Coming to Virgin TV - Page 74

grabbi · 30-04-2008, 02:26

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Actually, I don't really understand TV Boy's post because when analogue is switched off (by next year we are told) there will be more bandwidth. Actually, people are prepared to pay to receive more channels and so it would be ridiculous and short sighted not to use that spare capacity.

Basically, we pay the same as Sky Viewers for less channels. Thats a known fact.

We should have been paying enough money for variety right now, so I couldnt 100% say that I would pay more for More variety.

the-cable-guy · 30-04-2008, 06:47

plus alot of channels which are FTA on Sky are in the XL package on VM.

OLD BOY · 30-04-2008, 15:08

Plus we have extensive programming through VOD and also now the i-Player.

moroboshi · 30-04-2008, 17:41

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Originally Posted by the-cable-guy

plus alot of channels which are FTA on Sky are in the XL package on VM.

And some premium rate Virgin subscription channels (such as the Star channels) are part of basic Sky packages.

The service is pretty dire, with the only good points being the nice deals people can get, and the cheap install price. VOD I feel *could* be a selling point but it's still very basic and of little worth.

the-cable-guy · 30-04-2008, 17:51

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Originally Posted by moroboshi

And some premium rate Virgin subscription channels (such as the Star channels) are part of basic Sky packages.

The service is pretty dire, with the only good points being the nice deals people can get, and the cheap install price. VOD I feel *could* be a selling point but it's still very basic and of little worth.

agreed 2bh theres not that much on VOD that i want to watch. also look at PCNE its £5 p/m on VM but FTA on Sky. VM = robbing b*st*rds

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Plus we have extensive programming through VOD and also now the i-Player.

not if like me most of the programming on i-Player is of no interest.

paul_hadley · 30-04-2008, 17:55

Has anyone used iPlayer yet? It apparentely launched via the red button today, but I haven't been able to try it yet as I'm out.

the-cable-guy · 30-04-2008, 17:57

iv tried it yes.

moroboshi · 30-04-2008, 18:09

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Originally Posted by paul_hadley

Has anyone used iPlayer yet? It apparentely launched via the red button today, but I haven't been able to try it yet as I'm out.

I tried it and it seems to work okay. Takes a good while to load and lacks all of the polish of the web interface, and of course the menus look scruffy and low-resolution.

But at least it's finally here.

demented · 30-04-2008, 18:33

At least it's finally here. Extremely lethargic and sluggish at loading but with the size of database perhaps that's not too bad. No widescreen menu etc.

The search facility on this initial version is vastly better than I thought it would be though (and quicker).

Felim_Doyle · 30-04-2008, 19:51

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Originally Posted by TV Boy

This is the new home for all the latest news on Virgin Media
Keep up-to-date on upcoming channel launches and other important events across the two platforms of Virgin TV.

Any chance of maintaining an up-to-date channel list and making it 'sticky' so it appears at the top of this thread? Or, does this information exist elsewhere already? It's difficult to wade through the chatter, find the latest changes, work out which ones are ex-ntl or ex-Telewest and merge them with the previous latest list.

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Originally Posted by moroboshi

I tried it and it seems to work okay. Takes a good while to load and lacks all of the polish of the web interface, and of course the menus look scruffy and low-resolution.

But at least it's finally here.

Can anyone confirm the availability of iPlayer on the ex-ntl platform? If so, how do I go about accessing it please?

gadge · 30-04-2008, 20:06

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

Any chance of maintaining an up-to-date channel list and making it 'sticky' so it appears at the top of this thread? Or, does this information exist elsewhere already? It's difficult to wade through the chatter, find the latest changes, work out which ones are ex-ntl or ex-Telewest and merge them with the previous latest list.

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Can anyone confirm the availability of iPlayer on the ex-ntl platform? If so, how do I go about accessing it please?

Any bbc channel then press red then select bbci player.

senna123 · 30-04-2008, 21:16

Now that iPlayer (well only soft launch) is here, do you think that Virgin will update BBCi so that it includes things like page numbers, which are on Freeview and Sky.

Also is there any updated news on Pop Girl and True Movies 2 coming to Virgin Media?

Thanks

Felim_Doyle · 30-04-2008, 22:23

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Originally Posted by gadge

Any bbc channel then press red then select bbci player.

D'oh! I missed the all important yet obvious 'tune to a BBC channel' step before pressing Red.

Thanks. I'm having a play with it now.

the-cable-guy · 01-05-2008, 02:43

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Originally Posted by moroboshi

I tried it and it seems to work okay. Takes a good while to load and lacks all of the polish of the web interface, and of course the menus look scruffy and low-resolution.

But at least it's finally here.

it loads pretty fast here.

mentalis · 01-05-2008, 07:21

I'm not so sure about the translucent background, though. I tried it during one programme and could hardly see the menus as the picture underneath was showing. A good start though...