Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
24-05-2013, 17:48
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
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24-05-2013, 18:06
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
I always thought that you couldn't "record" BBC iPlayer content because of rights issues.
But it seems on Sky Anytime you "record" by downloading the content and it saves it to your planner.
Does anyone know if it automatically expires if you don't watch it within 7 days for eg. or does it stay on the planner for eternity?
If so, sounds like Virgin could do this.
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24-05-2013, 18:23
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
On BBC iPlayer, you can download programmes to your iPad (other tablets are available), and keep it for seven days after you start watching it.
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24-05-2013, 18:58
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
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On BBC iPlayer, you can download programmes to your iPad (other tablets are available), and keep it for seven days after you start watching it.
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I know. Or 30 days from download.
I wouldn't mind knowing if it has a deadline on Sky once you've downloaded.
Seems a great system to me.
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24-05-2013, 20:16
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
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Originally Posted by coulsontom
I always thought that you couldn't "record" BBC iPlayer content because of rights issues.
But it seems on Sky Anytime you "record" by downloading the content and it saves it to your planner.
Does anyone know if it automatically expires if you don't watch it within 7 days for eg. or does it stay on the planner for eternity?
If so, sounds like Virgin could do this.
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It's expires on the same expiry date as Virgin Media's On Demand iPlayer content.
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24-05-2013, 22:31
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
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It's expires on the same expiry date as Virgin Media's On Demand iPlayer content.
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Yes expires from the On demand.
BUT: if you've downloaded it to your planner, does it go off there?
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24-05-2013, 22:45
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
I have found in the past that I can record BBC iPlayer content onto an external DVD recorder via Scart but not stuff from Sky Anytime. I don't have the recorder connected up anymore but remember being pleasantly surprised when it worked.
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24-05-2013, 22:51
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
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Originally Posted by coulsontom
Yes expires from the On demand.
BUT: if you've downloaded it to your planner, does it go off there?
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It expires on your planner as well
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24-05-2013, 23:10
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
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It expires on your planner as well
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ahhh ok so not as good as I thought. Doesn't really make a deal of difference then does it?
Tho I have to say that given iplayer is integrated into the Sky interface, I think virgin should do that like it once was. The way you have to watch through that crappy app is rubbish. I swear bbc trust said they needed to do it that way so virgin didn't have unfair advantage, but sky do it through guide anyway.
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24-05-2013, 23:36
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
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ahhh ok so not as good as I thought. Doesn't really make a deal of difference then does it?
Tho I have to say that given iplayer is integrated into the Sky interface, I think virgin should do that like it once was. The way you have to watch through that crappy app is rubbish. I swear bbc trust said they needed to do it that way so virgin didn't have unfair advantage, but sky do it through guide anyway.
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iPlayer is still integrated, you can use the backwards EPG or the catch up menu, it just forwards you to the app.
We get the app cause it means the BBC can supply content direct to the boxes from their servers rather than delivering programmes to Virgin to put at each headend.
Sky's integration is just the same as Tivos apart from it downloads to their box instead of streams. Sky boxes just can't support the iPlayer interface the TiVo can.
But as I say, iPlayer is integrated it just has a different UI and streams via the Internet rather than standard On Demand
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24-05-2013, 23:52
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
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iPlayer is still integrated, you can use the backwards EPG or the catch up menu, it just forwards you to the app.
We get the app cause it means the BBC can supply content direct to the boxes from their servers rather than delivering programmes to Virgin to put at each headend.
Sky's integration is just the same as Tivos apart from it downloads to their box instead of streams. Sky boxes just can't support the iPlayer interface the TiVo can.
But as I say, iPlayer is integrated it just has a different UI and streams via the Internet rather than standard On Demand
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Still an awful crappy app tho'.
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25-05-2013, 00:26
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
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Still an awful crappy app tho'.
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Exactly it's ****. Mainly because you get that awful circle appearing.
It's not integrated because you have to use the app to select HD etc... even if using backwards EPG.
Sky's is more integrated because it has the same interface.
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25-05-2013, 11:39
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
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Still an awful crappy app tho'.
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But you don't have to use it, if I want to watch something on iPlayer, the only time I see it is when I am playing the programme.
It's the same app as on connected TVs, BluRays, Freesat boxes and I believe YouView. If you hate the app, take that up with the BBC iPlayer team, they are solely responsible for it.
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25-05-2013, 12:56
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
BBC testing new HD Channel on Astra.
BBC are testing out an new HD Channel on Astra (Maybe the following will happen):
A) An HD Channel for the BBC Red Button.
B) BBC HD maybe about to relaunch for shows in HD on CBBC, Cbeebies, BBC Three and BBC Four.
C) BBC News HD may launch.
Rumours started by a516 (a516 think A will happen).
http://www.a516digital.com/2013/05/b...-way.html#more
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25-05-2013, 13:04
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
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But you don't have to use it, if I want to watch something on iPlayer, the only time I see it is when I am playing the programme.
It's the same app as on connected TVs, BluRays, Freesat boxes and I believe YouView. If you hate the app, take that up with the BBC iPlayer team, they are solely responsible for it.
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of course you have to ****ing use it!
And it's **** at playing the programme. It's so much better on through Virgin Media itself.
Fast forwarding etc.. is crap. you can only skip 1 minute at a time, and if you push it twice it skips about 10 minutes.
But crucially it's not the "same app" as on Sky is it
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BBC testing new HD Channel on Astra.
BBC are testing out an new HD Channel on Astra (Maybe the following will happen):
A) An HD Channel for the BBC Red Button.
B) BBC HD maybe about to relaunch for shows in HD on CBBC, Cbeebies, BBC Three and BBC Four.
C) BBC News HD may launch.
Rumours started by a516 (a516 think A will happen).
http://www.a516digital.com/2013/05/b...-way.html#more
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Yes, that will be for Wimbledon and Doctor Who in 3D.
They should keep it on and show other programmes in HD, but it can only be temporary surely? as the reason they gave for bbc2hd was cost.
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