Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
22-11-2016, 17:24
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by RobboEdin
The V6 already operates as slickly as you describe and can already record 6 while watching a 7th.
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Hahaha sweet, Sky have got some catching up to do then
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22-11-2016, 17:28
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj
Hahaha sweet, Sky have got some catching up to do then
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Whilst it's always nice to have extra tuners I'm hard pressed to find enough to record on the four I currently have available.
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22-11-2016, 17:30
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Whilst it's always nice to have extra tuners I'm hard pressed to find enough to record on the four I currently have available.
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I can record all the channels I need but my problem is finding the time to view them.
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22-11-2016, 17:31
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
Plus it's always nice to have more lol. I rarely see the 3 red lights on my Tivo now, but always handy to have just in case :-)
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22-11-2016, 17:38
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj
Hahaha sweet, Sky have got some catching up to do then
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Watch it you might upset thy most revered.
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Whilst it's always nice to have extra tuners I'm hard pressed to find enough to record on the four I currently have available.
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Well each to their own but we find one of the worse problems is programmes starting late and finishing late thus its inevitable that there will be clashes and thus 3 tuners is not enough in our household.
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22-11-2016, 17:39
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by denphone
Watch it you might upset thy most revered.
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Ooops, sorry, Den...I'll hold my tongue
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22-11-2016, 17:39
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by fixerman
I can record all the channels I need but my problem is finding the time to view them.
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Agreed we are the same in our house.
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22-11-2016, 18:47
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj
The 1990's called, they want their technology back...hahahaha
Joking aside, what do you use them for? .
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What can I say, I hate throwing kit away
All Items are connected to AV amps -- bedroom or lounge.
I have the first Panasonic Hard drive/DVD recorder, the HS2, which has scart, for which I use a scart to three phono leads connector.
I also have two later models, the E95 & EH50 which connects via Component. The E95 I occasionally use as it has a good music documentary recorded on it. and also I can archive Tivo recordings on it. The EH50 can record from an ancient Sony Freeview box.
Finally I have a couple of 5 disc DVD players. The Panasonic connects via Component I think and a Yamaha that has an Svideo connection.
I rip my DVDs now, so hardly used but occasionally I find a 6 DVD boxset that won't rip and they are useful then.
My lounge 2013 Yamaha RX-A3030 AV amp, I think was the last Yamaha amp to include Svideo inputs.
Do I really need them? Probably not. But they don't do any harm, and prove useful on the odd occasion
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22-11-2016, 20:20
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by RobboEdin
The V6 already operates as slickly as you describe and can already record 6 while watching a 7th.
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So it has 7 tuners? I always assumed that the name was derived from Virgin and the number of tuners.
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22-11-2016, 20:31
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
The 7th is a recording and doesn't need a tuner.
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22-11-2016, 20:49
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
Does anyone know for sure why the V6 needs to be connected to a router, does it actually have to be?
I know the V6 doesn't have a internal modem, but what exactly does the V6 need to pull off the internet that it's not getting from being connected to the cable network? I'm assuming the EPG data, metadata etc is all being piped from the cable network as is the VOD.
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22-11-2016, 21:03
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
V6 uses your home network for the same things as TiVo used it's own network connection - apps such as BBC iPlayer, Netflix and YouTube. Of course, the slow modem on TiVo would be no use for 4K streams from Netflix and YouTube.
In addition, V6 needs a faster upload to provide download of recordings to TV Anywhere app, something not possible with TiVo's very poor upload on its 10Mb internet connection.
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22-11-2016, 21:15
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by passingbat
What can I say, I hate throwing kit away
All Items are connected to AV amps -- bedroom or lounge.
I have the first Panasonic Hard drive/DVD recorder, the HS2, which has scart, for which I use a scart to three phono leads connector.
I also have two later models, the E95 & EH50 which connects via Component. The E95 I occasionally use as it has a good music documentary recorded on it. and also I can archive Tivo recordings on it. The EH50 can record from an ancient Sony Freeview box.
Finally I have a couple of 5 disc DVD players. The Panasonic connects via Component I think and a Yamaha that has an Svideo connection.
I rip my DVDs now, so hardly used but occasionally I find a 6 DVD boxset that won't rip and they are useful then.
My lounge 2013 Yamaha RX-A3030 AV amp, I think was the last Yamaha amp to include Svideo inputs.
Do I really need them? Probably not. But they don't do any harm, and prove useful on the odd occasion
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You realise there are 1000's of kids wondering what the hell Svid,VHS and scart is ,they just think the old farts are babbling again
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22-11-2016, 21:22
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
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Originally Posted by martyh
,they just think the old farts are babbling again
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They could be right!
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22-11-2016, 21:31
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Re: Virgin Media V6 - Powered by TiVo(new STB)
If you only have an old tv that only has a scart connection you will not get a V6, they will install an old Tivo or cancel the install all together. In theory this should be one of the questions they ask when you ask for a V6.
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