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Old 18-03-2011, 18:32   #2131
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You're gonna flaunt your HD channels now, aren't you?

Well, just wait 'till I get Tivo....
I can see it now mines more tuners than yours , hope VM continue strengthening their TV product competition benefits subscribers of both companies.
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Old 18-03-2011, 18:35   #2132
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

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Agreed on that to , when I was on sky before the SD wasn't great although its not a massive problem with over 50 HD channels and more to come.
I did notice on vm when sky sports 1/2 arrived in HD i took them for a month and noticed on my set up a samsung 32inch that there was a difference but it was not a huge one over the SD equivelant probably down to the decent upscaling on the V+ box,i soon canclled the HD variants.

Its often said i do not know if its true sky have lowered the bitrate for the SD channels to make the difference when compared to HD more pronounced for the charge.
 
Old 18-03-2011, 18:46   #2133
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

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I did notice on vm when sky sports 1/2 arrived in HD i took them for a month and noticed on my set up a samsung 32inch that there was a difference but it was not a huge one over the SD equivelant probably down to the decent upscaling on the V+ box,i soon canclled the HD variants.

Its often said i do not know if its true sky have lowered the bitrate for the SD channels to make the difference when compared to HD more pronounced for the charge.
I do believe the bigger your set the more HD is needed , I have a 40 inch TV and the difference between SD on VM and HD to me is massive and probably even bigger
difference on a larger screen like 46 / 50 inch etc.

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I think Disney XD HD , Universal HD and Sky Arts HD channels will arrive soon on VM.
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Old 18-03-2011, 18:54   #2134
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Hope i am right but heard a whisper its universal HD
I hope so
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Old 18-03-2011, 18:58   #2135
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I do believe the bigger your set the more HD is needed , I have a 40 inch TV and the difference between SD on VM and HD to me is massive and probably even bigger
difference on a larger screen like 46 / 50 inch etc.

---------- Post added at 18:46 ---------- Previous post was at 18:43 ----------

I think Disney XD HD , Universal HD and Sky Arts HD channels will arrive soon on VM.
Yes that may be true Muppetman11 the bigger the screen the noticable the difference as i have a 32inch screen the difference for me is not pronounced over the upscaled SD V+picture,on your set the difference is probably much more noticeable and worthwhile.
 
Old 18-03-2011, 19:02   #2136
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I can see it now mines more tuners than yours , hope VM continue strengthening their TV product competition benefits subscribers of both companies.
Think you mean start strengthening not continue
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Old 18-03-2011, 19:08   #2137
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Think you mean start strengthening not continue
I know I'm switching to Sky but come on the VM TV product has vastly improved.
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Old 18-03-2011, 19:13   #2138
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

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Think you mean start strengthening not continue
So don't all the HD channels VM added count? They went from one to a lot over the space of a few months. Sky do have more, but VM have a very good number. In my view, muppetman11 was right to say continue.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

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I know I'm switching to Sky but come on the VM TV product has vastly improved.


Agree mate it did last summer, but has gone if anything backwards since. Like you I didn't want to go back to sky tv but virgin just dragged soooo long.

Cable, mobile and land line excellent but tv

Enjoy mate and for what it's worth you seem to be one of the more even minded regular posters on here, good luck
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Old 18-03-2011, 19:16   #2140
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So don't all the HD channels VM added count? They went from one to a lot over the space of a few months. Sky do have more, but VM have a very good number. In my view, muppetman11 was right to say continue.
I've always said it Sky strengthening makes VM up their game and vice versa so in the end it benefits the customers of both platforms , sure VM aren't perfect but neither are Sky.
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Old 18-03-2011, 19:18   #2141
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

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Agree mate it did last summer, but has gone if anything backwards since. Like you I didn't want to go back to sky tv but virgin just dragged soooo long.

Cable, mobile and land line excellent but tv

Enjoy mate and for what it's worth you seem to be one of the more even minded regular posters on here, good luck
The only way it could have gone backwards would be if it removed the HD channels it added. The only things lost were lost across all platforms, so seriously how could it go backwards. It may have temporarily stalled, but I suspect that's due to the TiVo rollout. I agree communication could have been better with that, but that's still forward motion...
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Old 18-03-2011, 19:20   #2142
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

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I've always said it Sky strengthening makes VM up their game and vice versa so in the end it benefits the customers of both platforms , sure VM aren't perfect but neither are Sky.
Absolutely spot on Muppetman11.
 
Old 18-03-2011, 19:25   #2143
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

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I do believe the bigger your set the more HD is needed , I have a 40 inch TV and the difference between SD on VM and HD to me is massive and probably even bigger
difference on a larger screen like 46 / 50 inch etc.

---------- Post added at 18:46 ---------- Previous post was at 18:43 ----------

I think Disney XD HD , Universal HD and Sky Arts HD channels will arrive soon on VM.
I agree, my daughter has a 50" and there is a massive difference from SD to HD.
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Old 18-03-2011, 19:28   #2144
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The only way it could have gone backwards would be if it removed the HD channels it added. The only things lost were lost across all platforms, so seriously how could it go backwards. It may have temporarily stalled, but I suspect that's due to the TiVo rollout. I agree communication could have been better with that, but that's still forward motion...
No matter what the reason for closure if for example in September you have 30 HD channels and 70 SD channels, note these are just figures to prove the point and not actual amount of virgin channels, and 6 months later you have 30 HD channels and only have 67 SD you have arithmetically gone backward. Given also your competition ie the dreaded Sky have launched major new channels and yet more HD you are indeed losing more and more ground.

You of course have the right to screw your eyes up and see it differenly.

Tivo? Yawn!
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Old 18-03-2011, 19:30   #2145
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I agree, my daughter has a 50" and there is a massive difference from SD to HD.
Yeah, HD is important at that size.
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