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OLD BOY · 29-04-2008, 14:54

Whether or not you personally have an HD television, we should all be angry about the present state of affairs.

It must be true that if the number of subscribers to VM TV increased by millions, there would be more money available for improvements to the services we receive.

If VM do not embrace HD, and quickly, the prospect of taking full advantage of the digital switchover will be lost. Most people with the money for premium TV will opt for Sky because they will be viewed as technically the very best with great choice in all areas, those without much money will go to Freeview and VM will be one of a number of small providers like Tiscali who get the rump of the new customers.

Just think, VM could market themselves as having a huge selection of the most popular TV channels, free HD linear channels and VOD HD content (excluding ppv films) and a brilliant library of video on demand TV programmes and films that can be selected at any time of the day or night. The V+ could then be marketed as a superior version of the Sky + (which it is now of course) and much cheaper than Sky's HD box.

If properly advertised, many people would go for VM. I fear that whilst VM might get there eventually, it will be far too late to make the impact that they could have in the years running up to 2012.

So please don't rest on your laurels on this subject just because you don't have an HD TV! VM's tardiness in going for new technology for their TV service may well affect us all in time.

29-04-2008, 14:54	#21
OLD BOY cf.member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wokingham Services: Virgin Media TV with V+, Broadband and Telephone, Freeview via DTV and a box Posts: 85	Re: No More HD - Confirmed By VM Whether or not you personally have an HD television, we should all be angry about the present state of affairs. It must be true that if the number of subscribers to VM TV increased by millions, there would be more money available for improvements to the services we receive. If VM do not embrace HD, and quickly, the prospect of taking full advantage of the digital switchover will be lost. Most people with the money for premium TV will opt for Sky because they will be viewed as technically the very best with great choice in all areas, those without much money will go to Freeview and VM will be one of a number of small providers like Tiscali who get the rump of the new customers. Just think, VM could market themselves as having a huge selection of the most popular TV channels, free HD linear channels and VOD HD content (excluding ppv films) and a brilliant library of video on demand TV programmes and films that can be selected at any time of the day or night. The V+ could then be marketed as a superior version of the Sky + (which it is now of course) and much cheaper than Sky's HD box. If properly advertised, many people would go for VM. I fear that whilst VM might get there eventually, it will be far too late to make the impact that they could have in the years running up to 2012. So please don't rest on your laurels on this subject just because you don't have an HD TV! VM's tardiness in going for new technology for their TV service may well affect us all in time.