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Old 04-08-2021, 19:38   #1
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Virgin Media set to launch new box.
An Cable Forum poster has told me today that Virgin Media have started Beta Testing an new box this week - Base info we have it mixed up to look like an fire stick and TV360 box.
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Old 04-08-2021, 19:47   #2
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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An Cable Forum poster has told me today that Virgin Media have started Beta Testing an new box this week - Base info we have it mixed up to look like an fire stick and TV360 box.
ive got one coming tomorrow by the dreaded yodel lol, for obvious reasons cant really delve into too many details but i dont think its going to be replacing the current setup anytime soon
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Old 04-08-2021, 20:20   #3
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
This will be the streaming box for broadband only customers that is being beta tested by users through the virgin online forum
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Old 04-08-2021, 22:02   #4
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
Well he broke the NDA then didn't he
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
I wonder what the NDA actually covers, bearing in mind that the beta tests are fairly common knowledge.
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Old 05-08-2021, 07:06   #6
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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An Cable Forum poster has told me today that Virgin Media have started Beta Testing an new box this week - Base info we have it mixed up to look like an fire stick and TV360 box.
Im pretty sure it will be the UK version of this...
https://www-upc-pl.translate.goog/te...jax,sc,elem,se
more here..
https://www.digitaltveurope.com/comm...used-strategy/
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
"Now you can record up to 50 hours which will be available for 90 days". Backwards steps.... Sunny future of streaming boxes?
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
The NDA often states more than you think but I can't share more.
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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I wonder what the NDA actually covers, bearing in mind that the beta tests are fairly common knowledge.
Quite comprehensive
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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The NDA often states more than you think but I can't share more.
Well its quite clear the new mini streaming box is the UPC Liberty Global Poland device which I detailed above and has been in use for 12 months now. So why VM are using NDAs for the UK beta testing of this product is rather pointless imo.
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Quite comprehensive
I don't doubt it but, given that Virgin publicly announced the trial, the cat is out of the bag. Streaming devices are available in Liberty's other markets, so the only real "secret" is the actual content available.
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Re: Virgin Media set to launch new box.
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"Now you can record up to 50 hours which will be available for 90 days". Backwards steps.... Sunny future of streaming boxes?
Yes, but that’s a conscious decision made, egged on by the content makers who want to limit our ability to time-shift viewing to maximise their profits. It’s nothing to do with the technology. I think it’s only a matter of time before we find that everything we have recorded on our Sky or Virgin boxes is deleted after 90 days.

I would far rather we could take out a subscription and watch any programme we liked from the cloud. We could be permitted a reasonable amount of content per month, which would be dependent on how new the content was.

I don’t appreciate being pressured to watch programmes from a series within a strict time-frame. We are not all binge watchers and some of us have lives beyond the TV screen.
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Never had anything that is 20 days old never mind 90
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Never had anything that is 20 days old never mind 90
That says to me that you tend to view on live TV. Not the most productive means of viewing, but each to his own.
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