General : Virgin TV (2025)

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Inactive Digital

On the first day of Christmas
Virgin didn't give to me
a channel full of UHD.

Is anyone else missing access to the UHD channel? According to the official press release, it should have been made available to all V6, 360 and Stream customers yesterday: https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/vir...no-extra-cost/

After an update some people have lost access to this channel, even those sho pay for it in their subscription.

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Originally Posted by ozsat

There is one good plus of the 360 and the is the ability to use the USB powered Flex box anywhere in the home to access your recordings as well as live tv.

Wouldn't it need access to the incoming cable feed to provide live TV?

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Originally Posted by vincerooney

i think a lot of these "losses" most people will admit they never ever used and it has little to no impact on them compared to the sleek and faster 360 software

"No customisation options for the guide (like showing/hiding channel logos)."
"No "Stop" button on the remote."

i'd imagine very few people are upset about these. Just click tv and thats the stop button for example!

You always lose your recordings when you change boxes like i did previously going from tivo to the v6.

"Clunkier interface that often requires more button presses or using voice commands for simple tasks."

thats just personal opinion too. once youve used the 360 for a few days you find it a lot quicker in fact.

Basically it depends on the value that people place on the missing features. For some, like myself, this is major, but others will only find it a little inconvenience and some not at all.

Like I say, in time it won't matter as both boxes are to be replaced by a streaming only box, which isn't for me. If Sky discontinue Sky Q, then Freely or the Humax recordable box is what I'll move to.

[Joedm45]

Is there a deleted folder you can recover from yet?

I didn't see it on the list before and it had been missing since the start

[ozsat]

No - it is all available via wifi and the channels are streamed.

The recording box (360) would need a cable - but not the Flex boxes.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Wouldn't it need access to the incoming cable feed to provide live TV?

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

If Sky discontinue Sky Q, then Freely or the Humax recordable box is what I'll move to.

Sky Q will be around for a few years yet.
The satellites are around until at least 2029, and maybe a year or two after that if they are still functional.
Plus, even after the satellites finally shut down, the boxes can still handle streaming channels, as they already do with all the sports+ stuff (and other apps on them).

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Paul

Sky Q will be around for a few years yet.
The satellites are around until at least 2029, and maybe a year or two after that if they are still functional.
Plus, even after the satellites finally shut down, the boxes can still handle streaming channels, as they already do with all the sports+ stuff (and other apps on them).

In that case I wonder if, when they move to streaming only, Sky will bother to upgrade their Q customers to a dedicated streaming box?

It would be great if it could be reconfigured to record streaming linear channels (I suspect that recording VOD content wouldn't be allowed due to rights issues).

[ozsat]

Sky have been trying to get customers to switch to Stream for a long time - my main reason for not switching from SkyQ to Sky Stream is the high number of missing channels on Strean.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

In that case I wonder if, when they move to streaming only, Sky will bother to upgrade their Q customers to a dedicated streaming box?

It would be great if it could be reconfigured to record streaming linear channels (I suspect that recording VOD content wouldn't be allowed due to rights issues).

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

i think a lot of these "losses" most people will admit they never ever used and it has little to no impact on them compared to the sleek and faster 360 software

"No customisation options for the guide (like showing/hiding channel logos)."
"No "Stop" button on the remote."

i'd imagine very few people are upset about these. Just click tv and thats the stop button for example!

You always lose your recordings when you change boxes like i did previously going from tivo to the v6.

"Clunkier interface that often requires more button presses or using voice commands for simple tasks."

thats just personal opinion too. once youve used the 360 for a few days you find it a lot quicker in fact.

I agree, Vince, but I do acknowledge that for some people, it’s a real irritation not to have the TiVo features. But people outside this or other similar forums are unlikely to be bothered.

The fact remains that TiVo boxes will not be around for much longer, so the only option for them will be to buy a TiVo TV.

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Originally Posted by ozsat

Sky have been trying to get customers to switch to Stream for a long time - my main reason for not switching from SkyQ to Sky Stream is the high number of missing channels on Strean.

That’s because they want you to…stream!

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

After an update some people have lost access to this channel, even those sho pay for it in their subscription.

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Wouldn't it need access to the incoming cable feed to provide live TV?

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Basically it depends on the value that people place on the missing features. For some, like myself, this is major, but others will only find it a little inconvenience and some not at all.

Like I say, in time it won't matter as both boxes are to be replaced by a streaming only box, which isn't for me. If Sky discontinue Sky Q, then Freely or the Humax recordable box is what I'll move to.

And what about when streaming is your only option? What don’t you like about streaming?

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

And what about when streaming is your only option? What don’t you like about streaming?

I would think thats obvious - its less reliable.

Sky Sports+ has had a number of issues, plus occasional freezing.
Plus, of course, it depends entirely on your internet actually working.

Sky Stream (and most streaming) doesnt provide a local recording option.
Also, for most people, multi room is reliant on your wifi working well, which it often doesnt.

The one bad thing I found with Sky Q was the wifi to the minis dropped out too often, very unreliable.
In the end I had a local contractor fit LAN cabling from my main router to the remote locations in my house.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by ozsat

Sky have been trying to get customers to switch to Stream for a long time - my main reason for not switching from SkyQ to Sky Stream is the high number of missing channels on Strean.

they're missing channels on sky stream? whats the reason given for that?!