Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009) - Page 111

Nook29 · 08-07-2009, 08:56

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Originally Posted by frogstamper

Not wanting to depress anybody, but haven't we been here before with "channels testing", eg Wedding TV, JJB sports, Daystar and Pop girls or something?
Far be it for me to criticize VM with Andrew around

but we still have yet to receive any of these channels.

All those channels sound awful, and this is the first time we've had HD channels being tested. This is a step towards the HD channels they promised finally appearing.

08-07-2009, 10:26

Just saw this on http://www.vmhd.blogspot.com/

"Six HD channels now testing on Virgin Media
According to Jasmeet:

The following are now in testing

* VMTest1 - History HD
* VMTest2 - National Geographic Channel HD
* VMTest3 - FX HD
* VMTest4 - MTVNHD
* VMTest5 - History HD
* VMTest6 - Eurosport HD

I cannot verify this but Jasmeet's normally on the money. (Please, no quips about VMTest5 - History HD being a +1...)
If this becomes the promised channels, with C4 HD instead of a second History HD channel, then that's a pretty broad selection. ITV HD for the football would be welcome, too. "

They sound pretty good to me BUT FX is interesting as its a Fox network and no Cnhl4 or ITV HD which i thought would be a shoe-in - so not sure how true these can be....

cupcakes aka dd · 08-07-2009, 11:07

If true with C4HD bolted on this would be great news. I think with this line up they will retain alot of people who would otherwise have moved. I will be staying if this comes into play.

I know you have your die hard "I want 40HD channels" people but this would be a good foundaion to entice people back from Sky combined with VM's other services.

percie123 · 08-07-2009, 11:12

no sign of espn classics then, oh well off to sky

Andrewcrawford23 · 08-07-2009, 11:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by frogstamper

Not wanting to depress anybody, but haven't we been here before with "channels testing", eg Wedding TV, JJB sports, Daystar and Pop girls or something?
Far be it for me to criticize VM with Andrew around

but we still have yet to receive any of these channels.

Nothing wrong with critisism that is true, but at least it a step in the right direction if they are testing hd channels to see how it effects the system, and all the hd channels meantion are plausible ones that mgiht launch

EDIT: Pop girl never tested just got meantioned by the broadcaster

call08 · 08-07-2009, 12:36

dought two history channels might be miltray history hd i still reckon c4 hd will be there

Andrewcrawford23 · 08-07-2009, 12:38

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Originally Posted by call08

dought two history channels might be miltray history hd i still reckon c4 hd will be there

probally they have the right to carry it, probally find it will be milary hd and they will launch them 6 and ch4hd and itvhd

gadge · 08-07-2009, 13:13

It will be intresting to see what the second history hd will be.

Media Boy UK · 08-07-2009, 13:17

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Originally Posted by gadge

It will be intresting to see what the second history hd will be.

I think it will be Bio HD.

bayonet · 08-07-2009, 13:32

What numbers are they on or have they been taken off?

Andrewcrawford23 · 08-07-2009, 13:33

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Originally Posted by bayonet

What numbers are they on or have they been taken off?

You can not see them they are tests, only certain users can see them with certain boxes and they can onyl see them in engineer menu

bayonet · 08-07-2009, 13:47

Ok cheers

Horizon · 08-07-2009, 14:02

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23

You can not see them they are tests, only certain users can see them with certain boxes and they can onyl see them in engineer menu

And a further clarification to that, is that people can only see a "list" of testing channels not the actual channels themselves. Only certain VM staff members can see the actual channels testing.

Don't assume that because a certain channel is listed as testing, that, that'll be the channel actually launching, it may not. Tests are just that, tests, to check the quality of the network.

I would be surprised (or perhaps not, as it's VM we're talking about here...) if ESPN HD is not among the first tranche of HD channels to launch.

bayonet · 08-07-2009, 14:09

I've got the original SA V+ box (the silver one) any way of checking if I've got extra channels testing

Andrewcrawford23 · 08-07-2009, 14:29

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Originally Posted by bayonet

I've got the original SA V+ box (the silver one) any way of checking if I've got extra channels testing

No onloy the samsung 2110c and 3110c can see the test channels in the engineers menu but as horizon said oyu cna not view them they can onyl be viewed at the headend, and test are tests it could be there tesitng the network for hwo it will handle new hd channels but doesnt mean they are going ot launch