General : Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)

[RichardCoulter]

On my Smart TV, I can choose which apps to download.

Perhaps this should be the case with the TiVo??

Users with little use for apps could have a faster box, whilst those wanting more apps would need to understand that their would be a trade off with speed.

[Tricky Trevor]

Originally Posted by andrewstevenson

I wonder if the new TiVo will bring a new UI

I must admit,I have always liked the look of the American versions Blue UI

[denphone]

So you obviously are not a fan of the plum UI Trevor?.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

On my Smart TV, I can choose which apps to download.

Perhaps this should be the case with the TiVo??

Users with little use for apps could have a faster box, whilst those wanting more apps would need to understand that their would be a trade off with speed.

I do agree like a smart tv, it would be better to download the apps we want

[toady]

Does having more apps installed actually slow the box down?

[heero_yuy]

Originally Posted by toady

Does having more apps installed actually slow the box down?

I'd have thought only running apps would be significant.

[RichardCoulter]

From what SP said, I think it's the support that apps need as opposed to the apps themselves (if I understood correctly).

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by passingbat

And if they do come, people will only moan because they are slow to load.

I don't get this obsession with people wanting loads of apps on Tivo. given the 5 or so year replacement cycle. Get the right tool for the job, such as a Roku, which has a much more frequent update cycle.

We moan because we are paying for a service that does not work satisfactorily. Why should anyone buy additional equipment when they are already paying for a TV box that is supposed to allow you to stream advertised services carried by the Tivo?

If you bought a new car and found it overheated on long journeys, would you use that car only for local trips and buy another car to travel greater distances? Of course not, and we expect more from the Tivo. Let's hope that the new one works as fast as on other equipment and does not slow to a crawl after a few years.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

We moan because we are paying for a service that does not work satisfactorily. Why should anyone buy additional equipment when they are already paying for a TV box that is supposed to allow you to stream advertised services carried by the Tivo?

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Because, as I have said, several times, the development cycle of a replacement PVR is at least five years. It is going to get slower as it gets older for newer apps that are added.

Streamer boxes are updated far more frequently, and therefore are a better tool for apps. Also, they don't have the same demands on the processor as a PVR, which is doing several things at the same time.

Tivo still does apps, but anyone who expects it to be as quick with these apps as a streamer box, is failing to understand the difference between the two devices.

You can undo a nut with a pair of pliers, but it's nowhere near as good a way to do it as using the right size spanner.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by johnathome

Thanks for the link and blimey, 2014, i guess Vimeo hasn't arrived yet!

It's returning to the Opera Store soon so after that I guess it can potentially come to VM. (It left the Opera store a year ago.)

[Derekb108]

In one way we should be lucky to have a standard superior box such as tivo. America only gives out one standard generic cable box -- its up to you to buy a Tivo box at full cost and subscription fees!

[dodo1]

Any more news on new channels coming to virgin media?

[denphone]

None at all currently..

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

I think that a lot of the anticipated apps were simply not developed but a rash statement for the VM person to have made at the time
We do know that www.hayu.com is #coming soon. Wonder if there are any other deals planned with Hayu's owners, NBC Universal?

We saw an ad on Movies 24 today that Hayu is set to launch on their web site on May 2nd.

No confirmed launch date yet on the TiVo's Hayu app.

As of today no new NBC Universal channels are testing on Virgin Media UK (E! HD, E! +1 and Universal Channel HD).

---------- Post added at 16:14 ---------- Previous post was at 15:57 ----------

From Saturday Sky Showcase and Sky Showcase HD will be rebrand as Sky Jurassic and Sky Jurassic HD on both Virgin Media UK and Virgin Media Ireland.

[Tricky Trevor]

Originally Posted by denphone

So you obviously are not a fan of the plum UI Trevor?.

It's not bad Den,much better than the old red