Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. II. - Page 81

denphone · 09-05-2011, 16:16

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Originally Posted by cupcakes aka dd

How bout the Aliens

Yes the one from the first Aliens film.

Felim_Doyle · 09-05-2011, 16:31

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Originally Posted by richard1960

It was mooted on other forums that the samsung V+ was unreliable,and the picture upscaling quality on SD was not as good as on the S/A V+,but never having had a samsung V+ not too sure on that.Although the box i heard is a lot quicker.

Just hope my trusty S/A V+ keeps going then.

I know it's daft but the main reason for me not going for a V+ box yet, despite being an XL TV customer for many years, is that I'm worried about what I'll get: a box that is slow, unreliable, has a poor up-scaled SD picture or any combination of those three. There's also the fact that my additional Pace-compatible, IrDA remote controls and the IrDA keyboard that I bought on eBay for Â£1 won't work with a Samsung, Scientific Atlanta* or Cisco box.

Apart from the two flavours of TiVo box, which I assume are all manufactured by Cisco, what other boxes are "Coming Soon to Virgin TV"?

*Scientific Atlanta is now part of Cisco

devilincarnate · 09-05-2011, 16:34

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

Apart from the two flavours of TiVo box, which I assume are all manufactured by Cisco, what other boxes are "Coming Soon to Virgin TV"?

*Scientific Atlanta is now part of Cisco

I think that the only 2 boxes that they will have are the TiVo and the V-HD box

IMHO. This is due to the V-HD box been able to have the TiVo software capable?

Felim_Doyle · 09-05-2011, 23:21

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

[COLOUR=blue]Good luck to ''Blue'' in this years Final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 14th LIVE on BBC One and BBC One HD.

Who will join them?

See Semi-final 1 on May 10th follow by Semi-final 2 on May 12th LIVE on BBC Three and BBC HD.

See my blog for more info: http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com/[/COLOR]

I see some blue text and I want it painted black. No colors anymore I want them to turn black.

Can we get Bob the Builder to fix it please?

denphone · 10-05-2011, 05:55

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

I see some blue text and I want it painted black. No colors anymore I want them to turn black.

Can we get Bob the Builder to fix it please?

Yes you can have him but he wants his money before he can fix it.

The Yank · 10-05-2011, 09:20

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Originally Posted by Lew

Now that the NFL Network is available over the web it'd be great to have that as a TiVo app. Especially as, apparently, Sky won't let them launch it as a regular channel on their platform due to some of their content being available for free on nfl.com

I didn't realize it was but as I have a slingbox connection in US get it anyway.

muppetman11 · 10-05-2011, 09:36

Love your avatar Den , Anti Sky but then it goes on to say you have Sports and Movies , at least your making a stand ;-) Only kidding pal.

carlwaring · 10-05-2011, 10:02

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

...at least your making a stand

I assume LFC have all the stands they reqiure right now so that's a waste of time

10-05-2011, 10:04

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Love your avatar Den , Anti Sky but then it goes on to say you have Sports and Movies , at least your making a stand ;-) Only kidding pal.

Well as they pretty well have a monopoly and Ofcom say users are being overcharged because of that monopoly it could well be one reason why he is a customer but anti Sky. Nobody likes to be ripped off.

muppetman11 · 10-05-2011, 10:14

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Originally Posted by ahardie

Well as they pretty well have a monopoly and Ofcom say users are being overcharged because of that monopoly it could well be one reason why he is a customer but anti Sky. Nobody likes to be ripped off.

I pay Â£20.25 for all the sky sports channels , doesn't seem bad value to me when I pay Â£9.00 a month for ESPN for a third of the sport , just out of interest what do you think the price should be ? As for Sky being a monopoly and overcharging , I'll leave that to the courts and OFCOM. If its a cheaper sports option your after , I believe Premier sports is only 6.99. http://premiersports.tv/index.html

10-05-2011, 10:28

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

I pay Â£20.25 for all the sky sports channels , doesn't seem bad value to me when I pay Â£9.00 a month for ESPN for a third of the sport , just out of interest what do you think the price should be ? As for Sky being a mon opoly and overcharging , I'll leave that to the courts and OFCOM. If its a cheaper sports option your after , I believe Premier sports is only 6.99. http://premiersports.tv/index.html

What you pay Sky is irrelevant unless you are saying everybody should move to Sky which would make them a total monopoly. I get ESPN thrown in with my xl subscription, so again what you pay is irrelevant. What isn't irrelevant is what Ofcom say, although you seem to think it is, and they say Sky is charging too much for movies and are reselling Sports channels at too high a price.

Lew · 10-05-2011, 10:36

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Originally Posted by The Yank

I didn't realize it was but as I have a slingbox connection in US get it anyway.

It's something the added recently. 3 quid a month for NFL Network over the web. I'd be happy to pay that sub if there were a TiVo app that could access it.

muppetman11 · 10-05-2011, 11:02

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Originally Posted by ahardie

What you pay Sky is irrelevant unless you are saying everybody should move to Sky which would make them a total monopoly. I get ESPN thrown in with my xl subscription, so again what you pay is irrelevant. What isn't irrelevant is what Ofcom say, although you seem to think it is, and they say Sky is charging too much for movies and are reselling Sports channels at too high a price.

Have I not already said it will be decided in the court ? What do you think a fair price is ? Were did I also say its irrelevant what OFCOM say ? If they reduce the price , I benefit if not I'll still carry on as a Sky sports subscriber so its win win for me whatever.

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Originally Posted by Lew

It's something the added recently. 3 quid a month for NFL Network over the web. I'd be happy to pay that sub if there were a TiVo app that could access it.

I wouldn't be suprised if there was eventually as MLBTV seems to be cropping up on connected TVs , Apple tv etc.

Media Boy UK · 10-05-2011, 12:48

Guardian: Jeremy Hunt's plan for new national TV network likely to be delayed.

The launch of a new national TV network, a key plank of culture secretary Jeremy Hunt's plan for a new generation of local services, is likely to be delayed and may even be scrapped.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...nal-tv-network

Full list of broadcasters hoping to run Channel 6 is on my blog @ http://channel6uk.blogspot.com/p/lis...ng-to-run.html

dazed&confused · 10-05-2011, 15:08

Surely there should be a cable forum app on TIVo
Instant comments running across the screen..........
Could check them out immediately, without all that tedious walking back and forth between the study and the living room.
Imagine Denphone in 3D