Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
23-02-2011, 17:46
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
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Originally Posted by fixerman
I use a Humax Freesat HD PVR. It has a few niggles but has proved very reliable and rock steady. It has two tuners just like the new Tivo.
OK DF I know that there is a possibility that a third tuner may be "Coming Soon" to the VM Tivo.  |
No, TiVo has a 3rd tuner already, it's just not activated until next month.
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23-02-2011, 19:36
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
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Originally Posted by LexDiamond
Soon I will be moving and this is to a VM cable area so I can continue my current sub.
However my family will be expanding and so my parent will be around more often. It would be nice to have tv channels they can watch too. There are quite a few channels that they watch that are FTA so VM don't carry them. My options are Freesat (but some channels still missing) or FTA by Sky which includes all channels but if I'm paying for a dish I may as well ditch VMtv for Sky as it would be cheaper this way. But then I will lose a couple of features I like on VM (VoD and ESPN) so this is a bit confusing.
So I was just wondering if any of you guys have an additional platform to your VM? If so which one and how do you find it?
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I use a Freesat HD box in my bedroom,conected to a recordable dvd player with built in freeview.Serves me very well as a supliment to my virgin services.
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23-02-2011, 19:40
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
I use a SkyHD box for the free channels.
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What channels do you get on there that you don't get on XLTV?
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Originally Posted by v0id
I have the internet and a bunch of TV torrent sites to supplement my VMtv  |
I guess you don't care about Sky Atlantic then!
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23-02-2011, 20:38
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cf.geek
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
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Originally Posted by LexDiamond
Do you have two separate dishes and STB's?
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Ha! No - I just unscrew the sat cable and swap it over 
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23-02-2011, 21:01
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
[QUOTE=brooza;35180837]What channels do you get on there that you don't get on XLTV?
Quite a few music channels , CBS more news channels , couple of kids.
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23-02-2011, 21:27
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
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Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
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Yes, the WDTV & Samsung Lovefilm-app platforms.
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23-02-2011, 22:26
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
Yes, I use an Apple TV linked to a US iTunes account. It lets me rent the latest films, and TV episodes cost only $0.99 per episode - lots of BBC stuff available too. Using Apple TV I can also stream movies and iTunes music from my computer to watch on my HDTV and listen through my surround sound system. All very seamless and a bargain at 99 quid!
Note Apple TV does not do live TV.
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23-02-2011, 22:41
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
Got Freeview HD as a back up in the living room if V+ dies, I also have Apple tv playing iTunes content through home sharing with my mac, don't rent them but iTunes HD film rentals are 50p cheaper than FilmFlex. In the bedroom I have a split second roof ariel feed into my mac using Eyetv Freeview tv solution.
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24-02-2011, 09:44
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
Got a WD TV Live and a 4TB NAS box for christmas and am loving it. I do have fight the kids who are working their way through every Peppa Pig, Mr Men and Clangers episode I've ripped from DVD...
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24-02-2011, 12:14
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
I have a Sony HD TV that is hooked to the internet via my VM Cable Modem. This gives me access to some VOD and films (Lovefilm and others). Interestingly a lot of the VOD stuff, e.g. BBC Iplayer shows recent stuff quicker than VM does on its platform, which is useful if you just missed something.
Quality seems as good at VM VOD for IPlayer at least if you choose the high def option (which is not true HD I know).
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24-02-2011, 12:59
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RIp Sweetness
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
I have a twin tuner Freeview + with dynamic epg and a 500GB hard drive which upscales everything to 1080i and a DVD recorder as back up. I also can use my laptop to access all sorts.
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24-02-2011, 19:33
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
I think I'll probably go for Freesat for the news channels and a couple of other channels not on VM.
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24-02-2011, 19:55
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
I use apple Tv as well and tvcatchup on my ipad for freeview channels not on vm like movies4men. The catchuptv airplays video to the apple tv too.
Regards
John.
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25-02-2011, 00:52
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
only freeview as it is builtin to tv
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25-02-2011, 11:06
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Re: Do you supplement your VMtv with another platform?
I mostly use the freeview tuner in my Sony DVD/HD recorder .. the Virgin service I use rarely these days!
I've only got the standard box that came free with the phone service to be fair though.
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