11-06-2012, 15:12
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Re: BBC Red Button
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I highly doubt it. What we're getting on TiVo is the next generation red button services forth new internet-connected devices. The old red button on the V+, Sky and Freeview will eventually become a relic of the past like Teletext.
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Whats wrong with Teletext  
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Originally Posted by Lew
I highly doubt it. What we're getting on TiVo is the next generation red button services forth new internet-connected devices. The old red button on the V+, Sky and Freeview will eventually become a relic of the past like Teletext.
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I have no problem with what they are trying to do with the Red button,
I have problems with the time it is taking & the spin put on the announcements about it. 
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11-06-2012, 15:15
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Re: BBC Red Button
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I highly doubt it. What we're getting on TiVo is the next generation red button services forth new internet-connected devices. The old red button on the V+, Sky and Freeview will eventually become a relic of the past like Teletext.
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The current Red button on TIVO & direct from BBC channels carry a text service for news, business etc, this is the type of service that we want for sports on the RB. V+ has this service at the moment and provides news/info on a wide range of sports why can't we have this on Tivo
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11-06-2012, 15:28
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Re: BBC Red Button
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The current Red button on TIVO & direct from BBC channels carry a text service for news, business etc, this is the type of service that we want for sports on the RB. V+ has this service at the moment and provides news/info on a wide range of sports why can't we have this on Tivo
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Exactly as where are the text reports and group standings/fixture lists and where are all the other sports and information about them too.
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11-06-2012, 16:37
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Re: BBC Red Button
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Exactly as where are the text reports and group standings/fixture lists and where are all the other sports and information about them too.
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This worrying I SO agree 
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11-06-2012, 16:41
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Re: BBC Red Button
I like the red button- I'd forgotten the joy of radio commentary in time with live pictures, I had no chance of watching the Canadian grand Prix so caught up with it quite well using the video clips and I've also been enjoying the f1 stuff during the live races like team radio. I haven't yet seen much of the live stuff in hd despite the recent announcement, so I'm hoping that'll come because it can be a bit jarring when you're switching from live hd pictures, but for me this is a clear work in progress and so far so good.
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11-06-2012, 17:14
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Re: BBC Red Button
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Whats wrong with Teletext |
Have you ever tried texting on you telly 
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11-06-2012, 22:27
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Re: BBC Red Button
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Whats wrong with Teletext |
Nothing, but it's 1970s technology and modern tech is capable of so much more.
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12-06-2012, 06:03
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Re: BBC Red Button
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Nothing, but it's 1970s technology and modern tech is capable of so much more.
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True but lets hope that some of it arrives quicker then the seemingly snails pace that is prevalent at the moment. 
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12-06-2012, 07:06
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Re: BBC Red Button
Just a query do Sky carry the BBC red button, do they get the same service? Also do Sky cary anything like the text service availiable on V+ box and if they do is it across all of their hardware platforms?
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12-06-2012, 08:03
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Re: BBC Red Button
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Just a query do Sky carry the BBC red button, do they get the same service? Also do Sky cary anything like the text service availiable on V+ box and if they do is it across all of their hardware platforms?
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Yes Sky carry the BBC red button and yes its the same service, its availible on all boxes even a 10 year old Sky box. As for text I never use it so no idea but to test I just pressed text on my Sky control on BBC1 but it went to the red button service.
I'm not even sure it Ceefax/Teletext are even still used lol, people tend to use their phone/tablets/PC's for the info they once got of Teletext these days these days.
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12-06-2012, 09:00
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Re: BBC Red Button
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Originally Posted by denphone
True but lets hope that some of it arrives quicker then the seemingly snails pace that is prevalent at the moment. |
Again so true - worrying
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Nothing, but it's 1970s technology and modern tech is capable of so much more.
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If only we got it  Seems at the moment to be the worst of both worlds.Still "its coming", or so the great & the good would have us believe. Till then there's always Freeview to take up the slack
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12-06-2012, 10:17
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Re: BBC Red Button
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Originally Posted by Telly Bear
Yes Sky carry the BBC red button and yes its the same service, its availible on all boxes even a 10 year old Sky box. As for text I never use it so no idea but to test I just pressed text on my Sky control on BBC1 but it went to the red button service.
I'm not even sure it Ceefax/Teletext are even still used lol, people tend to use their phone/tablets/PC's for the info they once got of Teletext these days these days.
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VM's text service on the RB is not the same as the old Ceefax/Telefax service ( so far as I know), VM controls also have a text button but it does not work.
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12-06-2012, 11:03
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Re: BBC Red Button
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Originally Posted by Telly Bear
Yes Sky carry the BBC red button and yes its the same service, its availible on all boxes even a 10 year old Sky box.
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That's cause the software that runs Sky's boxes is 10 years old so the sevices originally still work
For TiVo, it's a complete break from the existing platform so the BBC have had to start from scratch - but as it's got a net connection have decided to base it on their 'Connected TV' version
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12-06-2012, 11:12
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Re: BBC Red Button
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
That's cause the software that runs Sky's boxes is 10 years old so the sevices originally still work
For TiVo, it's a complete break from the existing platform so the BBC have had to start from scratch - but as it's got a net connection have decided to base it on their 'Connected TV' version
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Thats all well and fine Ben but what people want is the same depth and information of services that many customers had on their old boxes and and presently all we have is two sports and plenty of video clips on there and not much else.
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12-06-2012, 11:16
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Re: BBC Red Button
I'm not arguing against that - but end of the day, what content is available is the BBC's choice, not Virgin's
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