General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2 - Page 160

denphone · 29-09-2016, 16:39

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Don't you find that it also picks up a lot of stuff you are not really interested in as well? That wouldn't be good if your hard drive is 95% full and you've set some recordings in HD!

We are very clear about the definitions we set in our Wishlists and up to now its generally picked most things up.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Magazine how 1990's

On Sky Q I use Top Picks and New Series beats purchasing a magazine.

Christ if you remember the 1990's so vividly old bean you must be getting older then me by now.

theone2k10 · 29-09-2016, 19:54

We had had a rumour that bbc store will be launching on vm in 2017. This will be in form of a app.

telegramsam · 29-09-2016, 20:02

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Ha ha just joking whatever works for you.

I also buy a tv guide as I find it easier to find what's on than the EPG.

denphone · 29-09-2016, 20:12

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

We had had a rumour that bbc store will be launching on vm in 2017. This will be in form of a app.

Unlikely l would say.

theone2k10 · 29-09-2016, 20:29

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Originally Posted by denphone

Unlikely l would say.

i dunno bud the bbc store app is popping up on quite a few devices now i believe it will be on youview soon too it just showed up on my windows 10 pc too and my android tv box.

OLD BOY · 29-09-2016, 21:57

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Originally Posted by denphone

Unlikely l would say.

Why do you say that, Den? I think we will be getting more apps coming down the line than channels, the way things are going.

Horizon · 29-09-2016, 22:35

... but realistically, how many apps can be launched that will actually be used?

The main ones are BBC Iplayer, ITV Hub, All4, MyFive, Now TV, Netflix and Amazon and that's really it. There are some others like Talktalk's one, Wuaki, some carrying trailers and others carrying old films. So, perhaps a dozen in total.

Will anyone seriously use more than a dozen apps all of which have to be loaded separately and all with their own separate interfaces/menus? I don't think so.

The whole point of a provider such as VM is that you use all the services through one interface, their menus, rather than separate services. Whatever happened to that....?

theone2k10 · 29-09-2016, 23:17

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Originally Posted by Horizon

... but realistically, how many apps can be launched that will actually be used?

The main ones are BBC Iplayer, ITV Hub, All4, MyFive, Now TV, Netflix and Amazon and that's really it. There are some others like Talktalk's one, Wuaki, some carrying trailers and others carrying old films. So, perhaps a dozen in total.

Will anyone seriously use more than a dozen apps all of which have to be loaded separately and all with their own separate interfaces/menus? I don't think so.

The whole point of a provider such as VM is that you use all the services through one interface, their menus, rather than separate services. Whatever happened to that....?

technology moved on unlike vm

29-09-2016, 23:49

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Originally Posted by denphone

Unlikely l would say.

I would have thought it would be unlikely if it had followed the traditional method of purchase and download to keep. BBC Store, however, seems to be more about purchasing content, storing it in a BBC Locker and streaming it to multiple devices on demand. As such it would seem an ideal addition to TiVo.

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

technology moved on unlike vm

VM will always resist rapid updates to new technology, they have to remain compatible with the 1000s of legacy boxes already in use.

1andrew1 · 30-09-2016, 00:29

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

We had had a rumour that bbc store will be launching on vm in 2017. This will be in form of a app.

It makes sense to me, I can see this app becoming nearly as popular as iPlayer.

theone2k10 · 30-09-2016, 00:33

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

It makes sense to me, I can see this app becoming nearly as popular as iPlayer.

i've had a browse on it and there some great stuff on it not too badly priced either, as already mention the bbc store keepsu your content in a cloud locker which would suite vms model and vision.

denphone · 30-09-2016, 06:06

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Why do you say that, Den? I think we will be getting more apps coming down the line than channels, the way things are going.

Hundreds l will imagine will be arriving pretty soon OB if history is a guide.

OLD BOY · 30-09-2016, 08:06

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Originally Posted by denphone

Hundreds l will imagine will be arriving pretty soon OB if history is a guide.

Of that I have no doubt, Den.

There are hundreds of them on the Roku, mostly American of course, but I think it is only a matter of time before more British material starts to appear.

theone2k10 · 30-09-2016, 11:22

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Of that I have no doubt, Den.

There are hundreds of them on the Roku, mostly American of course, but I think it is only a matter of time before more British material starts to appear.

To be fair most of them are pointless crap on the roku, the most recent good one on roku (usa) is the cw app.
The network ones such as fox,syfy,hbogo,showtime,foxsport,nbcsport etc are very good then you get pointless ones like worship tv or dogtv lol.

1andrew1 · 30-09-2016, 11:34

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

To be fair most of them are pointless crap on the roku, the most recent good one on roku (usa) is the cw app.
The network ones such as fox,syfy,hbogo,showtime,foxsport,nbcsport etc are very good then you get pointless ones like worship tv or dogtv lol.

Yes, Roku strikes me a bit like the web - some good sites out there but plenty of poor quality DIY apps that don't contribute anything.