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Originally Posted by tassiekev
Totally agree with you, Vince.
There are many, many reasons why some people need to rely on a STB, some of those are:
##Not being able to install an antenna where they live, not their property, poor access etc - but they already have Sky, VM etc installed.
##Technological illiteracy (usually due to age) - there are a number of people living nearby in this category. I quite often get asked to solve problems where an elderly person has accidentally pressed a button on their remote (usually the AV button) and are unable to find their way back.
##Sometimes the old folk just get the remotes mixed up and can't understand why nothing happens.
##Some were unable to justify the cost of a new antenna a few years back.
The best solution in the majority of these cases is to have the TV start from an HDMI source with an associated STB and leave the TV tuner out altogether, the STB box can usually operate the TV so the remote problem is solved.
Sky boxes are no problem because they carry all the channels, Youview boxes from BT carry the HD variants over IPTV so they're not too bad either. Which leaves us with VM and the despicable situation with (the lack of many) Freeview channels.
I'm no longer with VM because I got fed up fighting the Tivo - I don't have that many years left!
Not all of us have the wealth, mental health or the support to resolve problems which occur - to suggest someone needs to 'look at themselves' because VM are missing numerous Freeview channels shows a distinct lack of understanding of the problems some people face.
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You make some excellent points there
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Originally Posted by Horizon
I'm interested in what VM/Liberty do in regards to stbs. Do they go the Irish route and perhaps do a trial of Horizon in the UK, or do they go the UK route and try out TIVO in Ireland.
To all intents and purposes, VM UK and VM Ireland are one company now, but with different hardware. Lets see how that works out...
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I've wondered this too. Some say that Horizon is a better box than TiVo, but I don't know the differences to comment.