Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV

[millsman]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Why should it be free? Virgin would go bankrupt in no time with that business model.

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indeed and V+HD will continue for now, so if you have it it's still supported.

Do you really think that VM will continue to fully support the older boxes, by that I mean thinks like improvements to the current epg, sort out the audio sync issues with the HD channels.

IMO the curennt line of box's will be left as they are apart from replacing defective units.

[l0ki]

Originally Posted by Coax

Seems to me that Virgin are operating the Apple business model, pay for fixing problems. To me I feel we are paying extra for Virgin to provide a reliable up to date service and fixing their existing problem with current equipment/solution. When you lease a car it normally gets upgraded after period time for free, you don’t pay anymore other than the usual increases through inflation etc. So why should it be different for renting a TV service, it should be update and enhanced as matter of course? Most of the features of the Tivo are available from Net TV’s, blue ray players, PS3, media boxes, xbox and Iphone etc for free. So what are we paying for?

Your not comparing like for like though with cars and tv though. If you are tech savvy then you can do all of the above you mention across a variety of different platforms. The real benefit here though is to those people who quite clearly aren't tech savvy. It's a unified platform of content.

Being a long time lurker and infrequent poster, I don't get the attitude of some that whenever virgin offer something new it should always be free I have used both Sky HD and V+ HD and I can say 100% that the user experience of using V+ HD is much much better than Skys clunky non responsive HD menu system.

What virgin are offering is content and a user experience with the new TiVO service. If they are paying to develop this platform then why should it be free. You do realise that they have had to pay to develop this platform right

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by millsman

Do you really think that VM will continue to fully support the older boxes, by that I mean thinks like improvements to the current epg, sort out the audio sync issues with the HD channels.

IMO the curennt line of box's will be left as they are apart from replacing defective units.

They will be supported until VM decides to decommission them. VM will eventually start to move customers over to TiVo boxes over the next few years.

[joff81]

i must admit im shocked at the RUMOURED price of TiVo especially for existing customers who currently have a Xl TV bundle.
sure its a permium service but its no more a premium than what the V+ is now and its very annoying that the V+ box is end of life where the normal V box by cisco which is a bare essential (non premium) box is capable of having the the TiVo interface installed. this means that its TiVo for minimum and premium subcribers and the ones that spent the extra for a V+ box get a screw you or cough up.

i have Xl tv with V+, L phone and LBB with a 2nd standard box subcription and am no why going to fork out £199 for a TiVo box anytime in the near future eapecially with money being tight (economic downturn and all that).
it may be worth upgrading to a triple XL pack to get it but i shall see how i feel after Christmas is out of the way.

[jaykay74]

Originally Posted by joff81

i must admit im shocked at the price of TiVo especially for existing customers who currently have a Xl TV bundle.

The price for existing customers or customers taking a bundle has not been announced yet.

[joff81]

Originally Posted by jaykay74

The price for existing customers or customers taking a bundle has not been announced yet.

sorry i mean im shocked at the RUMOURED price for EXISTING customers !!!

[Horizon]

**Stop Press**

VM's bosses have just told New York analysts that they'll keep the 1tb tivo box at £199 upfront charge while there is strong demand but they will scale back massively the price as demand decreases.

So if you want tivo, WAIT for the prices to drop!

[Henkesghost]

Mods would it be possible to have a channels/HD channels coming soon to virgin thread.This thread is page after page of Tivo techy blah blah stuff now. Obviously it's exciting but jeez! All reference to channels is lost

[Chad]

Originally Posted by Henkesghost

Mods would it be possible to have a channels/HD channels coming soon to virgin thread.This thread is page after page of Tivo techy blah blah stuff now. Obviously it's exciting but jeez! All reference to channels is lost

Why don't you start your own one? I'm sure it'd be pretty popular as many members have raised similar issues to yours recently.

[Henkesghost]

Originally Posted by Chad

Why don't you start your own one? I'm sure it'd be pretty popular as many members have raised similar issues to yours recently.

Didn't know I was allowed to LOL, ok I will

[Pster72]

Will the Samsung V box get updated with TIVO software ?

[jb66]

Originally Posted by Pster72

Will the Samsung V box get updated with TIVO software ?

Nope, but the cisco could

Originally Posted by Horizon

**Stop Press**

VM's bosses have just told New York analysts that they'll keep the 1tb tivo box at £199 upfront charge while there is strong demand but they will scale back massively the price as demand decreases.

So if you want tivo, WAIT for the prices to drop!

Have you got a source for this story?

[Horizon]

....yes, it's from vm's presentation to New York analysts. This is available via VM's web site on the investor part. You'll be asked to register to access the webcast, just make up any details you like. The exact quote comes towards the end of the webcast. Best to start with the analyst question for context which is at 9 minutes 45 seconds into the Q&A session. Here's a link:

http://investors.virginmedia.com/pho...ventId=3530104

[cupcakes aka dd]

I've signed up and if it means just upgrading to XL BB to get the triple and the rest comes free as per MB's info I'll go with that but otherwise I'll wait till the price drops.