The Virgin Media Thread

Have we been using the same OS since Active Digital?

Back then it actually looked much better then what it is now, textured backgrounds and translucent guides.

Ex-TW and Ex-CWC certainately have both used Liberate software (I think they still do), although since the software changed from the NTL to the VM version they have got rid of that hideous yellow ring that would outline whatever you had selected, even at the time it looked dated, in comparison to Sky certainately.

Going back to TW and CWC both had similar hardware and software as they were more likely to merge and thus the integration would have been easier, but as we know now it never happened and took NTL a while to merge its software and EPG with both it's own and CWC's.

I was thinking of delaying getting a TiVo (only had my V HD since May) , but I'm really liking what I've seen so far, although I'll decide when they say how much it'll cost.

For a blast from the past, press home, interactive then email. It even has the TW Bubbles.

I tried that earlier and then when I got to E-Mail a message popped up saying the service had ended, well that's how often I check...!

Anyway, a little teaser of TiVo courtesy of Virgin Media...
http://shop.virginmedia.com/tv/tivo.html

Someone's posted pictures over at Digital Spy:

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww186/q2uantum/TiVo/IMG_0567.jpg
http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww186/q2uantum/TiVo/IMG_0568.jpg
http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww186/q2uantum/TiVo/IMG_0569.jpg

All very well and good, but unless Virgin install cables near where I live, I wont be considering it, obviously...

Then it's bound to fail.

Just noticed there are some snaps of the EPG on the virgin site

http://shop.virginmedia.com/content/dam/allyours/images/tv/tivo-big01.jpg

http://shop.virginmedia.com/content/dam/allyours/images/tv/tivo-big02.jpg

http://shop.virginmedia.com/content/dam/allyours/images/tv/tivo-big03.jpg

Also possible prices from the VMHD blog



What "XLTV/Triple" means is unclear. Hopefully all will become clear nearer the time. I myself am on XL TV XL Phone and (classic) L Broadband. Will it only trigger if I go to 20 meg first?

Yes; I imagine it means you being on the XL Triple Play bundle

http://shop.virginmedia.com/bundles/tv-broadband-and-phone/phxl-tvxl-bbxl.html

The new box has been unveiled, turns out the one I posted with pics was just a test one:

http://tivo.virginmedia.com

I'll be getting this in August when I move back to Sheffield.

It certainly looks better than the current EPG which looks as though it was based on Windows 3.4, but it's possibly too late. Why didn't they take the chance to invest and innovate instead of waiting for DSat to suggest things?

Have Virgin used the money from the sale of VMtv to pay for this?

With no new cable network expansion, this is simply designed to KEEP customers, not generate new ones. Running to stand still is never a good move for any company.