Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I. - Page 144

muppetman11 · 18-03-2011, 19:37

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Yeah, HD is important at that size.

I would say you can notice a decent improvement from 40 inch upwards.

alwaysabear · 18-03-2011, 19:44

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

I would say you can notice a decent improvement from 40 inch upwards.

Yep I have a 42 " plasma and the difference was very noticeable from my old 32"tv.

muppetman11 · 18-03-2011, 20:09

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear

Yep I have a 42 " plasma and the difference was very noticeable from my old 32"tv.

Hopefully mate VM will give you ESPNA HD to fill that 42" screen.

Kingofthedead4 · 18-03-2011, 20:45

60" plasma baby yeah

alwaysabear · 18-03-2011, 20:48

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Hopefully mate VM will give you ESPNA HD to fill that 42" screen.

Yeh right, is Christmas coming early this year?

muppetman11 · 18-03-2011, 20:54

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear

Yeh right, is Christmas coming early this year?

I genuinely hope it does with this channel for you.

alwaysabear · 18-03-2011, 21:07

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

I genuinely hope it does with this channel for you.

Well enjoy your viewing Of ESPNA HD on Sky, I understand from DS forums that it is the best HD viewing experience.

18-03-2011, 23:29

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear

Well enjoy your viewing Of ESPNA HD on Sky, I understand from DS forums that it is the best HD viewing experience.

BBC HD is the best HD channel. Nature documentaries in 1080i look much better than 720p sport. Still want ESPNAHD but its certainly not going to be anywhere near the best HD channel.

AndyTSJ · 19-03-2011, 08:37

Still can't believe we don't have ESPN America HD. Virgin need to sort this out.

Digital Fanatic · 19-03-2011, 08:51

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Originally Posted by AndyTSJ

Still can't believe we don't have ESPN America HD. Virgin need to sort this out.

I think the ESPN deal is more to do with Premier League football for the masses.

mersey70 · 19-03-2011, 08:53

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Originally Posted by AndyTSJ

Still can't believe we don't have ESPN America HD. Virgin need to sort this out.

Even though it isn't a channel that appeals to me I find it surprising too, especially as ESPN being included in XL is one of Virgin's unique selling points. You would think they would provide the full package.

Hopefully it will join soon.

denphone · 19-03-2011, 10:51

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Originally Posted by AndyTSJ

Still can't believe we don't have ESPN America HD. Virgin need to sort this out.

You will have to wait a long time.

AndyTSJ · 19-03-2011, 11:08

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Originally Posted by denphone

You will have to wait a long time.

Why is that ?

denphone · 19-03-2011, 11:18

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Originally Posted by AndyTSJ

Why is that ?

Because Virgins track record of delivering new channels is non existent at the moment.

mersey70 · 19-03-2011, 11:20

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Originally Posted by AndyTSJ

Why is that ?

VM probably cannot afford to provide it given their pricing structure. ESPN and most of it's spinoffs are exclusively available as stand alone premium services on Sky so not only do you have to pay separately for the ESPN package you also have to pay extra for it in HD.

You probably cannot have these things both ways, XL is great value but HD is restricted because of the pricing structure but hopefully they can strike a deal but I would guess they would have more mainstream priorities ahead of an american sports channel, same applies to the Arts channels I sought in HD, I concluded there are other channels that would please more people than providing those I guess.