General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)

[alwaysabear]

Originally Posted by RobboEdin

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?

That would be some feat of endurance, catching up all that TV, just mind blowing.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mythica

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.

As the customer would be paying for it, why would it matter to Virgin Media if it cost more?

[Mythica]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

As the customer would be paying for it, why would it matter to Virgin Media if it cost more?

Because more people might then moan at the extra price they might charge resulting in less boxes out there. 1 TB of storage is plenty enough for the vast majority of customers, taking that into account, what's the point in spending more money or passing that money onto the customer if very little are going to use it.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mythica

Because more people might then moan at the extra price they might charge resulting in less boxes out there. 1 TB of storage is plenty enough for the vast majority of customers, taking that into account, what's the point in spending more money or passing that money onto the customer if very little are going to use it.

I was suggesting that VM give people the choice, that's all!

[Mythica]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I was suggesting that VM give people the choice, that's all!

They probably will when they feel the need but where does it end? What about people who only need 500GB? Give someone 2TB and someone will want 3TB, you can't please everyone.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mythica

They probably will when they feel the need but where does it end? What about people who only need 500GB? Give someone 2TB and someone will want 3TB, you can't please everyone.

My suggestion was that there should have been a simple choice of 1TB or 2TB. If people only need 500GB, the 1TB fits with that requirement. Who would complain about too much space?

[Mythica]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

My suggestion was that there should have been a simple choice of 1TB or 2TB. If people only need 500GB, the 1TB fits with that requirement. Who would complain about too much space?

People who don't believe they should pay for an extra 500GB when not needed.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mythica

People who don't believe they should pay for an extra 500GB when not needed.

What about those who only want 200GB?

I don't think anyone has complained about having too much space with the V6, Mythica!

[Mythica]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

What about those who only want 200GB?

I don't think anyone has complained about having too much space with the V6, Mythica!

Wasn't that my point of where does it end? Why are your needs greater than someone else's?

I've not said anyone has complained about it. I was making a point of why someone wouldn't want 1TB if 500GB is enough yet they have to pay for it. 1TB is plenty enough for the majority of VM customers and as you can't please everyone, it's the middle ground they went for.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mythica

Wasn't that my point of where does it end? Why are your needs greater than someone else's?

I've not said anyone has complained about it. I was making a point of why someone wouldn't want 1TB if 500GB is enough yet they have to pay for it. 1TB is plenty enough for the majority of VM customers and as you can't please everyone, it's the middle ground they went for.

Sky offered the choice of 1TB or 2TB. I don't see why Virgin couldn't have done the same, particularly given the plans for UHD channels, which will take up a lot more space.. It's a reasonable observation, I don't know why you are arguing about it.

[Tricky Trevor]

Looks like BT Sports have lost UFC

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[Media Boy UK]

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[Mythica]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Sky offered the choice of 1TB or 2TB. I don't see why Virgin couldn't have done the same, particularly given the plans for UHD channels, which will take up a lot more space.. It's a reasonable observation, I don't know why you are arguing about it.

I've having an opinion, not arguing about it. They could have had a choice but they didn't, probably because 1TB is plenty enough for the vast majority of VM customers, even with 4K here. When 4K has more channels, there is nothing stopping them offering a 2TB box. Those of us with 2 V6 boxes already have 2TB.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mythica

I've having an opinion, not arguing about it. They could have had a choice but they didn't, probably because 1TB is plenty enough for the vast majority of VM customers, even with 4K here. When 4K has more channels, there is nothing stopping them offering a 2TB box. Those of us with 2 V6 boxes already have 2TB.

At which point, we lose all our recordings. Good thinking, Mythica.

[Mythica]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

At which point, we lose all our recordings. Good thinking, Mythica.

It's not all about you, you're not their only customer. I'm not sure why we're debating what ifs, they didn't release a 2TB box.