ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
25-06-2013, 19:57
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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But going back to Sky their catch up service is much better than Virgins
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Is it?? I don't have Sky but do you have Virgin also? that's surely the only way to compare!
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25-06-2013, 20:10
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by Mad Max
Is it?? I don't have Sky but do you have Virgin also? that's surely the only way to compare!
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I used to have Virgin but my sister has a Tivo box and I dont see it being better
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25-06-2013, 20:10
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by telegramsam
Virgin do seem to be falling behind badly as a tv provider. But then many of us saw that one coming
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How do you justify that statement?
I can think of only one current major channel who's content isn't available to VM viewers; Sky Atlantic.
Edit: Just realised how you justify it; You're a Sky user and want to run down VM and tried to do so without checking the facts.
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25-06-2013, 20:16
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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How do you justify that statement?
I can think of only one current major channel who's content isn't available to VM viewers; Sky Atlantic.
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Indeed and it could be sooner rather then later when that arrives.
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25-06-2013, 20:20
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Indeed and it could be sooner rather then later when that arrives.
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don't hold your breathe Den mate sky will not change there withholding policy
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25-06-2013, 20:24
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by telegramsam
I used to have Virgin but my sister has a Tivo box and I dont see it being better
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Well thats just your opinion, but i take the opinions of some of the comments i've seen, not just on here, but by what i've read online from people who are in the industry, and from what i can tell, most of them were much more in favour of the TiVo v Sky box!
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25-06-2013, 20:41
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by Mad Max
Well thats just your opinion, but i take the opinions of some of the comments i've seen, not just on here, but by what i've read online from people who are in the industry, and from what i can tell, most of them were much more in favour of the TiVo v Sky box!
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As you say thats my opinion. I was actually comparing both services as a whole not just boxes. I left virgin because sky were offering what I wanted at a cheaper price. Id love to return to virgin but will only do so when they get all the channels and in hd that I want at at least the same price as sky. As I previously said the only thing Id like on my sky box that is on the Tivo box is the ability to record 3 channels at the same time.
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25-06-2013, 20:49
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by telegramsam
As you say thats my opinion. I was actually comparing both services as a whole not just boxes. I left virgin because sky were offering what I wanted at a cheaper price. Id love to return to virgin but will only do so when they get all the channels and in hd that I want at at least the same price as sky. As I previously said the only thing Id like on my sky box that is on the Tivo box is the ability to record 3 channels at the same time.
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Doesn't on demand make that moot?
Lots of shows can be watched there. i know, as i have had to do it recently. Quite a selection
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25-06-2013, 21:45
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by Gavin-D
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Seems like a really good sports package:
http://www.setanta.com/ie/gamechanger
Setanta Ireland, BT Sports 1, BT Sports 2, ESPN and Premier Sports.
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25-06-2013, 21:52
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Doesn't on demand make that moot?
Lots of shows can be watched there. i know, as i have had to do it recently. Quite a selection
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True true
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25-06-2013, 22:22
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Doesn't on demand make that moot?
Lots of shows can be watched there. i know, as i have had to do it recently. Quite a selection
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Only a minority of On Demand is HD though.
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25-06-2013, 23:41
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Only a minority of On Demand is HD though.
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Depends on what you watch really , for my tv watching I'd actually say the majority is available through catchup in HD.
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26-06-2013, 05:14
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Depends on what you watch really , for my tv watching I'd actually say the majority is available through catchup in HD.
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I used to record all my shows in standard, because i used plus 1 and also wanted to save space on box. (bigger hard drive now, less of an issue on space, actually no issue)
I don't mind standard for entertainment (sport is only where I need it, or prefer it).
So catch up serves me well. And might use it more
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26-06-2013, 11:33
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by telegramsam
Virgin do seem to be falling behind badly as a tv provider. But then many of us saw that one coming
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Virgin used to have two USP's, Fibre broadband and their ondemand library. They now have neither as a USP and are actually being beaten in both areas.
The future looks grim for Virgin Imo unless they do something soon!
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26-06-2013, 12:15
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Re: ESPN, BT, Euro, Premier and Sky Sports news
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Originally Posted by tvtimes
Virgin used to have two USP's, Fibre broadband and their ondemand library. They now have neither as a USP and are actually being beaten in both areas.
The future looks grim for Virgin Imo unless they do something soon!
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I think that being able to access on demand, and catch up TV, without the need of a broadband connection is a very good USP.
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