General : Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Twig The Wonder

Well I have to disagree.

I only moved back to VM in July after nearly four years away, I really feel VM is not as good as when I left. The on demand is awful compared to what it was when I left, and TiVo, is not exactly as good as the salesman made it out to be.

Come next July I'm back to sky, or some other package I can assemble myself.

I'm sorry but Virgin really does suck now, it is so far inferior to the services I was getting for. Sky when I left.

I hate saying this as I really dislike Sky, but it really is a far better, more customer conscious service. Virgin just do not seem interested.

Is that you Dot.....

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by Twig The Wonder

The on demand is awful compared to what it was when I left, .

You really didn't read my post properly, did you?

Originally Posted by passingbat

For a while, the were king of on demand, but lost that title to Sky when Sky got their act together on that.

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The Functionality of Tivo is far greater than the Sky box. If you don't need all that functionality, and being restricted to only being able to record two channels works for you, then the Sky box is probably better for you.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by passingbat

They've never been king of content, and they never will be. Sky will always win that one.

For a while, the were king of on demand, but lost that title to Sky when Sky got their act together on that.

But king of content is not everything, and VM are hardly lacking in content; HBO being the only significant absence, which VM are powerless to do anything about.

Pretty much every other aspect of VM is far superior to Sky's in my view and those requiring HBO content can always take out a Now TV sub. Not ideal as it requires extra expense, but sadly we live in a world of exclusive content deals. Networks such as HBO would rather make more money by doing exclusive deals than give a larger number of paying customers access.

Exclusive deals are always difficult, but in most cases, true exclusivity only lasts for a short period of time, after which you can pay to see those programmes via other content providers. So if Amazon Prime was available on the TIVO, VM viewers would at least be able to watch those programmes, and if Now TV was included, that would overcome the HBO issue.

I know some will scoff at the idea of Now TV on VM equipment, but nowhere has Sky said that they would not permit this to happen. It is in VM's hands to make it so.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by passingbat

The Functionality of Tivo is far greater than the Sky box. If you don't need all that functionality, and being restricted to only being able to record two channels works for you, then the Sky box is probably better for you.

The Sky box has numerous things that would deter VM TiVo users from swapping over for instance less tuners , non existent clash management (on the box) etc.

I've used both and would choose Sky every time which is of course personal choice and more to do with the fact I generally use Sky Catch up , Sky Movies OD and Sky Boxsets. In my opinion the On Demand content is so much easier to browse and not hidden behind menu after menu.

In a nutshell we are all different and use our systems in a different way , if you predominantly record I can see your point however my use differs slightly.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

The Sky box has numerous things that would deter VM TiVo users from swapping over for instance less tuners , non existent clash management (on the box) etc.

I've used both and would choose Sky every time which is of course personal choice and more to do with the fact I generally use Sky Catch up , Sky Movies OD and Sky Boxsets. In my opinion the On Demand content is so much easier to browse and not hidden behind menu after menu.

In a nutshell we are all different and use our systems in a different way , if you predominantly record I can see your point however my use differs slightly.

You make some good points there, mm11.

[vincerooney]

what do we dream about in 2016 friends?? since people keep buying now tv entertainment packages for sky atlantic that channel seems further away than ever. My broadband speed goes up in april and i get a new hub then apparently.

Apart from that i dont see much happening. new tivo box with apps like amazon and tivo should be a must for vm. i dont see how they can compete otherwise. they need to be the one tv provider that offers everything (at a price)

again for all the price hikes i would like the missing freeview channels and sky channels added. purely for the sake of "youre paying the same as sky and they get all this so you need to have it. and these channels are free so of course you can have them".

2014 and 2015 have been quiet years then it comes to channel additions. compared to the infamous 2013 year of utter glory. lets hope 2016 turns it around.

happy new year all. im sat in my mums boxroom 30 years of age drinking sparkling rose wine in simpson pyjamas. god bless us all!

[RichardCoulter]

Happy New Year to you too Vince (and to everybody else).

Extreme Sports was due to close at 6am.

On satellite it actually closed at midday, was replaced with a static caption and then later removed from the EPG altogether.

The space looks as though it's going to be being used by a new channel 'The Church Channel'.

What is Extreme Sports showing on VM? I'm not near a box where I am.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

tivo box with apps like amazon and tivo should be a must for vm. i dont see how they can compete otherwise.

Nice but in no way a must. People using the video part of Amazon Prime will already have suitable equipment to stream it; there is plenty of choice in that respect.

I can't see anyone who is interested in VM deciding not to join just because it doesn't have an Amazon app. Same goes for Now TV.

And on an unrelated topic, Happy new year to everyone.

[Anypermitedroute]

Happy new year to all as well

Can't believe VM haven't launched any new channels so far this year...

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

Happy new year to all as well

Can't believe VM haven't launched any new channels so far this year...

Haha i like what you did there

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

Happy new year to all as well

Can't believe VM haven't launched any new channels so far this year...

Steady on there as we are only 8 hours into the New Year.

[Dave_Gosport]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Happy New Year to you too Vince (and to everybody else).

Extreme Sports was due to close at 6am.

On satellite it actually closed at midday, was replaced with a static caption and then later removed from the EPG altogether.

The space looks as though it's going to be being used by a new channel 'The Church Channel'.

What is Extreme Sports showing on VM? I'm not near a box where I am.

"This channel is off air" is currently showing.

[Tricky Trevor]

It will be interesting to see if Virgin have something up their sleeve once Sky Q have launched.

[denphone]

They will....

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by denphone

They will....

They won't apart from a new Tivo but give vm until around 2020 they should have a skyq equivalent box then