17-04-2012, 17:55
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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Let's just see how Sky's latest software and enhanced features pan out shall we  I subscribe to pay TV to watch my favourite channels in HD  over 60 of them |
Whatever Sky do with regards to some enhanced features the horse has already bolted and Skys biggest mistake was breaking their ties with TiVo and now all they have got is a third rate box that even with updates will always lag some way behind Virgin's TiVo.
Really the only HD channel l want is Sky Atlantic because apart from Sky's HD offering is not that special.
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17-04-2012, 18:19
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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Whatever Sky do with regards to some enhanced features the horse has already bolted and Skys biggest mistake was breaking their ties with TiVo and now all they have got is a third rate box that even with updates will always lag some way behind Virgin's TiVo.
Really the only HD channel l want is Sky Atlantic because apart from Sky's HD offering is not that special. |
Not many people would call it third rate. It has reliable PVR functionality, Dynamic EPG and remote record which is what most people actually want from an STB.
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17-04-2012, 18:21
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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Not many people would call it third rate. It has reliable PVR functionality, Dynamic EPG and remote record which is what most people actually want from an STB.
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Hence why the software behind it is in over 40 million homes.
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17-04-2012, 18:30
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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Hence why the software behind it is in over 40 million homes. |
Plus its been around in the UK for over 10 years and still isn't the market leader and now probably never will be.
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17-04-2012, 18:43
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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Hence why the software behind it is in over 40 million homes. |
40 million homes maybe but some way behind the TiVo software MM.
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17-04-2012, 18:47
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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40 million homes maybe but some way behind the TiVo software MM. |
Aside from 3 tuners what mass market features are they Den ?
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17-04-2012, 18:49
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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Plus its been around in the UK for over 10 years and still isn't the market leader and now probably never will be.
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l better close the castle gate again as it seems the master has sent out one of his minions again. 
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Aside from 3 tuners what mass market features are they Den ?
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Plenty if you take your rose tinted glasses off.
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17-04-2012, 18:50
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
So enlighten us , we're all ears.
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17-04-2012, 18:59
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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So enlighten us , we're all ears.
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Better GUI
Multistream functionality soon
Superior VOD
Search and Wishlists functions
Apps
Far superior EPG
Just basically a far more polished and greater user experience then Skys offering.
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17-04-2012, 19:11
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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Better GUI
Multistream functionality soon
Superior VOD
Search and Wishlists functions
Apps
Far superior EPG
Just basically a far more polished and greater user experience then Skys offering.
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How is the EPG better? Its not dynamic.
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17-04-2012, 19:15
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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Better GUI
Multistream functionality soon
Superior VOD
Search and Wishlists functions
Apps
Far superior EPG
Just basically a far more polished and greater user experience then Skys offering.
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In your opinion maybe , certainly not mine.
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17-04-2012, 19:21
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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How is the EPG better? Its not dynamic.
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It seems a case of you clutching at straws again Lex.
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In your opinion maybe , certainly not mine.
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And thy master's worldly wise opinion must be listened to.
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17-04-2012, 19:36
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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It seems a case of you clutching at straws again Lex.
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And thy master's worldly wise opinion must be listened to. |
Not really. In an earlier post you spoke about Tivo and then said you would like Atlantic HD. To me that seems likr clutching at straws as STB over content makes no sense to me.
As for your list, didn't make sense to me. Not sure why pointing out dynamic epg is clutching at straws. We are talking about two PVRs and it is FACT that the one with dynamic epg has a bettet chance of reliable PVR functionality.
Not also sure how you came to better GUI and 'polished'. Sky+HD is much faster than TIvo which forms a huge part of the GUI experience. Its difficult for a PVR to be polished when it is slow to respond.
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18-04-2012, 07:33
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
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Better GUI - In what sense as apart from EPG layout i reckon Sky's is better
Multistream functionality soon - Will do on Sky this year as well
Superior VOD - Thats a VM thing not a Tivo thing
Search and Wishlists functions - Sky can search, doesnt have wishlist so that so far is 1 thing Tivo is better for
Apps - Sky has games and the Apps on Tivo are not they great
Far superior EPG - How? sky has Dynamic EPG which Tivo doesnt
Just basically a far more polished and greater user experience then Skys offering - Examples
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All i need to say is above in bold
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18-04-2012, 09:49
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Re: Which Sky Atlantic Show
I personally don't get the comment about VOD. On Sky Anytime I have watched S1 of The Borgias and Boardwalk Empire among other shows and if that is not quality then I don't know what is. Plus on Sky you can download the show to watch at anytime in the futureso to me that is much more useful than having to rush through shows like on VM that expire.
Anyway, isn't this Sky VOD not the same VOD that users in the VM section were complaining about not having before it arrived on VM?
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