V+

Matblack · 18-03-2008, 14:21

Spoke to Virgin yesterday as I'd used my parents Sky+ at the weekend and it seemed really handy and I wondered how much it would cost. I was surprised to find out that its only £75 with no on going costs every month, its down from £150 at the moment and the nice thing is unlike Sky, if it goes wrong then they replace it as it remains their property

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Haly · 18-03-2008, 14:39

Nice one

We got it last November and it's fantastic

Hoping to get one for my room soon as it's so convenient.

LeperousDust · 18-03-2008, 15:58

Wow that is cool, i thought it bumped up paymets per month? Or will it because were on a pretty basic package?

Matblack · 18-03-2008, 16:05

I really don't know, I just assumed it would and have never asked before. The other reason I asked for one is because the DVD recorder we have went a bit dodgy recently and I'd like to be able to connect to the TV by HDMI which V+ also has.

Apparently I'll be able to watch one programme and record 2 others and also view the HD channels, (yes I know there aren't many) all on our current subscription.

We have XL BB, XL TV and M Phone I think which costs about £50/ month

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leowyatt · 18-03-2008, 16:31

We're having serious issues with our V+ box at the moment, so when it works it's great but when it messes up you tend to lose all your content. Around 30 hours of stuff on ours simply says "Recovered Content" the only way we know what it is is if we watch the recording.

Admiral Huddy · 18-03-2008, 16:33

The V+ VIP is only £85.. includes 50mb BB, Talk anytimme, Large TV plus sky movies, sky sport and an extra box

Haly · 18-03-2008, 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matblack

Apparently I'll be able to watch one programme and record 2 others and also view the HD channels, (yes I know there aren't many) all on our current subscription.

Yeah you can

Had a few oddities where it's said something is clashing when it's not, but nothing major.
I only tend to watch BBC HD (and then only really for Torchwood) but I guess it's nice it's there!

Mark · 18-03-2008, 17:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by leowyatt

We're having serious issues with our V+ box at the moment, so when it works it's great but when it messes up you tend to lose all your content. Around 30 hours of stuff on ours simply says "Recovered Content" the only way we know what it is is if we watch the recording.

Sky+ goes one better - I've got some fairly old recordings still on mine and just occasionally it'll wipe out the name and description of a recorded programme and replace it with the name and description of a random completely different programme.

loki · 18-03-2008, 18:04

We have V+ at home and I love it. TV on demand is more what I like to watch than the crap-o-rama on Sky 1. The other thing going for it is that Virgin are looking to upgrade their entire range of V+ boxes starting the back end of this year.

I don't understand the full technical stuff but from reading snipets on Digitalspy and Cableforum over the course of the last few months, the technology in the V+ boxes is quite a few years old and was bought on the cheap from some small cable provider in Texas. However the new technology for encoding video and audio will be far superior to that of Sky TV. This will also enable an even wider choice via On Demand. This of course means a free upgrade once they ar ready to roll out

Worth shopping for a deal with them as well. We have V+, XL TV, 2nd STB, Unlimited Telephone and 20mb Broadband for £65.00 a month

18-03-2008, 14:21	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	V+ Spoke to Virgin yesterday as I'd used my parents Sky+ at the weekend and it seemed really handy and I wondered how much it would cost. I was surprised to find out that its only £75 with no on going costs every month, its down from £150 at the moment and the nice thing is unlike Sky, if it goes wrong then they replace it as it remains their property MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

18-03-2008, 14:39	#2
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Nice one We got it last November and it's fantastic Hoping to get one for my room soon as it's so convenient. __________________ Halycopter

18-03-2008, 15:58	#3
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Wow that is cool, i thought it bumped up paymets per month? Or will it because were on a pretty basic package? __________________

18-03-2008, 16:05	#4
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I really don't know, I just assumed it would and have never asked before. The other reason I asked for one is because the DVD recorder we have went a bit dodgy recently and I'd like to be able to connect to the TV by HDMI which V+ also has. Apparently I'll be able to watch one programme and record 2 others and also view the HD channels, (yes I know there aren't many) all on our current subscription. We have XL BB, XL TV and M Phone I think which costs about £50/ month MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

18-03-2008, 16:31	#5
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	We're having serious issues with our V+ box at the moment, so when it works it's great but when it messes up you tend to lose all your content. Around 30 hours of stuff on ours simply says "Recovered Content" the only way we know what it is is if we watch the recording. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

18-03-2008, 16:33	#6
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	The V+ VIP is only £85.. includes 50mb BB, Talk anytimme, Large TV plus sky movies, sky sport and an extra box __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

18-03-2008, 18:04	#9
loki Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 871	We have V+ at home and I love it. TV on demand is more what I like to watch than the crap-o-rama on Sky 1. The other thing going for it is that Virgin are looking to upgrade their entire range of V+ boxes starting the back end of this year. I don't understand the full technical stuff but from reading snipets on Digitalspy and Cableforum over the course of the last few months, the technology in the V+ boxes is quite a few years old and was bought on the cheap from some small cable provider in Texas. However the new technology for encoding video and audio will be far superior to that of Sky TV. This will also enable an even wider choice via On Demand. This of course means a free upgrade once they ar ready to roll out Worth shopping for a deal with them as well. We have V+, XL TV, 2nd STB, Unlimited Telephone and 20mb Broadband for £65.00 a month __________________ PC & Console LAN 9th-11th July