General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3 - Page 65

vincerooney · 25-07-2014, 23:09

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

Keep your eye on XL tv is all i'm saying

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In a way mate they already show sport as Netflix USA shows UFC and WWE programming, i wouldn't be surprised to see other sporting programmes coming to them soon.

ill keep my eye on xl tv ...i always do...should i wait days, weeks or months tho

is there wwe stuff on us netflix? i had no idea. ill have to check it out

theone2k10 · 25-07-2014, 23:21

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Originally Posted by vincerooney

ill keep my eye on xl tv ...i always do...should i wait days, weeks or months tho

is there wwe stuff on us netflix? i had no idea. ill have to check it out

i watched cm punk best in the world on usa netflix undertakers 20 and 0 is on there too plus best of raw 2013 etc.

harry_hitch · 25-07-2014, 23:56

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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

Can I still wear my 3D glasses? lol

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Netflix or Amazon would be great bundled in with a VM TV package, that would be amazing if VM could pull that off.

But unlike linear TV channels, Netflix do not always get the most recent tv series straight away or the most recent movies, which unfortunately is one down side to it. What Netflix does have though, is a lot of HD content at no extra cost and is great value for money.

The lack of new movies or content is not a problem for me.

If I like a TV show, I just keep it on my TIVO for as long as I want. I don't think I have ever seen my TIVO over 40% full. I appreciate storing entire series may not be possible for those with families.

I have a lovefilm by post subscription and can have the latest movies popped in the post pretty much on the day it is released, and long before they are on Sky Premiere. For £5.99 a month it is fantastic value and is miles ahead of Sky Movies. The quality of the Blurays make the Sky movies HD offering look even more pathetic. They also have plenty of older Sky atlantic content too, if that appeals to anyone.

Even if VM do not add Netflix to XL (I think they will, following the e-mail questionnaire and theones post) I will still be paying less than £15 for access to pretty much any TV show and/or film I care to watch. I may have to wait (at most) a couple of days for dvds from lovefilm, but I think it is well worth it.

If an Amazon prime app comes to VM as well, the content available for at most £20 a month will be staggering.

theone2k10 · 26-07-2014, 00:10

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Originally Posted by harry_hitch

The lack of new movies or content is not a problem for me.

If I like a TV show, I just keep it on my TIVO for as long as I want. I don't think I have ever seen my TIVO over 40% full. I appreciate storing entire series may not be possible for those with families.

I have a lovefilm by post subscription and can have the latest movies popped in the post pretty much on the day it is released, and long before they are on Sky Premiere. For £5.99 a month it is fantastic value and is miles ahead of Sky Movies. The quality of the Blurays make the Sky movies HD offering look even more pathetic. They also have plenty of older Sky atlantic content too, if that appeals to anyone.

Even if VM do not add Netflix to XL (I think they will, following the e-mail questionnaire and theones post) I will still be paying less than £15 for access to pretty much any TV show and/or film I care to watch. I may have to wait (at most) a couple of days for dvds from lovefilm, but I think it is well worth it.

If an Amazon prime app comes to VM as well, the content available for at most £20 a month will be staggering.

You hit the nail on the head i use Netflix with a vpn and Hulu plus and am paying less than £15 for everything i need. Come next month i'll get Beinsport which is only £7p/m and will give me every match that's on Sky n BT aswell as tennis f1 and rugby.

staffs lad 64 · 26-07-2014, 00:58

just got my sky sports season pass which i thought was great value,till i flicked through them ,the quality of some of the channels is very poor ,so rang them back and had them put the hd versions on i know its £7 but the package is good value and picture quality is brill

spiderplant · 26-07-2014, 10:08

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Originally Posted by Joedm45

Regarding all those black and white TV licences, I'm curious to know what feed they are getting?
I would assume they all have analogue tuners and probably not a scart socket in sight

They could be using a STB with an RF output (still plenty of those about), or going via an RF modulator.

telegramsam · 26-07-2014, 11:27

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

You hit the nail on the head i use Netflix with a vpn and Hulu plus and am paying less than £15 for everything i need. Come next month i'll get Beinsport which is only £7p/m and will give me every match that's on Sky n BT aswell as tennis f1 and rugby.

Sorry for my ignorance but what is BEINSPORT and how do you get it?

theone2k10 · 26-07-2014, 12:50

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Originally Posted by telegramsam

Sorry for my ignorance but what is BEINSPORT and how do you get it?

You'll need a smart dns or vpn to get it so it looks like you're in the USA, it is a USA or RArabic sattelite sports provider but they also stream online too. You'll need paypal too. Unotelly is the best smart dns imo.

telegramsam · 26-07-2014, 13:46

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

You'll need a smart dns or vpn to get it so it looks like you're in the USA, it is a USA or RArabic sattelite sports provider but they also stream online too. You'll need paypal too. Unotelly is the best smart dns imo.

Thanks for the info,no idea what a dns or a ypn is mind! I guess you need to have a sky or freesat box to get them if you don`t want to stream them online?

trublue · 26-07-2014, 14:00

It sounds like a great setup theone2k10.Do you stream content from your computer to the TV or watch everything via the comp?Also, what are the adverts like on the USA stations,aren't that annoying?

theone2k10 · 26-07-2014, 14:25

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Originally Posted by telegramsam

Thanks for the info,no idea what a dns or a ypn is mind! I guess you need to have a sky or freesat box to get them if you don`t want to stream them online?

Beinsports isn't available on any uk platforms, the smart dns makes it look like you're in their broadcast country say for instance you wanted to watch HULU you'd need to live in the USA to be able to view it, the smart dns would make it look like you was located in the USA.
They are very easy to set up i simply put my virgin media hub into modem mode connected my own router to it and changed the dns settings.
You can set it up via your laptop/pc too very easily by changing the dns in your adaptar, unotelly and unblockus both give full instructions on how to set your devices up.

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Originally Posted by trublue

It sounds like a great setup theone2k10.Do you stream content from your computer to the TV or watch everything via the comp?Also, what are the adverts like on the USA stations,aren't that annoying?

I use my ROKU for 90% of my tv viewing the adverts on huluplus aren't too bad there are about 5 1 minute ad breaks per hour but it's American adverts which i don't mind.
If i wish to watch anything that's on lifetime for instance i connect my pc to my tv via hdmi and have a adblocker installed so i get no adverts at all however CBS have got wise to people using that method lol but the ads are quite short.
Iplayer etc i use my xbox360 or ps3 to watch them on.
I just cancelled my tv license too i explained i'm only watching on demand, someone popped around checked my story out and said i don't need a tv license so they'll see me in 2 years time-ish.
For videos i have on my pc i use plex to stream them to my ROKU box to watch on my tv.
For those who are interested in the smart dns services both unotelly and unblockus offer a free 8 day trial to see if it's for you, also Netflix offer a free 30 day trial too.
This site has loads of useful information and tutorials however do not use overplay as it is the worst smart dns http://www.eyeondemand.com/

telegramsam · 26-07-2014, 14:33

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

Beinsports isn't available on any uk platforms, the smart dns makes it look like you're in their broadcast country say for instance you wanted to watch HULU you'd need to live in the USA to be able to view it, the smart dns would make it look like you was located in the USA.
They are very easy to set up i simply put my virgin media hub into modem mode connected my own router to it and changed the dns settings.
You can set it up via your laptop/pc too very easily by changing the dns in your adaptar, unotelly and unblockus both give full instructions on how to set your devices up.

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I use my ROKU for 90% of my tv viewing the adverts on huluplus aren't too bad there are about 5 1 minute ad breaks per hour but it's American adverts which i don't mind.
If i wish to watch anything that's on lifetime for instance i connect my pc to my tv via hdmi and have a adblocker installed so i get no adverts at all however CBS have got wise to people using that method lol but the ads are quite short.
Iplayer etc i use my xbox360 or ps3 to watch them on.
I just cancelled my tv license too i explained i'm only watching on demand, someone popped around checked my story out and said i don't need a tv license so they'll see me in 2 years time-ish.
For videos i have on my pc i use plex to stream them to my ROKU box to watch on my tv.
For those who are interested in the smart dns services both unotelly and unblockus offer a free 8 day trial to see if it's for you, also Netflix offer a free 30 day trial too.
This site has loads of useful information and tutorials however do not use overplay as it is the worst smart dns http://www.eyeondemand.com/

Thanks for the info,sounds good to me. Just need to convince `her that must be obeyed` it wont mess everything up!

trublue · 26-07-2014, 15:02

Thanks for explaining your set-up theone2k10,I appreciate it.

vincerooney · 26-07-2014, 15:27

sky sports just ran an advert telling virgin media customers they can now watch formula one in HD...what on earth. Sky acknowledging virgin medias existence? Running adverts for VM customers??

This whole peace pact thing to counteract BT is astonishing...

denphone · 26-07-2014, 15:29

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Originally Posted by vincerooney

sky sports just ran an advert telling virgin media customers they can now watch formula one in HD...what on earth. Sky acknowledging virgin medias existence? Running adverts for VM customers??

This whole peace pact thing to counteract BT is astonishing...

No surprise to me Vince as they have had a Entente Cordiale relationship for quite a while now.