Forum Articles
  Welcome back Join CF
You are here You are here: Home | Forum | Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most of the discussions, articles and other free features. By joining our Virgin Media community you will have full access to all discussions, be able to view and post threads, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload your own images/photos, and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please join our community today.


Welcome to Cable Forum
Go Back   Cable Forum > Virgin Media Services > Virgin Media TV Service
Register FAQ Community Calendar

Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools
Old 24-03-2011, 15:08   #2326
donkbong
Inactive
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: UK, Birmingham
Services: Virgin Media - 10MB Broadband Virgin Media - Phone Line Virgin Media -Talk Unlimited Sky+HD 1B
Posts: 46
donkbong will become famous soon enoughdonkbong will become famous soon enoughdonkbong will become famous soon enough
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Masque View Post
You will find that is incorrect as the HD channel only starts at 1400 as per the BBC listings page even on the Saturday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/guide/2011-0...0600&c=0&z=180
The weblink you send me does not say anything though, does it mention hd flagged on epg virgin media for the race?
donkbong is offline  
Advertisement
Old 24-03-2011, 15:10   #2327
BenMcr
Virgin Media Staff
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1
Posts: 17,929
BenMcr has a pair of shiny starsBenMcr has a pair of shiny starsBenMcr has a pair of shiny starsBenMcr has a pair of shiny stars
BenMcr has a pair of shiny starsBenMcr has a pair of shiny stars
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by donkbong View Post
Hello, i check the listing the for Australian Grand Prix Race will not be broadcast on HD, here the weblink http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/9431539.stm.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Masque View Post
You will find that is incorrect as the HD channel only starts at 1400 as per the BBC listings page even on the Saturday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/guide/2011-0...0600&c=0&z=180
But if it's on BBC One, then it will be on BBC One HD won't it, not BBC HD

It's showing as in HD on the EPG I can see
BenMcr is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:16   #2328
donkbong
Inactive
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: UK, Birmingham
Services: Virgin Media - 10MB Broadband Virgin Media - Phone Line Virgin Media -Talk Unlimited Sky+HD 1B
Posts: 46
donkbong will become famous soon enoughdonkbong will become famous soon enoughdonkbong will become famous soon enough
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by BenMcr View Post
But if it's on BBC One, then it will be on BBC One HD won't it, not BBC HD

It's showing as in HD on the EPG I can see
Yes it will show on BBC one HD, but i can't understand why it does not mention HD flagged for the race only on my Sky Hd box.
donkbong is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:30   #2329
muppetman11
cf.mega poster
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 12,313
muppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny stars
muppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny stars
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by donkbong View Post
Yes it will show on BBC one HD, but i can't understand why it does not mention HD flagged for the race only on my Sky Hd box.
Yes it is showing as HD on my Sky listings as well from 5am - 7.30am , pretty neat feature on sky HD box marking native HD stuff in Orange in the listings.
muppetman11 is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:32   #2330
Peter_
Permanently Banned
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: In a world of no buffering!!
Services: Samsung V+ XL TV XL Phone 30Mb Superhub Samsung Galaxy 3 32GB sd card In a world of no buffering!
Posts: 20,915
Peter_ is seeing silvered starsPeter_ is seeing silvered starsPeter_ is seeing silvered starsPeter_ is seeing silvered starsPeter_ is seeing silvered starsPeter_ is seeing silvered stars
Peter_ is seeing silvered starsPeter_ is seeing silvered starsPeter_ is seeing silvered starsPeter_ is seeing silvered starsPeter_ is seeing silvered starsPeter_ is seeing silvered stars
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by BenMcr View Post
But if it's on BBC One, then it will be on BBC One HD won't it, not BBC HD

It's showing as in HD on the EPG I can see
Going by the good old BBC tv guide which does not seem to include BBC1 HD what a load of poo.
Peter_ is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:35   #2331
mersey70
Inactive
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Wirral
Services: TV M, L BB, Sky+ HD
Posts: 1,485
mersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant future
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
Yes it is showing as HD on my Sky listings as well from 5am - 7.30am , pretty neat feature on sky HD box marking native HD stuff in Orange in the listings.
That's the qualifying (early Saturday), the actual race early Sunday isn't flagged as HD on Sky but I am sure it will be though.
mersey70 is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:38   #2332
muppetman11
cf.mega poster
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 12,313
muppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny stars
muppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny stars
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by mersey70 View Post
That's the qualifying (early Saturday), the actual race early Sunday isn't flagged as HD on Sky but I am sure it will be though.
Thanks for that you can tell I'm not a big formula one fan , your right though its not showing as HD for the race Sunday.
muppetman11 is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:38   #2333
pythagoras
cf.addict
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Wigan
Age: 63
Posts: 486
pythagoras has reached the bronze age
pythagoras has reached the bronze age
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by mersey70 View Post
That's the qualifying (early Saturday), the actual race early Sunday isn't flagged as HD on Sky but I am sure it will be though.
The race is flagged as HD on my TiVo
pythagoras is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:40   #2334
BenMcr
Virgin Media Staff
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
Services: 360 x2, Maxit TV, Sky Sports and Sky Cinema. Gig1
Posts: 17,929
BenMcr has a pair of shiny starsBenMcr has a pair of shiny starsBenMcr has a pair of shiny starsBenMcr has a pair of shiny stars
BenMcr has a pair of shiny starsBenMcr has a pair of shiny stars
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

It's showing as HD on the Virgin Media TV guide at www.virginmedia.com/tvguide
BenMcr is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:40   #2335
pythagoras
cf.addict
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Wigan
Age: 63
Posts: 486
pythagoras has reached the bronze age
pythagoras has reached the bronze age
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
Thanks for that you can tell I'm not a big formula one fan , your right though its not showing as HD for the race Sunday.
Thats what happens when you dont pay £3 a month for your epg
pythagoras is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:42   #2336
mersey70
Inactive
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Wirral
Services: TV M, L BB, Sky+ HD
Posts: 1,485
mersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant future
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by pythagoras View Post
Thats what happens when you dont pay £3 a month for your epg
And when you pay £3 you still have to pad as it isn't dynamic!!

Only joking!
mersey70 is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:42   #2337
muppetman11
cf.mega poster
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 12,313
muppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny stars
muppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny stars
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by pythagoras View Post
Thats what happens when you dont pay £3 a month for your epg
Yes but mine will automatically adjust if it over runs LOL
muppetman11 is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:44   #2338
pythagoras
cf.addict
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Wigan
Age: 63
Posts: 486
pythagoras has reached the bronze age
pythagoras has reached the bronze age
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by mersey70 View Post
And when you pay £3 you still have to pad as it isn't dynamic!!
Its just manual dynamic, you can update the epg data anytime you want.

---------- Post added at 15:44 ---------- Previous post was at 15:43 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 View Post
Yes but mine will automatically adjust if it over runs LOL
So will mine it asks how much you would like to add at the end if its a live event
pythagoras is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 15:45   #2339
mersey70
Inactive
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Wirral
Services: TV M, L BB, Sky+ HD
Posts: 1,485
mersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant futuremersey70 has a brilliant future
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by pythagoras View Post
Its just manual dynamic, you can update the epg data anytime you want.

---------- Post added at 15:44 ---------- Previous post was at 15:43 ----------



So will mine it asks how much you would like to add at the end if its a live event
Manual dynamic is a total contradiction in terms.

Who cares anyway, each to their own. Just a bit of banter.
mersey70 is offline  
Old 24-03-2011, 16:24   #2340
muppetman11
cf.mega poster
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 12,313
muppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny stars
muppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny starsmuppetman11 has a pair of shiny stars
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

Quote:
Originally Posted by mersey70 View Post
Manual dynamic is a total contradiction in terms.

Who cares anyway, each to their own. Just a bit of banter.
Amen to that but mines bigger than yours LOL

---------- Post added at 16:24 ---------- Previous post was at 15:46 ----------

UPDATE

The Australian grand prix on Sunday is showing as in HD on the TV Listings on Sky's website also and on the Sky+ iPad app for remote record.
muppetman11 is offline  
Closed Thread


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 10:41.


Server: osmium.zmnt.uk
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
All Posts and Content are © Cable Forum