General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2

[Media Boy UK]

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: More BT Sport Extra red button tests start on Virgin Media.

Virgin Media has today started to test the following Red Button Channels from BT Sport:

-BT SPORT EXTRA 0
-BT SPORT EXTRA 2
-BT SPORT EXTRA 3
-BT SPORT EXTRA 4
-BT SPORT EXTRA 5
-BT SPORT EXTRA 6

Our Sources can view the following on one the tests: http://s15.postimg.org/3n6bhjw63/IMG...804_091832.jpg

All the rest have just got the BT Sport Extra screen like the one you can view right now on BT Sport 1.

Our Sources say the following about BT Extra 1:

BT EXTRA 1 still showing CHANNEL COMING SOON, so We think BT Extra 1 is that freevew channel (BT Showcase), rest are red buttons streams.

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[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

We need to look to the future. You are not going to have enough HDMI ports to deal with all the streaming facilities that will become available in the future unless something is done about the current ridiculous situation.

Really a Smart TV and 1 box seems to do it for me using a grand total of 1 HDMI connection.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Really a Smart TV and 1 box seems to do it for me using a grand total of 1 HDMI connection.

I'm terrible for buying streaming boxes lol i currently have a apple tv, roku1, firetv, samsung smart tv and just because i want it and not need it recently bought a chromecast lol, no doubt i'll buy the new nowtv box too just to add to my collection.
Yet i only use my firetv and appletv boxes lol.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Our sources say "We think BT Extra 1 is that Freeview channel (BT Sport Showcase)"

Very much doubt it, BT Sport Showcase advises customers who want BT Sport to phone BT. VM wouldn't permit this on their platform would they?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Very much doubt it, BT Sport Showcase advises customers who want BT Sport to phone BT. VM wouldn't permit this on their platform would they?

Maybe Virgin will only broadcast BT Showcase when they are showing live things.

The rest of the time will be the Virgin channel off air screen.

All we know as of August 4th BT Extra 1 is broadcasting EPG info saying "Channel coming soon".

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Maybe Virgin will only broadcast BT Showcase when they are showing live things.

The rest of the time will be the Virgin channel off air screen.

All we know as of August 4th BT Extra 1 is broadcasting EPG info saying "Channel coming soon".

We think it's something completely different

[Frazz]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

We need to look to the future. You are not going to have enough HDMI ports to deal with all the streaming facilities that will become available in the future unless something is done about the current ridiculous situation.

Just buy an HDMI splitter as you'll only be using one of them at a time

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

We think it's something completely different

Agreed.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

We think it's something completely different

Thanks for that PM.

[muppetman11]

It's hardly difficult to work out they are red button streams for the Champions League.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

We need to look to the future. You are not going to have enough HDMI ports to deal with all the streaming facilities that will become available in the future unless something is done about the current ridiculous situation.

Just buy another couple of TVs.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I'm terrible for buying streaming boxes lol i currently have a apple tv, roku1, firetv, samsung smart tv and just because i want it and not need it recently bought a chromecast lol, no doubt i'll buy the new nowtv box too just to add to my collection.
Yet i only use my firetv and appletv boxes lol.

Do all of those streaming boxes differ in what you can watch?

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

Do all of those streaming boxes differ in what you can watch?

No lmao especially now my pc and laptop have updated to window 10 which means i can cast the pc/laptop screen to the tv.
However appletv nbcsports quality is much better than other devices and the firetv allows me to use kodi on it (we won't discuss that though), the Roku is set up in the bedroom no idea what i'll be doing with the chromecast when it arrives lol, i'll prob set it up in bedroom.
Also the firetv box has Amazon instant video on it which i don't use but it's there as a option if i want it, appletv has a few more usa services such as usanow, abc on it.
I'm just a streaming device nerd lol.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Just buy another couple of TVs.

I bought a great device of ebay allows me to connect 5 devices to one hdmi port http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-PORT-HDM...item4ab7ffce6e my tv has 3 ports but they soon filled up.

[muppetman11]

AMC channel goes live on the 28th August.

http://tv.bt.com/tv/tv-from-bt/amc-t...11363996151191

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I bought a great device of ebay allows me to connect 5 devices to one hdmi port http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-PORT-HDM...item4ab7ffce6e my tv has 3 ports but they soon filled up.

I used to use an HDMI switcher which besides having a remote control, had automatic switching. It sensed when a device was switched on, and changed the input. The problem is these days, that many devices don't fully switch off, remaining in sleep mode, so the automatic switching can be hit and miss.

Some of these switch remotes can be added to a Harmony remote activity, which helps. Or for people using an AV receiver, you often have up to eight HDMI inputs on that.

I share your love of devices, but don't have as many as you do, even though seven of the eight HDMI inputs on my AV receiver are occupied

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

We need to look to the future. You are not going to have enough HDMI ports to deal with all the streaming facilities that will become available in the future unless something is done about the current ridiculous situation.

Everyone feels the same way, though not necessarily in regard to Tvio, which you can understand why potentially competing services may not be added.

But look at the Roku box; in the US it has both Netflix and Amazon Prime. Why isn't Amazon Prime on the UK Roku box? Maybe ask Sky, who are one of the investors in Roku.

Netflix was already on the Roku box when Sky invested, so there was probably nothing Sky could do about Netflix, and at that time, Video was not a part of UK Amazon Prime.