Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009) - Page 261

faisalabadi · 19-10-2009, 15:01

do you think as soon as they change the cards the doggy boxes will stop working ?

pip08456 · 19-10-2009, 15:06

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Originally Posted by faisalabadi

do you think as soon as they change the cards the doggy boxes will stop working ?

If the change is for introducing Nagra 3 encryption then yes just as they no longer work in Ireland.

For those who have dodgy boxes it's a matter of wait and see unless the change is confirmed.

faisalabadi · 19-10-2009, 15:08

so in other words if th cards are changed there will be no working doggy boxes

19-10-2009, 15:10

loads of the boxes out there do not use cards

faisalabadi · 19-10-2009, 15:15

thats true, most of my friends dont have cards for theirs

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but the point is they no longer work in ireland

pip08456 · 19-10-2009, 15:20

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Originally Posted by faisalabadi

so in other words if th cards are changed there will be no working doggy boxes

Not necessarily, ATM only if the encryption is changed to Nagra 3 as it has not been cracked.

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Originally Posted by zing

loads of the boxes out there do not use cards

The dodgy boxes eg, Starview digivox etc need firmware to decrypt the signal. If the encryption cannot be cracked then no new firmware therefore 1 new doorstop.

I know about them, I've flashed them for others but I don't have one.

faisalabadi · 19-10-2009, 15:21

nice one

Media Boy UK · 19-10-2009, 16:18

Virgin Media will be announcing its Third Quarter 2009 results on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 7am UK time.

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Sky Movies ''Free Weekend'' NOT on Virgin TV.

http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com...on-virgin.html

synner · 20-10-2009, 00:29

Hi Media Boy,

Just looked at your blog as quoted in your Sky Movies post...

What does "Due to an big baby call Sky." mean...?

pip08456 · 20-10-2009, 00:35

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Originally Posted by synner

Hi Media Boy,

Just looked at your blog as quoted in your Sky Movies post...

What does "Due to an big baby call Sky." mean...?

Sky spat their dummy out!

Felim_Doyle · 20-10-2009, 07:30

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

I have try again to tape three things at one time - I cant.

All of my show did tape all right on Thursday night (Someone ask me on Friday).

So everything recorded okay but did you have to read a book until all three had finished? In other words, when the first two programmes were over did that free up a tuner for live viewing or was only the last tuner available for that?

Have you noticed if your V+ box software has changed recently? I went into the blue engineering screens to check and my V- software has a build date of July but I suspect it was only installed last week.

Do the V+ (or Sky+) boxes have a Picture-in-Picture feature? For example, very often it would be nice to watch something during the ads. but still be able to see when your main programme is back on or catch the news headlines if another channel is running a bit late (like ITV2 which always seems to run over time).

Media Boy UK · 20-10-2009, 07:37

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

So everything recorded okay but did you have to read a book until all three had finished? In other words, when the first two programmes were over did that free up a tuner for live viewing or was only the last tuner available for that?

I did not read a book.

I watch ''The Bill'' on my Freesat from Sky box, then I was on here looking at things. Then I reboot at 11.05pm when I know the Movie I was taping has ended.

Felim_Doyle · 20-10-2009, 07:37

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

List on post one has now been update for this week.

MB, before you close 'Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)' in the new year, would you be able to do a 'review of 2009' listing the changes we've seen this past year please? A big ask, I know but you da man!

Media Boy UK · 20-10-2009, 07:42

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

Do the V+ (or Sky+) boxes have a Picture-in-Picture feature? For example, very often it would be nice to watch something during the ads. but still be able to see when your main programme is back on or catch the news headlines if another channel is running a bit late (like ITV2 which always seems to run over time).

Only V+ HD do that.

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

MB, before you close 'Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)' in the new year, would you be able to do a 'review of 2009' listing the changes we've seen this past year please? A big ask, I know but you da man!

I may do that - I will think about it.

But I will post the winners of ''The Best (2009)'' in December.

Felim_Doyle · 20-10-2009, 08:00

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

I did not read a book.

I watch ''The Bill'' on my Freesat from Sky box, then I was on here looking at things. Then I reboot at 11.05pm when I know the Movie I was taping has ended.

So the live view tuner did not come back by itself, you had to reboot. Definitely an unintended feature then.