General : Virgin TV 360 users (Horizon)

[spiderplant]

There is a low battery warning, but it seems fairly common for people to have not seen it before the batteries die.

[awesometeeth]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

The Tivo and V6 also have a Partially Viewed feature.

yeah i only had the v6 box since the day it came out, the new layout automatically puts the things your have partially watched underneath the saved section when you select it, recordings, catch up etc.

edit: so i partially watched the first episode of blackadder on catch up, when i select save, it now appears automatically underneath and i can select it instantly. next to it is a recording off the chase and next to that is a partial watch of a sky cinema film I started to stream. just a thumbnail so i can get back into the streaming show or recording where i left off

have you actually used the new software?

[iadom]

The power button flashes 5 times whenever you move the remote when the box is switched off. When it is switched on all the buttons light up. I don't think it's a low battery warning.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by awesometeeth

yeah i only had the v6 box since the day it came out, the new layout automatically puts the things your have partially watched underneath the saved section when you select it, recordings, catch up etc.

edit: so i partially watched the first episode of blackadder on catch up, when i select save, it now appears automatically underneath and i can select it instantly. next to it is a recording off the chase and next to that is a partial watch of a sky cinema film I started to stream. just a thumbnail so i can get back into the streaming show or recording where i left off

have you actually used the new software?

I appreciate the description of how it works. Thanks.

No, I have not. Merely interested in new tech and keeping familiar with something that may come my way in the future.

[awesometeeth]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

I appreciate the description of how it works. Thanks.

No, I have not. Merely interested in new tech and keeping familiar with something that may come my way in the future.

its harder to describe as its a much simpler layout compared to the old system, thumbnails in sub sections and such and of course everyone's stuff is different per profile! so my partner has her cats from hell partial watched stuff and i have blackadder on mine.

I had totally forgotten I had started to watch the first episode on catch up as i was called away but was over the moon to find it just in a thumbnail when i loaded up the second box upstairs on my profile.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

There is a low battery warning, but it seems fairly common for people to have not seen it before the batteries die.

Came up on TV to warn me

[ScottishSteve]

I have had 360 since Saturday and the first few days of using it I am pretty impressed.

I have my second box which has a hard drive and you can select which box to record on but the listing comes up all in one.

I do miss the wish list and could be doing with Netflix content being available on the voice search.

Start from beginning is superb on a lot of channels, and it even understands my Scottish accent.

The light up remote is great and being able to change your TV source using the remote control is great meaning I don't have to have my actual TV remote around just to change from the Fire Stick or Apple TV.

I was happy with the Tivo software on the V6 and while there are a few small aspects of that not available on 360 I have to say I am delighted with it and even my wife is impressed with the system.

Having the HD channels where the SD channel used to be is an added bonus and makes the EPG less cluttered.

For me it was defo worth the upgrade on my existing boxes.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by ScottishSteve

I have had 360 since Saturday and the first few days of using it I am pretty impressed.

I have my second box which has a hard drive and you can select which box to record on but the listing comes up all in one.

I do miss the wish list and could be doing with Netflix content being available on the voice search.

Start from beginning is superb on a lot of channels, and it even understands my Scottish accent.

The light up remote is great and being able to change your TV source using the remote control is great meaning I don't have to have my actual TV remote around just to change from the Fire Stick or Apple TV.

I was happy with the Tivo software on the V6 and while there are a few small aspects of that not available on 360 I have to say I am delighted with it and even my wife is impressed with the system.

Having the HD channels where the SD channel used to be is an added bonus and makes the EPG less cluttered.

For me it was defo worth the upgrade on my existing boxes.

Thank you, Steve. Will you let us know when they resolve those recording and bookmarking issues we’ve been talking about?

Personally, I don’t care about the wish lists and I haven’t used that facility much at all.

I do like the fact that the watch list (my shows) for all the V6s are on one list. That is very handy. I also like the idea of profiles to separate out the lists of different members of the family.

[jobbie8]

Have any more apps been added? I use apps more than anything else on the V6.

[awesometeeth]

Originally Posted by jobbie8

Have any more apps been added? I use apps more than anything else on the V6.

what you looking for specifically, I can check.

found something I dont like, one of the thumbnails on the bar is for a PPV event that I have zero interest in watching, so an advert basically

[fox35]

Originally Posted by jobbie8

Have any more apps been added? I use apps more than anything else on the V6.

Still no All4 player or My5 player apps, which is really bad.
I would love to see Discovery+ added along with a full UKTV Play, CBS Catch UP and Horror Bites.

[kanedx]

anyone had problems with amazon prime? my main box plays it fine but the mini box sometimes gets an error when trying to play a video, it can load up the app and go into a show but once you press play it loads for a bit then i get an error message telling me to go to amazon.co.uk/videohelp but doesnt have any information there

[paul0363]

Originally Posted by kanedx

anyone had problems with amazon prime? my main box plays it fine but the mini box sometimes gets an error when trying to play a video, it can load up the app and go into a show but once you press play it loads for a bit then i get an error message telling me to go to amazon.co.uk/videohelp but doesnt have any information there

Like you we have had problems and only on the minis! Both Amazon and Netflix can be playing normally then drop out, at which point you are retuned to the Virgin Media start up logo and then back to whatever TV channel you were watching. As I said, this only happens on the two mini boxes we have (which are hard wired to the network via ethernet). It has never happened on the main box!! Hoepfully they'll sort this in an update - meantime we just use the TV's built-in apps.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by kanedx

anyone had problems with amazon prime? my main box plays it fine but the mini box sometimes gets an error when trying to play a video, it can load up the app and go into a show but once you press play it loads for a bit then i get an error message telling me to go to amazon.co.uk/videohelp but doesnt have any information there

Are you using a VM-supplied HDMI lead, and it goes straight from box to TV?

Try lowering the video resolution in the minibox settings.

[kanedx]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

Are you using a VM-supplied HDMI lead, and it goes straight from box to TV?

Try lowering the video resolution in the minibox settings.

im using the hdmi cable that virgin supplied, changed the resolution settings but still the same, can browse the app etc fine but the videos just show the white spinning circle then says the error, only temp fix is to do a factory reset all the time which is a pain cos it logs out of everything, all the other streaming services work fine, just prime that has an issue for me