Virgin Media to add more HD channels - Page 5

Blaze · 11-03-2009, 22:25

For me, id be happy to wait for HD channels i actually would watch. Namely Sky Sports HD

Turkey Machine · 11-03-2009, 23:04

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Originally Posted by Blaze

For me, id be happy to wait for HD channels i actually would watch. Namely Sky Sports HD

+1, although I doubt Virgin would actually be able to negotiate for them. I just hope they surprise me, as that would actually make me take up their sports subscription, mostly for the NASCAR in glorious HD! The US know how to do it - DirecTV advertise the fact they have over 170 channels in HD, a fair few regional variants, but the key entertainment and sports ones are all now filmed and broadcast in HD. I downloaded the 2009 Daytona 500 in HD, just to see what the fuss was about, and I can see why - 720p or 1080i, sports looks good!

15-03-2009, 12:25

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Originally Posted by Blaze

For me, id be happy to wait for HD channels i actually would watch. Namely Sky Sports HD

In my view unless they are put on the rate card along with the present sports movie channels,you will have retired before sky sells sky sports HD to vm.

That is the major weapon sky use in its tv advantage over vm,and are very unlikey to sell at anything approaching a reasonable cost. I believe at the time of the basics issue vm asked about sky sports HD think they got a very negative answer.

I take sky sports for the cricket,and will i am sure will have to be happy with upscaled sd via v+ for many years yet,which to me is no problem.

philmacavity · 15-03-2009, 20:54

A recent (animated!) discussion with a lady from VM customer services who was responding to an email I sent threatning to go to Sky if HD wasn't forthcoming told me that there was going to be more HD content sometime this year but as negociations were stiil ongoing she was unwilling to give me a date! I left her with the thought that I would be off to Sky after the summer..... Her reaction to that was one of resignation, what does that tell me?!

multiskilled · 15-03-2009, 22:32

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Originally Posted by philmacavity

A recent (animated!) discussion with a lady from VM customer services who was responding to an email I sent threatning to go to Sky if HD wasn't forthcoming told me that there was going to be more HD content sometime this year but as negociations were stiil ongoing she was unwilling to give me a date! I left her with the thought that I would be off to Sky after the summer..... Her reaction to that was one of resignation, what does that tell me?!

It was time for her lunch break!

Arthurgray50@blu · 15-03-2009, 23:23

The day VM get a lot of HD channels, is the day a pink elephant lands in my garden on the main flight path to Heathrow.

Griz · 16-03-2009, 15:38

Blatant lies and/or misinformation.

Neil Burkett stated in mid December 2008 that within 3 months there would be more HD content and/or HD channels on VM's TV platform. I left Sky (with HD) at the end of December last year to come to VM based on this promise of more HD and now feel cheated.

I should have found and joined this forum before I switched, I would have seen the level of trust between VM and its customers with regards to VM's promises of new HD content and realised that these promises are all just a sop to stop people leaving and either joining or re-joining Sky

ShadowTD · 16-03-2009, 17:21

Maybe an email to Mr Burkett himself?

chrispy2000 · 21-03-2009, 11:25

I spoke CS yesterday (I was kicking up a fuss about about an email mail I'd just received telling me "As one of there most loved customers

" They were going to take 50p off my discount and charge me Â£1.25 for having printed bills, Oh how love hurts.)
Any way the lady I spoke to told me that there would be more HD channels by the end of May at no extra charge. I could'nt see if she had her fingers crossed though.

Any way I got Â£3.50 off my non DD.
Made me a bit better!

Sirius · 21-03-2009, 12:11

I do feel that this thread should be in the Humour section or should there be a history section for Coming soon promises

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windy · 22-03-2009, 20:46

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Originally Posted by chrispy2000

I spoke CS yesterday (I was kicking up a fuss about about an email mail I'd just received telling me "As one of there most loved customers

" They were going to take 50p off my discount and charge me Â£1.25 for having printed bills, Oh how love hurts.)
Any way the lady I spoke to told me that there would be more HD channels by the end of May at no extra charge. I could'nt see if she had her fingers crossed though.

Any way I got Â£3.50 off my non DD.
Made me a bit better!

Seriouly i woulnt hold your breath many people have and have vanished .....me bein so close to quitting virgin and going to sky...the only thing stopping me is the fact you can record 2 progs at once and VOD its really good also the catch up.
As far as i know you can only record 1 prog on sky...and the vod isnt that good.

kkevin666 · 24-03-2009, 18:36

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Originally Posted by windy

Seriouly i woulnt hold your breath many people have and have vanished .....me bein so close to quitting virgin and going to sky...the only thing stopping me is the fact you can record 2 progs at once and VOD its really good also the catch up.
As far as i know you can only record 1 prog on sky...and the vod isnt that good.

You can record 2 programmes at once with sky HD+ and watch a recorded programme at the same time

Did i mention you also get 32 HD channels?

windy · 25-03-2009, 11:09

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Originally Posted by kkevin666

You can record 2 programmes at once with sky HD+ and watch a recorded programme at the same time

Did i mention you also get 32 HD channels?

Apparently ive been told that the only way you can record 2 progs at once is by watching one of them while recording the other one...whats the point in that.

Perfect Choice · 25-03-2009, 11:52

This is the key issue for me even with the lack of HD content on VM. It is a regular occurrence for me to be recording 2 programmes while watching another separate live programme, especially when you have a family with different interests.

This is particularly common during the 9 to 10pm period I find and I even have to use the +1 channels at times as even 3 tuners is not enough for me to recording everything my family want to look at.

I could not survive without this V+ facility to record/watch 3 different channels at the same time as it would end up resulting in a few battles in my household!!

spankysmagicpian · 25-03-2009, 13:11

I think this is the whole crux of the matter.

Yes, I / everyone wants more HD channels but I for one, find the value of 2 recordings (plus watching one) and not to mention the invaluable VOD far outweighs the 'missing' HD channels.