TiVo What people want on Virgin TV - Page 8

Alan Fry · 24-01-2012, 16:16

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Originally Posted by nstokes

Do you want the moon and stars as well?

I am not expecting to get all of those, but just saying what I want Virgin TV!

denphone · 24-01-2012, 16:32

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Originally Posted by nstokes

Do you want the moon and stars as well?

No he wants the whole of the universe.

Itshim · 24-01-2012, 16:36

How about what people don`t want/ever watch.

For me lose all the music channels + e!,diva, Bio, the list could go on.
Its unfortunate that to get the mix ( plus other things) we like I have to buy XL. It would be great to have pick & mix- Ok I know it will never happen but I can dream

Derekb108 · 24-01-2012, 16:50

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Originally Posted by Itshim

How about what people don`t want/ever watch.

For me lose all the music channels + e!,diva, Bio, the list could go on.
Its unfortunate that to get the mix ( plus other things) we like I have to buy XL. It would be great to have pick & mix- OK I know it will never happen but I can dream

Telewest had a pick & Mix service however it was a con cause you picked the middle package and you want 3 channels extra then would be more than the Top package...

andy_m · 24-01-2012, 18:35

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Originally Posted by Itshim

How about what people don`t want/ever watch.

For me lose all the music channels + e!,diva, Bio, the list could go on.
Its unfortunate that to get the mix ( plus other things) we like I have to buy XL. It would be great to have pick & mix- Ok I know it will never happen but I can dream

Definitely. I don't watch half the channels I have access to. Tivo has introduced me to one or two that I'd have never looked at but are actually quite reasonable, but the fact remains that if I didn't have to have channels that only the wife or kids watch I'd happily be on L or even M+.

chrispy2000 · 24-01-2012, 19:50

I would like not having to have channels I don't want. I don't want the music or the kids channels but have to have them in the XL package.

kop32 · 24-01-2012, 20:09

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Originally Posted by chrispy2000

I would like not having to have channels I don't want. I don't want the music or the kids channels but have to have them in the XL package.

Then surely the easy option is don't watch them,it's slightly different than not having the option of actually having programs you want to watch.

Media Boy UK · 24-01-2012, 20:13

Here is the latest I have on your list:

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Can we have:

ITV2 HD - In Talks
ITV3 HD - In Talks
ITV4 HD - In Talks
Premier Sports - In Talks - Launching soon
Premier Sports Extra
Sky Atlantic - In Talks
Sky Atlantic HD
Electronic Sofa
Movies4Men
CBS Drama
Sky Sports HD3
Sky Sports HD4
Sky Sports News HD
Sky Sports F1 HD
Sky 3D
Cartoon Network HD
Bio. HD
Crime & Investigation Network HD
Disney Channel HD
Disney Cinemagic HD
Disney XD HD
ESPN America HD
History HD
MGM HD
Nat Geo Wild HD
NHK World HD
Nickelodeon HD
Sky News HD
Universal Channel HD
Al Jazeera English

Better TIVO STB and remote

Lovefilm and Netflex

More VOD

TIVO softwere on V HD STB

BBC and Sky Sports Red Button - Both coming very soon (by April 2012)

andy_m · 24-01-2012, 20:18

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Originally Posted by kop32

Then surely the easy option is don't watch them,it's slightly different than not having the option of actually having programs you want to watch.

The point being made, certainly by me, is that I'd like to choose the channels I want, and only pay for them, rather than have to pay for channels I don't want simply because they're bundled with the ones I do.

Of course, I do realise that both Virgin and Sky do this for a reason, namely that some channels simply wouldn't sell, so it's not going to happen.

Digital Fanatic · 24-01-2012, 21:51

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Originally Posted by andy_m

The point being made, certainly by me, is that I'd like to choose the channels I want, and only pay for them, rather than have to pay for channels I don't want simply because they're bundled with the ones I do.

Of course, I do realise that both Virgin and Sky do this for a reason, namely that some channels simply wouldn't sell, so it's not going to happen.

Yes, you'd have less choice overall if you had "a la carte" subscription as many niche channels would fail to survive

Derekb108 · 24-01-2012, 22:49

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Here is the latest I have on your list:

why does anyone need a revised tivo control? the current tivo controls are adequete

toady · 24-01-2012, 22:54

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Originally Posted by Derekb108

why does anyone need a revised tivo control? the current tivo controls are adequete

The current one is pretty useless for typing in the search menus

24-01-2012, 23:26

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Yes, you'd have less choice overall if you had "a la carte" subscription as many niche channels would fail to survive

Like current tv you mean which sky are turning over DF.

Digital Fanatic · 24-01-2012, 23:28

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Originally Posted by richard1960

Like current tv you mean which sky are turning over DF.

Exactly

heavyside · 25-01-2012, 12:01

My personal wish-list for Virgin Media would be to get the TiVo box doing all it's supposed to be capable of, to get any current channels we have in HD (where available) and for at least some of the hundreds of apps we were teased with to finally appear (I'm thinking here of Netflix, etc.). The only channels I would like to see arrive are Sky F1 in HD and Sky Atlantic, also in HD. The range of On Demand programmes might be broadened, too. These points aside, I think VM make a fairly good fist of trying to please all of the people, all of the time.