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[Ultimate.Conj]

HDR support will come via a software update "which will be automatically downloaded" when more HDR content becomes available -- with 1TB of storage that lets you pause, rewind and record up to 500 hours of SD TV or up to 100 hours of HD stuff.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by jcm193

As a customer with a foot in both camps having a sky Q Silver, virgin broadband, telephone and a Tivo, I have to say am disappointed with the V6, yes its 4K but only for YouTube and netfllix I get that on my Samsung smart tv. Virgin should be negotiating carriage deals for before releasing a 4K capable box to its customers

Well, I for one am glad for the prospect of getting a v6 before Christmas. You have to understand that there is not a lot of UHD content available at the moment, so I don't know what you were expecting.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

perhaps this means that those of us with Android tablets will now be able to stream from the box and use TV Anywhere??

Correct. The Android app was updated this week and now allows that from a V6 box.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

HDR support will come via a software update "which will be automatically downloaded" when more HDR content becomes available -- with 1TB of storage that lets you pause, rewind and record up to 500 hours of SD TV or up to 100 hours of HD stuff.

Does this mean that those without a HDR TV will be able to benefit from this advance in technology, or does the TV have to support HDR too to benefit from this?

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Correct. The Android app was updated this week and now allows that from a V6 box.

Thanks, i'll just check.

Edit works now!! Thanks for the info Ben

[denphone]

Originally Posted by DiveSheep

David Bouchier said "We would quite happily put the 4K football matches on if we felt that this was something that our customers were saying."
Implying that VM can provide it but have chosen not to for the time being. If the demand is there, perhaps they'll look to do a deal - if they haven't already. Therefore, some of us are simply voicing that we would like to see it as an option.

Everybody is entitled to their opinion but you have to remember companies run their businesses on what they think will make them the most profit for them and as such there is certainly no great demand whether some like it or not for 4K currently from Virgin customers and add to that the the high carriage rates Virgin would have to pay for it then currently it is not a viable option that is sadly not available for some who want it.

[eljay]

Coincidence?? especially number of tuners

https://recombu.com/digital/article/sky-q-update#

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Does this mean that those without a HDR TV will be able to benefit from this advance in technology, or does the TV have to support HDR too to benefit from this?

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Thanks, i'll just check

You will definitely need a 4K HDR TV to make use of this.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

You will definitely need a 4K HDR TV to make use of this.

Cheers, will have to find out if my Samsung has it then.

Originally Posted by eljay

Coincidence?? especially number of tuners

https://recombu.com/digital/article/sky-q-update#

Cool! Thanks.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Cheers, will have to find out if my Samsung has it then.

Dump the Samsung and get an LG OLED

My Virgin Anytime App is updating at the moment too. It has a fancy new icon lol

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

Dump the Samsung and get an LG OLED

My Virgin Anytime App is updating at the moment too

Only had it less than a year

My next TV will be OLED, but I've been told that the best TV manufacturer of them all is Sony.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Only had it less than a year

My next TV will be OLED, but I've been told that the best TV manufacturer of them all is Sony.

LG are pretty good as well Richard.

[Ultimate.Conj]

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Originally Posted by denphone

LG are pretty good as well Richard.

I agree, I have a LG OLED and the picture is fantastic. The 4K Netflix and Amazon content looks amazing.

Sony?? Maybe a few years ago, not sure anymore. They are expensive.

I'm not sure Sony have any OLED sets either, if they do, the screens will be made by LG anyway

[eljay]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Only had it less than a year

My next TV will be OLED, but I've been told that the best TV manufacturer of them all is Sony.

Yes they are good but even they can mess up. There were instances recently of their TV's not working with the Sky Q - flickering pictures! To stem the flow of people returning their new Sony TV's for replacement by other manufacturers they had to rush out a software update to solve the issue.

I believe most TV's provided these days are pretty good. I have had a 4k LG TV for eighteen months now which provides excellent picture at any setting and no reliability issues at all.

[Kabaal]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Only had it less than a year

My next TV will be OLED, but I've been told that the best TV manufacturer of them all is Sony.

The 'best' changes from year to year, between price brackets and also as the tech changes. It wasn't too long ago that the 'best' was Pioneer with their Kuro plasmas, just a few years ago the best affordable TV's were Panasonic plasmas, just last year or the year before... i forget.. it was Sony w829's, this year it's Samsung with the KS7000 as the best affordable HDR 4K TV.

LG are the only ones making OLED though and any other brand that has them use LG OLED panels anyway.