4K : UHD on Virgin Media

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by ozsat

Both VM and Sky issued press releases confirming it.

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

[ozsat]

Sky's own branded live HDR sport starts tonight.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

could have a point there OB

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

I've been thinking for a while that that's why their HD is only in Top Tier or extra for Sport, they don't want VM to go HD-only (for those that have HD versions) before them. They only went HD only for the Cinema channels on VM because it didn't justify it with the number of subscribers for those. Cinema isn't really a customer-winner these days.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

Which wouldn't have made a difference one bit.

[OLD BOY]

I don’t think for one minute that Sky would let Virgin viewers have any of their own channels to a higher spec definition than Sky satellite viewers. I do think this explains the delay.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

At a guess, I think Sky didn’t want to let Virgin have it until they managed to roll out HDR on their own system. Virgin already have HDR capability, don’t they?

Agreed.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I don’t think for one minute that Sky would let Virgin viewers have any of their own channels to a higher spec definition than Sky satellite viewers. I do think this explains the delay.

100% agree OB

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I don’t think for one minute that Sky would let Virgin viewers have any of their own channels to a higher spec definition than Sky satellite viewers. I do think this explains the delay.

They wouldn't need to and that's the point up until now Sky has been delivering UHD Football something it could have done irrespective of the fact that the Virgin Box is capable of HDR.

If VM had been allowed access how would they have had it in HDR when up until now Sky wasn't delivering it in HDR ?

[Dave42]

well premier league starts tonight and as expected no UHD

[dpullen87]

Originally Posted by Dave42

well premier league starts tonight and as expected no UHD

Very disappointing

[Herohonda777]

Gave them a call today and the chap was like it will be coming soon but he could not say a date but did say that anyone with the top package which is ultimate oomph would get it included and the other bundles it would be a add on charge!

[Tricky Trevor]

I wouldnt believe customer services if they said it was Saturday today

[cheekyangus]

Since the "start of the (English) football season deadline" has passed, if anything is coming the next obvious deadline is the Sky One-Sky Showcase/Max change. They may have decided to do all the upheaval/announcements at once rather than make a staggered set of changes.

[Suprich]

I see UHD entertainment has even been removed from the new Ultimate Volt bundle which replaces Ultimate Oompth...