General : TV360

Originally Posted by Mr K

You've always been jealous of my scart OB
Once they've sucked you into 360 there's no going back, which is strange given its name ....

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Problem with clouds/streaming is that they cease to exist if your interweb fails, which VMs has been doing a bit lately.

If your internet fails, you can’t access recordings on your VM V6, so no worse off…

[1701-e]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

What error beyond what's already been corrected?

Tell me the difference between them then? Last time me and Spiderplant discussed this, we couldn't see any difference between bookmarking a VOD programme and selecting a 'cloud recording' of a programme.

The Swiss cable system offer...Up to 2,000 hours of recordings
Record up to 2,000 hours of your favorite shows – simultaneously, as a series recording and up to seven days after they aired. All recordings are stored for one year.


Doesn't look the same as our vod system at all.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by 1701-e

The Swiss cable system offer...Up to 2,000 hours of recordings
Record up to 2,000 hours of your favorite shows – simultaneously, as a series recording and up to seven days after they aired. All recordings are stored for one year.


Doesn't look the same as our vod system at all.

The way that they are presenting it (as a personal video recorder in the cloud wwould be better than the current system if it had all the same features like QuockView.

It won't be personalised recordings though. If 1,000 people 'record' (I say bookmark) Eastenders they will all be viewing the same stream. Those who choose to watch it via VOD will also be watching the same stream.

Attempts to introduce this system in the UK have been tried and failed due to objections from rights holders in the past, which is why we have to carry out local recordings ourselves.

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Originally Posted by Hugh

If your internet fails, you can’t access recordings on your VM V6, so no worse off…

In my experience, you can (as long as you don't attempt to reboot the box).

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by 1701-e

The Swiss cable system offer...Up to 2,000 hours of recordings
Record up to 2,000 hours of your favorite shows – simultaneously, as a series recording and up to seven days after they aired. All recordings are stored for one year.


Doesn't look the same as our vod system at all.

I'm struggling to understand that. On my 360, I can select 'add to watchlist' and instead of recording the programme or series onto my hard drive, I am selecting programmes from the 'on demand' system. And that, for all intents and purposes means 'the cloud'.

Similarly, on the V6, you can 'bookmark' the programme with the same result.

I haven't yet come across any limitation on the number of hours of programming I can access in this way, but apart from that, I don't see any difference between the watchlist/bookmarking system and recording to the cloud. So I think Richard is right on that.

What is the difference you perceive?

[1701-e]

RECORD up to 2000 hours.... Recordings are stored for a year.

I perceive that I would have RECORDINGS .... The difference is where they are.

You know how long you have to watch etc whereas shows often disappear from streaming sites or change location etc m

[beaker17]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Cloud recordings and VOD catch up are the same thing with all the earlier outlined disadvantages that this entails.

The only people who can still record on a 360 are those that converted their old V6 boxes with a software download.

New customers can only have a 360 box that does not have a recording facility, so it's inevitable that, as these boxes fail due to age, they will be replaced with a box that cannot record.

Nonsense - my 360 has a perfect recording facility- almost exactly the same as TiVo and it records 6 programs at the same time instead of 3.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by beaker17

Nonsense - my 360 has a perfect recording facility- almost exactly the same as TiVo and it records 6 programs at the same time instead of 3.

That's great,: never found 3 shows that NEED to be recorded at the same time never mind 6. Sounds like marketing BS to me but each to there own

[beaker17]

The voice control of TV360 is more than brilliant.
It does almost everything you command, doing away with the need for other buttons and "forward 5 minutes" sees the adverts gone in a split second.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by beaker17

Nonsense - my 360 has a perfect recording facility- almost exactly the same as TiVo and it records 6 programs at the same time instead of 3.

You will have have an ability to record on your main box. Extra boxes won't be abe to record, unless you previously had V6(s) that were updated to the 360 software.

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Originally Posted by 1701-e

RECORD up to 2000 hours.... Recordings are stored for a year.

I perceive that I would have RECORDINGS .... The difference is where they are.

You know how long you have to watch etc whereas shows often disappear from streaming sites or change location etc m

They may use the term 'record', but in essence it will be a VOD stream with an expiry date of one year from when an individual (and others) bookmarked the programme.

I too can't understand why there is a cap on the number of hours. Maybe it's an attempt to limit the number of programmes in tje system to save on capacity??

[Inactive Digital]

Originally Posted by Itshim

That's great,: never found 3 shows that NEED to be recorded at the same time never mind 6. Sounds like marketing BS to me but each to there own

I recall reading suggestions a while ago that, underneath the hood, the V6 was in fact a 'V8'. I'm assuming that was an unfounded rumour though, as no software update ever transpired.

[1701-e]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

They may use the term 'record', but in essence it will be a VOD stream with an expiry date of one year from when an individual (and others) bookmarked the programme.

What's your source that it's not recordings?

[OLD BOY]

Well, it’s not a recording in the true sense. It is bookmarking. Your ‘record’ button is pressed, and the box bookmarks the programme that’s sitting there in the ‘cloud’ for all to access as they want it. It’s basically just an on demand system.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by Inactive Digital

I recall reading suggestions a while ago that, underneath the hood, the V6 was in fact a 'V8'. I'm assuming that was an unfounded rumour though, as no software update ever transpired.

It does have eight tuners though the V6 software only uses six of them. I suspect 360 software does use all eight (ever noticed how quickly you can channel surf on it?)

[RobboEdin]

You really have to laugh at Richard who, from a position of no knowledge, makes poor guesses of functionality simply so he can have a go at an organisation that he hates for some unreasonable reason.

[1701-e]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Well, it’s not a recording in the true sense. It is bookmarking. Your ‘record’ button is pressed, and the box bookmarks the programme that’s sitting there in the ‘cloud’ for all to access as they want it. It’s basically just an on demand system.

What is your source of information?

If it was this system then why would there be a limit on recordable hours?

Neither you or Richard have any legitimate source m. Why don't you just say that it's a best guess rather than implying fact?