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First I've heard of it but it doesn't make sense to have Netflix access ticked when it's always been available in the apps etc ??
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I still can’t see any reason to have Netflix alone listed as part of my bundle, doesn’t make sense. |
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No timeframe as of yet though as soon as something more comes in work about it i'll let you guys know what i can. |
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Any other apps potentially on the way pal? |
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Hopefully, when this new package is offered, we will simply be able to get it without losing our existing watchlists. I don’t fancy inputting all that again, although I expect it will be a necessary evil! ---------- Post added at 17:28 ---------- Previous post was at 17:28 ---------- Quote:
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Content wise there are a lot of ideas been put forward regarding VM and more on demand content, hopefully you can understand i have to be very careful what info i give at this time. |
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My Sony software has just been updated and I am delighted to see they have added Apple+! It would be great if this was also on VM, but this is a good second best, along with Now TV. |
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Watched The Dig the other. Night quite enjoyed it,
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What do people think of Netflix UHD picture quality ? I still find it quite good but not as good as that of Apple TV+ which at the moment to my eyes seems to offer the best visual quality even if it's lacking in choice.
I read this with interest. |
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I find both Disney and Apple have a tendency to look too dark when they send 4K HDR streams to my TV. That’s not a problem I’ve ever noticed with Netflix. I also find Disney and Apple are prone to visible degradation in picture quality when my download speed is only just enough for 4K (so it periodically drops down a notch when bandwidth dips). Netflix is to my eyes far better at handling the steps up and down between picture quality levels at various bandwidths. It’s worth noting by the way, that article isn’t saying Netflix is reducing the quality of its 4K streams. It is employing a more sophisticated variable bitrate scheme that means it can send higher bitrates than its current 4K maximum when the scene requires it, but lower bitrates when possible. In theory, fast-moving, complex scenes should actually look better as they have lifted their maximum bitrate cap.
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Eurosport player is currently 99p p/m for 2 months via Amazon prime.
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Disney/Apple is up to 30mbps. Interesting what Netflix are doing with a higher max vbr. Can't say as i have noticed any posterisation on Disney+, unlike BBC HD/Channel 4 HD. Amazon Prime only gets to HD on my V6 with 1080p screen. Lots of posterisation. Fire TV is 1080p. Disney Star is 23rd February 2021 launch. |
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Prepare for trouble and make it double, to protect the world from devastation, to unite all people in our nation.
I can't remember the rest lol but pokemon tv app is on it's way to all major plaforms this year. It is already on ROKU, Appletv but is making it's way to Android tv, 360(i presume that means vm) and SKYQ. |
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Can't wait for that :D:D
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ffs, :D |
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Freeview have approved a number of proposals one which includes channels delivered over broadband. https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/freevi...alter-service/
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Is this linear? :confused: |
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Maybe I've been phrasing the question in a confusing manner, referring to new fangled technology like apps, Chromecasts and PlayStations. So I'll use the words of someone else. Does the second quite in Hugh's post of 17:54 today in this very thread describe linear television in your view? Quote:
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I will leave that to your confused but vivid imagination, jfman.
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Another opportunity to provide a yes or no answer well evaded. I'd actually applaud your persistence if it wasn't palpably ridiculous.
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You have to acknowledge that not everyone is the same. How do you search for films? By actor? By genre? By year of release? By franchise? By rating? By popularity? Content providers know people locate content differently and cater for these differences. Back to TV. Rather than searching for content, some people are more than happy to whizz through their favourite channels until they see something they like. And the more housebound in the population may keep a linear channel on for company most of the day. |
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Signed up to Starzplay on my V6 at 7.30pm and you’re still “processing” my order at 9.30! Whole evening wasted. Not exactly “On Demand” is it??
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Jings you really must be bored. Is there nothing on TV? |
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I think unfortunately the crux of this is OB sees streaming as more than it really is. It’s not, for example, like a mobile phone - that will revolutionise where, when and how people interact compared to a landline.
Neither is it a step change in technology - like moving from 56k modems to 256k or 512k broadband. It’s just television delivered by another means. The lower monthly cost of individual services has to some degree extended the availability of pay-tv. However these services aren’t mutually exclusive and individuals don’t see it as this completely binary battle between “linear” television (which OB struggles to define exactly what that is) and streaming. I can equally enjoy content via the EPG, Catch up/on demand menus, via an app on a STB or on a mobile device with existing services from “streamers” and from Sky/Virgin. |
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I really don’t think you are genuinely puzzled by what I have been saying at all. Streaming and video on demand will replace our scheduled TV channels. It’s very simple. Your ‘linear’ arguments are quite irrelevant to these persistent feigned misunderstandings and confusion. ---------- Post added at 09:50 ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 ---------- Quote:
We’ve all done channel hopping and trawling through EPGs. It is frustrating and unrewarding. It would not be rocket science for the streamers to be able to put in place a randomised category if that’s what you really wanted! Categorisation is very simple. First, you have choices such as films, TV shows, documentaries, news. You can then break that down into sub categories if you want a more focussed search, such as romantic films, thriller films, etc, and then further sub-categories if you wanted that. Additionally, of course, you could just do a normal title search. So your quest for content could be as general or as focussed as you wanted. |
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Right, enough. Thanks to the BBC3 announcement we now have 3 different threads all discussing the same issue. I have closed all of them.
*All* pointless arguments about whether the future of TV is in linear broadcasting, video on-demand, a mixture of both, or something as-yet uninvented, should now take place here. https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...php?t=33709854 |
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