General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018) - Page 153

Mr K · 26-09-2018, 21:47

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Another music channel goes to the dogs with VH-1 becoming a lifestyle channel. I really liked this music channel when we first got it on cable - I think it is a real pity that its programming changed, and this is the last straw. I won't be watching VH-1 ever again now.

Just as well we have YouTube.

https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2018...style-channel/

Cripes, I actually agree with you...

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Originally Posted by SonicMaster

It's the right decision.

The music video channel genre has been in decline for a very long time and MTV has plenty of others.

VH1 UK will now align with the US channel and allow for greater content sharing and brand development.

They need to get VH1 UK a presence on social media by the time it re-launches.

When people talk about 'brands' I just switch off.....

RichardCoulter · 26-09-2018, 23:13

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Originally Posted by Chad

They've closed their HD channel on SKY. The standard definition version of the channel is still up and running. Part of a cost cutting exercise to keep the channel going ever since Frank Warren took his stable of fighters over to BT Sport.

I thought that Frank Warren set up and owned Box Nation?? Did anything ever happen with regards to the rumour that BT would eventually buy Box Nation after their deal to simulcast some fights on BT Sport?

Mad Max · 26-09-2018, 23:40

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Originally Posted by RobboEdin

I appreciate that everyone’s different but how long would it take to watch 400 hours of recordings? Answer 7 weeks if you watch 8 hours a day and that’s without recording any more.
I suggest that 1TB is more than enough for timeslip watching. Anything more, I would suggest, is archiving material.

Totally agree, people need to get out more!

1andrew1 · 27-09-2018, 00:14

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I thought that Frank Warren set up and owned Box Nation?? Did anything ever happen with regards to the rumour that BT would eventually buy Box Nation after their deal to simulcast some fights on BT Sport?

He founded it.
Now majority-owned by the estate of Bill Ives of Rainham Steel fame. Frank Warren and George Warren remain as directors.

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Originally Posted by RobboEdin

I appreciate that everyone’s different but how long would it take to watch 400 hours of recordings? Answer 7 weeks if you watch 8 hours a day and that’s without recording any more.
I suggest that 1TB is more than enough for timeslip watching. Anything more, I would suggest, is archiving material.

Agreed.
Unless I'm missing something, anything close to 1TB of recordings sounds like recording hoarding to me.

Media Boy UK · 27-09-2018, 00:30

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Those all launched whilst there were still SD only V boxes on the network, so both versions were needed.

Those boxes are all either swapped or decommissioned now, and the remaining boxes with Scart outputs can downscale HD. So there is no need to have both an SD and HD version of Gold.

There are quite a few other HD only channels on Virgin Media now.

Yet Virgin has not drop the SD version of the other UKTV Channels - W, Dave, Eden and Good Food.

BenMcr · 27-09-2018, 00:33

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Yet Virgin has not drop the SD version of the other UKTV Channels - W, Dave, Eden and Good Food.

Because those already existed before the SD only boxes were withdrawn and before the new UKTV deal.

Also Gold HD has only existed on Virgin Media after the official withdrawal of the SD only boxes, and is also in the same TV pack as the HD version. Dave SD is not current in the same TV pack as Dave HD, which is why those two are still around.

But eventually I don't see any technical reason why most SD channels aren't swapped out for the HD versions. The only reason SD would remain is either because there isn't an HD regional version (BBC, ITV etc), or because the content agreement requires it to be there.

RichardCoulter · 27-09-2018, 05:03

As i'm having to be careful with recording space, i'm going to start recording things from GOLD +1 as that's still SD. Even if SD only boxes were still around, the channel would still be available, albeit an hour later

Do we now have an odd situation where a pay channel like GOLD is in a lower pack than a channel like Dave that's available FTA?

BenMcr · 27-09-2018, 08:39

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Do we now have an odd situation where a pay channel like GOLD is in a lower pack than a channel like Dave that's available FTA?

Not really.

Dave HD and Gold HD are both is Mix and above.

Dave SD is in Player as that then aligns to it's FTA availability.

Ultimate.Conj · 27-09-2018, 09:19

Also with the V6, there is the potential to double or treble storage by having 2 or 3 boxes.

The functionality of being able to watch recordings across boxes is brilliant.

Although I do agree with the hoarding of materials stated in earlier posts, the V6 isn't for really for archiving programmes, but being able to watch more,at your convenience.

I watch the recordings and then delete them.

OLD BOY · 27-09-2018, 09:41

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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

Also with the V6, there is the potential to double or treble storage by having 2 or 3 boxes.

The functionality of being able to watch recorded across boxes is brilliant.

Although I do agree with the hoarding of materials stated in earlier posts, the V6 isn't for really for archiving programmes, but being able to watch more,at your convenience.

I watch the recordings and then delete them.

As do I! That is not 'hoarding'.

Ultimate.Conj · 27-09-2018, 10:34

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

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As do I! That is not 'hoarding'.

True, that is not hoarding OB

You have 2 x V6 and DVD recorder...what do you watch? How do you have time to watch it all? lol

I'm up to 75% on one box due to missus recording all of her rubbish haha

I haven't tried recording any UHD yet, so not able to comment on the space it takes.

Is there any news of other programmes coming to the UHD channel?

heavyside · 27-09-2018, 10:53

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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

The functionality of being able to watch recorded across boxes is brilliant.

I have to agree. With two V6 boxes I have 2tb of space and 12 tuners.

Raider999 · 27-09-2018, 12:31

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Originally Posted by heavyside

I have to agree. With two V6 boxes I have 2tb of space and 12 tuners.

Correct, however you are also paying for the extra box which with a 2Tb (or larger) disk in 1 box you wouldn't have to - 6 tuners is usually more than enough even for me.

I wonder if Virgin dropped the idea of a 2Tb box when they realised people were prepared to pay the extra for a 2nd box - rather cunning really.

As for the idea that filling 2 boxes is hoarding - I am about to go away for 8 days, my required recordings for that period would more than fill 1 empty V6 box - hoarding? Not at all, just recording things I would otherwise miss.

RobboEdin · 27-09-2018, 12:54

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Originally Posted by Raider999

Correct, however you are also paying for the extra box which with a 2Tb (or larger) disk in 1 box you wouldn't have to - 6 tuners is usually more than enough even for me.

I wonder if Virgin dropped the idea of a 2Tb box when they realised people were prepared to pay the extra for a 2nd box - rather cunning really.

As for the idea that filling 2 boxes is hoarding - I am about to go away for 8 days, my required recordings for that period would more than fill 1 empty V6 box - hoarding? Not at all, just recording things I would otherwise miss.

Can I believe that last statement? You’re going to record 50 hours of programming each day of eight?
When are you going to find time to watch those 400 hours?

Mythica · 27-09-2018, 13:13

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

True, but I still don't understand why the V6, with its ability to provide programmes in UHD, was only provided with a 1TB hard drive.

Because you can't please everyone and have to come to some sort of middle ground. 1TB will be enough for the vast majority of customers. Anything more just costs more money. I watch a lot of TV and record everything in HD and it's enough for me. The PS4 is the same, when the PS4 pro was released it had 1TB and some games with the updates come close to 100gb. I believe once 4k starts taking off more, if cloud storage isn't available, then VM will announce a V6 box with 2TB of storage.