General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

No, the V-HD box is still in use.

Besides, having a recorder doesn't help if you've already missed the start of a programme.

I thought vm boxes had a buffer of 30 minutes?

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

I thought vm boxes had a buffer of 30 minutes?

One of the tuners has to be on that channel. If you want to watch a show on a channel that isn't on one of the tuners you've missed it until it's on Catch-up, or a scheduled repeat, unless it has a +1.

I believe one of the updates, a while back, disabled the non-Live tuners on original VM Tivos to speed up their performance, so now only V6 boxes have the the ability for all their tuners.

I often make sure the other 5 tuners are for channels I may want to rewind if I have nothing scheduled to record.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

I think they mean will the +1s be moved up in the EPG to be on the number next to the HD channel.

E.g. TLC SD is 167, TLC HD is 168 and TLC +1 is currently 169. They are probably wondering if TLC +1 will move up 1 number.

We did forgot to look that TLC.

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Virgin Media UK to give some Sky and Comcast channels new homes from October 1st.

As of October 1st:
109. Sky One
110. Sky One HD
111. Sky Witness
112. Sky Witness HD
121. Universal TV HD
122. Universal TV
123. Sky Arts
135. Sky Crime HD
136. Sky Crime
137. Syfy HD
138. Syfy
139. TBC - (E! HD?)
140. TBC - (E!?)
156. Sky Arts HD
160. TBC - (Sky Two?)
164. Challenge
165. Pick
180. Sky Witness +1
206. Universal TV +1
207. Sky Crime +1
229. Syfy +1
230. Challenge +1

Sources: What's on TV and Total TV Guide.

©copyright 2019 Media Boy 2006 - 2019. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

[cheekyangus]

That's interesting MB. Thanks.

What I don't understand is why they are switching the SD versions first for Sky 1 and Sky Witness, but all the others the HD channel is first, except for Sky Arts...which I can understand because there isn't an adjacent number so they opted for the one with the widest availability.

[Inactive Digital]

Perhaps there are more changes to come when Sky Comedy launches - unless that's what 139 and 140 will be used for.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Inactive Digital

Perhaps there are more changes to come when Sky Comedy launches - unless that's what 139 and 140 will be used for.

Comcast own E! but both What's on TV and Total TV Guide do not list E! and Sky Two.

[Aguero9320]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

We did forgot to look that TLC.

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Virgin Media UK to give some Sky and Comcast channels new homes from October 1st.

As of October 1st:
109. Sky One
110. Sky One HD
111. Sky Witness
112. Sky Witness HD
121. Universal TV HD
122. Universal TV
123. Sky Arts
135. Sky Crime HD
136. Sky Crime
137. Syfy HD
138. Syfy
139. TBC - (E! HD?)
140. TBC - (E!?)
156. Sky Arts HD
160. TBC - (Sky Two?)
164. Challenge
165. Pick
180. Sky Witness +1
206. Universal TV +1
207. Sky Crime +1
229. Syfy +1
230. Challenge +1

Sources: What's on TV and Total TV Guide.

©copyright 2019 Media Boy 2006 - 2019. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

Thanks for that. I’m actually surprised VM are not closing SD channels and promoting the HD version, like with Discovery. Try TV & Satellite Week as they list both channels, MB.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Aguero9320

Thanks for that. I’m actually surprised VM are not closing SD channels and promoting the HD version, like with Discovery. Try TV & Satellite Week as they list both channels, MB.

It has to be agreed with the channel provider, and given they only recently did a new deal with Sky if it was agreed to it would be happening.

Given there are so few exclusive channels to the Maxit/XL packs, it could be argued they needed something to remain that would appeal to those who aren't interested in the BT Sport channels, it's mostly HD versions that remain.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Aguero9320

Thanks for that. I’m actually surprised VM are not closing SD channels and promoting the HD version, like with Discovery. Try TV & Satellite Week as they list both channels, MB.

I was going to buy Radio Times but I pick up Total TV Guide.

[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

One of the tuners has to be on that channel. If you want to watch a show on a channel that isn't on one of the tuners you've missed it until it's on Catch-up, or a scheduled repeat, unless it has a +1.

I believe one of the updates, a while back, disabled the non-Live tuners on original VM Tivos to speed up their performance, so now only V6 boxes have the the ability for all their tuners.

I often make sure the other 5 tuners are for channels I may want to rewind if I have nothing scheduled to record.

Ah i see thanks for explaining

Edit.

Judging by the listings for SKY Crime next week i don't think Sony and Discovery crime channels have anything to worry about.

[Horizon]

They should just have a Sky Reality channel and put all the crap on there.

[Raider999]

Originally Posted by denphone

At this rate a bigger hard drive is going to be needed with many of the SD channels going the hard drive is filling up that much quicker with HD recordings.

I've had V6 boxes for 2 1/2 years and have been asking that question from day 1.

When sold Virgin, I was told by the rep that a bigger disk (2Tb or 4Tb) would be 'coming soon' - still waiting!

If you think HD fills the disk try recording programs in UHD.

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus

One of the tuners has to be on that channel. If you want to watch a show on a channel that isn't on one of the tuners you've missed it until it's on Catch-up, or a scheduled repeat, unless it has a +1.

I believe one of the updates, a while back, disabled the non-Live tuners on original VM Tivos to speed up their performance, so now only V6 boxes have the the ability for all their tuners.

I often make sure the other 5 tuners are for channels I may want to rewind if I have nothing scheduled to record.

How do you do that?

Have used the current channel re-wind several times - very useful.

[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

I was going to buy Radio Times but I pick up Total TV Guide.

TV and sattelite weekly is a much better guide imo.

[ScottishSteve]

Bollywood music channel MTV Beats (channel 841) closes next Monday at 6am

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Raider999

How do you do that?

Have used the current channel re-wind several times - very useful.

You press Info (i) button when the screen shows nothing but the channel. On the left side of the info box that appears there are 5 option icons. Each time you press down arrow it changes the selected option and the contents in the main part of the box. The bottom option is the tuners, the icon looks like 3 stacked dishes.

Press down arrow button until you highlight the bottom option for the tuners. It will then display the channels and current programme name for the the 5 tuners you aren't watching. Press right arrow to highlight top tuner, press down from there to select the other 4 tuners. Once you have decided when tuner you want to change press OK button. The screen will now show that channel.

Change channel as per normal by typing channel number. Then repeat this process for every tuner you want to set. You then go on watching whatever one of the 6 tuners you feel like, knowing that you can go to any of the 6 channels and rewind them if you want to.

Unless a recording kicks in. If the recording isn't from one of channels the tuner is on the box will select one of the 5 you aren't watching to use for the recording, and you can be sure which one. And if you put the box into standby it loses the buffer, though it will awake in the same channels unless the box has been rebooted for any reason, in which case it shows VM previews on them. So this isn't foolproof, but it can be handy.