General : Virgin TV (2026)

[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

With streaming you cannot record and it's delivered via the internet, but just watch what happens when they've moved all their customers (who accept this) onto stream. Just like the streamers such as Netflix, the price will go up & it will cost extra to remove additional adverts.

It has a ad skipping subscription already £5p/m

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Originally Posted by Itshim

Looking at it , it seems to be cheaper than either box , not sure what the catch is , guessing there has to be one or two

I'm on a offer with them £20p/m gives my SKY Ultimate with Netflix, HBOMAX, Discovery+, Disney+ and HAYU when it's added.
They often dangle the Sky sports carrot to for £15p/m but i never take it as I got alternative tv for that.

[TimeLord2018]

Discovery+ still only being in 3.5m homes doesn't suprise me , suggests most on Sky never activated it , the next released figure will drop with TNT Sports moved to HBO Max.

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Originally Posted by newapollo

Agreed. I've just watched "The Penguin" via On Demand on my 360. The length of the individual episodes all varied, and averaged around 45 minutes in length, but they all played advert free.

Isn't just HBO

Ponies and FROM season 4 are 2 others I am aware of in HD with no ads.

In UHD, I don't think anything does

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Itshim

Why would anyone want to record a show that is easily found via streaming? The main down side to this I guess is being unable to skip advertising.. have recently watche a number of shows via streaming, not a big deal , just ignored ads ie did something else. However I still would look closely at freely+ something like Now . Still that is for the future, and given my age may never need to decide

I like to record programmes because I can FF through the adverts and use QuickView, also VOD programmes can disappear before i've had time to watch them.

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Originally Posted by Frazz

You said the reason yourself, it's so we can skip the adverts, that's the benefit of being able to record programmes. Being able to watch a 60 minute programme in under 45 mins is ideal.

If you have TiVo & use QuickView, this can be reduced to half an hour!

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Itshim

That says it all, it's a stop gap. No doubt it's fans will be pestering virgin to move them again

No, Itshim, it’s progress. Virgin Flex is designed with the move to streaming in mind. Same as Sky Stream. It’s the direction in which things are moving.

I’m afraid this is what the future looks like - constant change as we gain knowledge and know-how at an ever more rapid speed, helped by the increasing influence of AI.

If you are happy with the V6, stick with it while you can. Nobody’s forcing you or anyone to do anything at present, so I’m not sure why people are getting upset about it.

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Originally Posted by Frazz

You said the reason yourself, it's so we can skip the adverts, that's the benefit of being able to record programmes. Being able to watch a 60 minute programme in under 45 mins is ideal.

And that’s exactly it. The ability to skip adverts doesn’t make sense to commercial channels, who rely on advertising income to fund their content. If people tend to fast forward through ads, why would advertisers want to advertise that way in the first place? The situation is unsustainable.

That’s why now we are being charged for the removal of ads, which enables the TV channels to maintain their income. Streaming is the means by which this is achieved.

[Taz2k]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I’m afraid this is what the future looks like - constant change as we gain knowledge and know-how at an ever more rapid speed, helped by the increasing influence of AI.

The younger generations aren't watching on TVs but are watching everything on mobile phones, Hollywood is investing billions in vertical content. Streaming platforms are embracing this new format, with Disney, Netflix, Paramount, NBC etc, even the BBC launching short form vertical formats. That's the future. Prepare to throw out your TV and watch everything on your phone. That's the future OLD BOY. Obviously, you will embrace this as you do every other development because, "this is what the future looks like". Welcome to your future!

[Carth]

That's true, if the younger generation is anything to go by, the mobile phone has everything you need at your finger (or thumb) tips.
TV, music, gaming, numerous AI buddies, social chat (27 texts per minute minimum), and a host of other brilliant things.

All it's missing is a warning if you're about to walk into a lamp post, step out onto a busy road, or your unemployment benefit is an hour late hitting your account

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by 45rpm

You can also pause programmes. Skip back (say) 30 seconds if you miss a bit of dialogue. Equally, if you get bored, FF to the end.

The best bit, you can re-watch it at your leisure.

As I've said above, streaming is technology from the 1980s.

Thanks

Easily managed both on the shows I streamed, can't recall the last show I rewatched , but I as I say probably left this mortal toll before I need to decide. TV dieing would be the only trigger, then it would be freely or not: