Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

[Mike RB]

Originally Posted by Stephen

Sky aren't the only option. Virgin has a HD STB and some HD content that will soon increase when the 5 or so new channels are announced.

Hmm, yes. I've had the V+ box for a good couple of years now. 1 linear HD channel, and some pretty poor content on demand in HD. Not impressed but money talks...I can get all services a lot cheaper with VM than I can with BT/Sky so I stay.

[Hiroki]

It's bound to be crappy 4hd or itvhd oh the excitement!!!

[nialli]

Originally Posted by Mike RB

Hmm, yes. I've had the V+ box for a good couple of years now. 1 linear HD channel, and some pretty poor content on demand in HD. Not impressed but money talks...I can get all services a lot cheaper with VM than I can with BT/Sky so I stay.

Can't agree with the "pretty poor content" comment: the quantity may be low but the quality (esp. BBC and HBO) is hardly bottom drawer...

[sherer]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

It's bound to be crappy 4hd or itvhd oh the excitement!!!

well i would have liked that for the champions league and any extra HD can only be a good thing.

I'll still hold judgement till I see it

[Media Boy UK]

Two channels has today been removed from Virgin TV as my ''Total Channels'' has now been cut to 307 in an Ex-Telewest area.

I think the channels was removed from ''Catch-up on Demand''.

[Horizon]

....the channel numbers change constantly as some of them are hidden channels used for PPV events and other applications.

I've yet to see any tests which indicate a new channel launch is imminent.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by harmitage

You're such a tease. Give us a hint as to the release month - is it's first letter a J?

Virgin will release info

Spoiler: 

Before January 2010.

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by sherer

well i would have liked that for the champions league and any extra HD can only be a good thing.

I'll still hold judgement till I see it

Personally id rather they added nothing than add those channels but I guess it all depends on what you want from your tv viewing really.

[call08]

talked to virgin media on twitter its rubbish acording to the launch on friday and they said yu all think yu have info go on my twitter page @callumheald

[devilincarnate]

yeah thats true mediaboy ther has been two removed from the epg but also has anybody else noticed the extra content on what were watching on the more on demand section as there is more hd content on there

[Media Boy UK]

Someone ask Virgin Media via Twitter if the Virgin was in talks with Sky with an view of the ''Red Button'' being added to Sky Sports.

And he got this back:

It's something we are in discussions about but we have no confirmation on when/if it might happen as yet.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I have two pointers, to ask forum members, 1. At the moment we cannot use RED button due to a techincal fault, and 2, Why can't we get TEXT on cable via the handset.

Also, you mention that we can get HD content on demand, this to me is not HD channels, they way l look, there won't be a lot of HD channels, for Sky, there will probabely be +1 channels, and this is not alot is it, l thought that VM was a 21st century company ?

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

1. At the moment we cannot use RED button due to a techincal fault

First I've heard of it.

Which channels?
What town?
What happens when you press red, or is that prompt not displayed at all?
Who has told you it is a technical fault?


(mods: this is clearly off-topic. Could you split into a separate thread?)

[SB_07]

Ummm so what was the surprise?

[Cropstar]

If I had an HD channel on Sky for everytime someone posted that more HD channels were coming to cable instantly.....

.....oh I already do