Tivo V6 Virgin TV Horizon 4 V6 - Page 3

MichaelScofield · 13-08-2020, 18:38

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Originally Posted by Firmsky

We think it’s only right that our customers get their hands on our amazing new TV experience first. Get it at no extra cost today and discover how we bring together all your screens, favourite channels and apps, so you can seamlessly watch and stream the telly you love, at home and on the go. Yep, it’s our best TV experience yet, on the house.
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Our fastest-ever TV experience, now with new features like super powerful voice search, personal profiles and more.
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The UK’s most popular channels, Catch Up services, movies, TV Box Sets and built-in apps, all in one place. So you won’t need to hop around.
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Watch in more rooms with a 4K-ready Mini box. Or stream, control and manage your recordings with our free, supercharged, Virgin TV Go app.
Ready to go? We’re making our new TV service available to you early, and you have until 2nd September 2020 to get involved. There’s limited availability, but don’t worry it will be available again soon.
Once you’ve applied, it can take up to 7 working days to receive your confirmation.

Wow. That definitely sounds like the new box. Didn't think they'd bring it to the UK so soon.

Their upgrade page has always been very buggy or the limited spaces have been filled

Mythica · 13-08-2020, 18:47

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Originally Posted by MichaelScofield

Wow. That definitely sounds like the new box. Didn't think they'd bring it to the UK so soon.

Their upgrade page has always been very buggy or the limited spaces have been filled

Which new box?

MichaelScofield · 13-08-2020, 18:53

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Originally Posted by Mythica

Which new box?

The link on the first page to Virgin Media Ireland has the new V6 box with Horizon and also mentions the mini boxes

Mythica · 13-08-2020, 18:56

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Originally Posted by MichaelScofield

The link on the first page to Virgin Media Ireland has the new V6 box with Horizon and also mentions the mini boxes

This just seems to be the mini boxes, no mention of Horizon though.

Firmsky · 13-08-2020, 19:34

Seen someone on the main Virgin forum also received the same email.

Seems like they’re offering it for free almost as a soft beta trial

muppetman11 · 13-08-2020, 19:52

That's good to see the mini boxes are 4K hopefully Sky will take note and bring a newer Q 4K mini out now more and more people have a few 4K TV's in their houses.

ncfc1902 · 13-08-2020, 19:56

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Originally Posted by Mythica

This just seems to be the mini boxes, no mention of Horizon though.

It's the V6 box with Horizon software

Mythica · 13-08-2020, 19:58

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Originally Posted by ncfc1902

It's the V6 box with Horizon software

How do we know?

Raider999 · 14-08-2020, 10:20

Has this new box got recording to hard disk or to the cloud?

If hard disk is it larger than 1Tb? Needs to be as the mini boxes don't record.

heavyside · 14-08-2020, 10:56

With the exception of the limited capacity of the hard disc and the outdated user interface, there's not a lot wrong with the current V6, IMO - especially when compared to the previous Tivo box.

cheekyangus · 14-08-2020, 11:36

My interpretation of that email wording is simply that it's referring to testing the Horizon software on the customer's existing box, whilst mentioning there's a new box for multiroom as an option.

paul0363 on Forumbox has said they were "greeted with a splash screen (over the top of my account page) asking me to register for my 'new TV experience' " so they aren't just asking via email.

oxfordmark · 14-08-2020, 15:23

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus

My interpretation of that email wording is simply that it's referring to testing the Horizon software on the customer's existing box, whilst mentioning there's a new box for multiroom as an option.

paul0363 on Forumbox has said they were "greeted with a splash screen (over the top of my account page) asking me to register for my 'new TV experience' " so they aren't just asking via email.

Any links to the website?

cheekyangus · 14-08-2020, 15:44

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Originally Posted by oxfordmark

Any links to the website?

If you are getting the offer it will greet you when you log into the My Account section of the VM website, that was the context of the bit I quoted. The poster does give a link but I wouldn't bet on it working if you aren't currently being offered a chance.

Read the post on the thread link I provided above and make your own mind up though.

JMcB · 14-08-2020, 17:11

Could it just be a pop up, bit of spam trying to get card or account information?

paul0363 · 14-08-2020, 17:22

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Originally Posted by JMcB

Could it just be a pop up, bit of spam trying to get card or account information?

No, wasn't asked for any account info.

The "splash screen" is similar to the "refer a friend" screen that's also popping up on accounts when you log in.

Link in Forumbox is to the "Registration Successful" screen as it's the only one I could link to:

https://www.virginmedia.com/offers/befirst/confirmation