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cheekyangus · 15-10-2018, 12:12

Obviously VM are promoting the Blue button as a quick shortcut to the HD version of a channel but I just got a message on my V6 that I've never seen before. I'm wondering if this is a long existing, but not well known feature, or a new shortcut.

I fumbled a button press and instead of typing 102 instead, my thumb hit something else and I got brief spinning circle, like it was loading iPlayer, and then it said, right in the middle of the screen "There is no +1 for this channel, press OK to close".

I wasn't sure what I did at first but have now determined that pressing Yellow switches to the +1 version of a channel. It doesn't work on every instance e.g. I got a tech error message when I did so on STV, but the likes of Sky Witness does work.

It isn't as slickly implemented as the Blue for HD button feature, there is the aforementioned spinning circle and flick on and off of the current channel. It is not as immediate to switch over basically. I'd have thought this would use the same tech as the Blue for HD feature so I am surprised it is clunky like this.

So, like I asked earlier, is this new and in testing, or a sidelined old feature?

15-10-2018, 12:12	#1
cheekyangus Be a Volunteer. Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,579	A new shortcut? Obviously VM are promoting the Blue button as a quick shortcut to the HD version of a channel but I just got a message on my V6 that I've never seen before. I'm wondering if this is a long existing, but not well known feature, or a new shortcut. I fumbled a button press and instead of typing 102 instead, my thumb hit something else and I got brief spinning circle, like it was loading iPlayer, and then it said, right in the middle of the screen "There is no +1 for this channel, press OK to close". I wasn't sure what I did at first but have now determined that pressing Yellow switches to the +1 version of a channel. It doesn't work on every instance e.g. I got a tech error message when I did so on STV, but the likes of Sky Witness does work. It isn't as slickly implemented as the Blue for HD button feature, there is the aforementioned spinning circle and flick on and off of the current channel. It is not as immediate to switch over basically. I'd have thought this would use the same tech as the Blue for HD feature so I am surprised it is clunky like this. So, like I asked earlier, is this new and in testing, or a sidelined old feature?