Change to VM implementation of FFW and REW
16-08-2020, 10:02
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Change to VM implementation of FFW and REW
I've viewed a few Catch-up and On-Demand shows recently, ones hosted on Virgin Media's systems, and the Fast Forward and Rewind functions no longer update the screen with a speedy playback of the video, you only have the progress bar which is next to useless.
If this was a purposeful decision it's an awful one.
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16-08-2020, 15:55
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Re: Change to VM implementation of FFW and REW
It's a result of the catch-up and on-demand moving to streaming via the internet connection rather than using the broadcast channels (reduction in VoD transport streams). The same happened to Sky Movies on demand about a year or so ago.
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16-08-2020, 16:29
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Re: Change to VM implementation of FFW and REW
I thought they'd already done that a while back so I wasn't associating it with that transition.
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16-08-2020, 20:06
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Re: Change to VM implementation of FFW and REW
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Originally Posted by cheekyangus
I've viewed a few Catch-up and On-Demand shows recently, ones hosted on Virgin Media's systems, and the Fast Forward and Rewind functions no longer update the screen with a speedy playback of the video, you only have the progress bar which is next to useless.
If this was a purposeful decision it's an awful one.
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I thought it was to deter people from fast forwarding through the ads! I do find it very irritating.
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16-08-2020, 20:40
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Re: Change to VM implementation of FFW and REW
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I thought it was to deter people from fast forwarding through the ads! I do find it very irritating.
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As we're paying for VMs 'service' we should be able to skip ads easily, part of what we pay for. If we weren't, fair enough if they forced them on us.
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17-08-2020, 09:03
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Re: Change to VM implementation of FFW and REW
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Originally Posted by Mr K
As we're paying for VMs 'service' we should be able to skip ads easily, part of what we pay for. If we weren't, fair enough if they forced them on us.
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Well, to be fair, the advertisements are paying for or contributing to the cost of the service. I would simply like the choice of paying a bit more to avoid the commercials for the 'on demand' services..
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