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Originally Posted by passingbat
I just don't get it Jong. As I understand it Jong; you are with Sky for TV, and happy with it. Is that correct?
If so, why are you spending so much time on here moaning about the V6?
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Yeah, I was waiting for that and I understand.
But, I have been here for years and, as I posted earlier today a cable TV customer for 28 years. I have been promised so many times that cable had the technology to win.
- Originally it was that they could deliver more channels down a cable than Sky had room on "limited" satellites.
- Then cable could deliver On Demand, and Sky couldn't "from a satellite"
- Then TiVo would offer a new world of integrated broadcast and internet TV, back in 2010.
Each time the opportunity and promise was wasted.
Finally, 3 months ago, I jumped ship (for TV only) when I got a 4K TV and my TiVo ground to a halt. But still, in my heart of hearts I'd like to see cable deliver on it's promise and switch back.
I have waited for the V6 announcement in the hope they were holding something back. But, IMO, no, it seems they have given up on the top-end of the TV market, which if it works for them it's fine.
I guess I will stop posting here until the V7 or whatever, if it offers promise, once I've got my disappointment out of my system! But, still, I think it is important for people to compare and contrast these 2 systems, so they can decide what is right for them.
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Originally Posted by mot12
Record more than 4 at once no, but I do sometimes need to record 3 and watch another channel. The current Tivo obviously can't do that.
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Very true. The V6 is a big step up from the old TiVo, no doubt. But Sky can record 4 while watching TV, so I'm not convinced being able to record 5 while watching or 6 and not, is a real benefit for 98% of people.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
the whole idea of downloading on demand stuff onto the hard drive would drive me up the wall.
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You don't really notice the difference tbh. Once you start downloading you can start watching within a few secs, maybe 10 secs if its UHD (thanks Virgin 200Mb/s broadband!), from the same screen. One extra key press.
The difference is with Sky it's then on your disc afterwards until you delete. The plus side to this is you can rewind and fast forward (up to where you have downloaded) properly - always tricky with streamed shows. The minus is you have to delete it when you are done.