip>Is there any chance on Sky Atlantic and Universal HD coming to VM?
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The prospect of Sky Atlantic arriving on VM anytime soon are quite small as Sky want's to keep it as a USP for their satellite service. Sky are planning to add it to their Now TV internet service, so things may change then, but I wouldn't count on that for increasing the chances of it coming to VM.
Universal HD stands a better chance of appearing on VM than Atlantic, but despite many rumours of it's imminent arrival, it hasn't appeared yet.
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Originally Posted by jd001k0598
I would also like to ask about the On Demand service which people tell me is superb on VM. Is there more availale than on Sky?
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At one time, VM excelled at catch up and on demand over Sky, but the general consensus now is that they are pretty much equal.
The Tivo box has far more functionality over the Sky box. Just a few being:
3 recordable Tuners
Whishlists (set a recording for a show that doesn't air for months ahead, or favourite actor, director, keyword etc.)
Automatic recording clash resolution and a list of those that can't be resolved automatically.
Series links last forever; you don't have to keep resetting them
Optional automatic recording of suggestions for shows similar to those you currently watch
Detailed search function for actors or show titles with options to set series links or whishlists and a direct link to Youtube for what you searched for
A large selection of default recording option settings
MRS (Multiroom streaming). With this you can watch shows that you have recorded on one Tivo, on any other Tivo in a different room. Sadly, the broadcasters limit the channels you can do this on, so you can't do it with every channel.
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Originally Posted by jd001k0598
Any help on how to get the American content would be greatly appreciated as its mainly American stuff that I watch.
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http://www.unblock-us.com/
This works out at around £3.30 p/m and allows you to select all the Netflix regions by selecting the region from a drop down list on their site. There is a free one week trial.
It also gives you access to the free part of HULU, which is like the US equivalent of iplayer for the US Network TV channels such as ABC, NBC etc.
If you check the DS and AVforums, unblockus is the most widely used of these VPN services, but it only works with specific sites that they choose.