Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II - Page 195

muppetman11 · 02-08-2010, 21:10

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear

I for one will be extremely annoyed if they don't launch ESPNA HD in the near future.

I second that seems crazy not to have it as part of the XL pack seeing as the SD version is part of it.

bamav · 02-08-2010, 21:18

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Originally Posted by sherer

a bit OT to this thread but while Tivo will be a good leap forward for VM without the content to go on it VM will always be lacking to Sky. Without all the Sky Sports packages in HD people will always want to go to Sky rather than to VM.

Not necessarily - I'm happy to stick with Virgin until we eventually get all the Sports in HD - I'm not going to jump ship for lack of HD! That would just be silly considering the benefits of being with VM.

VirginMediaPhil · 02-08-2010, 21:24

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Originally Posted by Stephen

not always, you could still get the older box.

The sammy is a lot smaller.

However it will not be TiVo upgradable as it does not run Flash which the new TiVo OS runs. (See topic about VM CEO talking about TiVo and posts on Digital Spy)

virginruinedntl · 02-08-2010, 21:31

urghhh, tivo uses flash = PUKE! Silverlight <3

Does the older v+ box run flash? I think i'll just wait a year or so and try and get a free upgrade to the Tivo box then, the current v+ box has plenty of features enough for me tbh.

Anyone know if i use an E-SATA hdd with the v+ box i can watch the recorded shows on my pc or are they encrypted?

John Logie Baird · 02-08-2010, 22:05

not sure if this has been posted

coming soon - price increases

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...ce-change.html

LondonRoad · 02-08-2010, 22:10

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Originally Posted by virginruinedntl

oh wow, the samsung is very beautiful!

Are all new boxes the samsung ones?

I got my second V+ box installed yesterday afternoon and it was a SA. I've not had a problem with my original SA that I've had for a few years so I'm not complaining.

I know the sammy is smaller and looks prettier but I tend to watch the TV more than the set top box

Ben B · 02-08-2010, 22:19

People who have posted that they have had self install boxes have not posted that they have received a Scientific Atlanta box. Not saying that this will be the case for everyone but I think you are probably more likely to get a Samsung box via self install

jtaylor06 · 02-08-2010, 22:34

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Originally Posted by John Logie Baird

not sure if this has been posted

coming soon - price increases

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...ce-change.html

Nice find
TV XL and L unaffected, but M+ and Sky Premium customers are looking for a Â£1/Â£2 increase.

Ben B · 02-08-2010, 22:36

I should think XL be unaffected, it's just had a Â£1.50 increase!

mattboothers · 02-08-2010, 22:49

And Sky yet again charge us more for the channels. WOW Â£29.50 for all the Sky Sports channels

JustNo · 03-08-2010, 01:20

Hello, new here I have a couple of questions if people dont mind answering.

We're on TV Size L.

1. Are there any plans for Virgin Media to add NHK World TV to its line up? The current news channels have a lack of culture, like with Sky there's tons of interesting news channels from various countries, I would love to see NHK World TV.(Its on Freesat for free)

2. Why isnt CBS Reality free for Size L customers? The channel has nothing but garbage on it, such as 2 different programs like Judge Judy and Cops playing for 12 hours straight, surely it should be free? (Its on Freesat for free)

3. Point 2 but for another channel. Horror Channel. Apparently this is free on Freesat but not to Size L customers, will this ever be free?

4. Any news of Channels coming to Size L?

Thanks!

i love virgin · 03-08-2010, 01:47

Ive just upgraded to the HD sports and Movies and just wanted to know do Virgin call to confirm upgrade? as will be at work all day for next couple of days and if not how long does it take after doing the upgrade online for them to go on?

lemarsh · 03-08-2010, 06:48

ITV HD2, 3 & 4 going to Sky, but no mention of Virgin Media.

Quote from Adam Crozier, Chief Executive of ITV plc, said: "I'm delighted to announce ITV's move into pay television today with this deal with Sky. We will launch our highly successful family of digital channels, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4, in high definition for the very first time as part of the Sky+HD subscription.

"Building new revenue streams by exploiting our content across multiple platforms is a key part of the ITV Transformation Plan announced today. Pay television has seen continual growth over the last decade and this deal is a great example of how a new, subscription-based launch, can complement ITV's existing free-to-air channels."

also, as part of the financial Half yearly report, they announced launch of ITV1+1 in Q1 2011

fez324 · 03-08-2010, 06:49

Just seen on Sky News ITV are launching ITV2, ITV3 & ITV4 in HD. Did'nt give any time scale or on which platforms..

Fingers crossed for VM..

Just beat me!!!!

Chartwell · 03-08-2010, 06:58

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Originally Posted by fez324

Just seen on Sky News ITV are launching ITV2, ITV3 & ITV4 in HD. Did'nt give any time scale or on which platforms..

Fingers crossed for VM..

Just beat me!!!!

The channels will be exclusive to Sky - so not on Virgin Media. Yet more evidence of Virgin falling behind.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...ls-on-Sky.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010...ls-pay-tv-push