Very Tangy TV

reece1605 · 24-02-2010, 17:03

Does anyone have any experience with this service?
Sounds interesting, saw it advertised to be sold on Ideal World at 10 tonight and it got me googling.
Entirely IPTV with no aerial, dish or cable tv needed, works entirely off Internet connection (even for live tv).

Some information on this from people with experience of it would be great.

stuntmaster · 24-02-2010, 17:28

looks very interesting

they seem to have their own branded channels.

monthly sub is cheap at £10

but the box cost is £130....

it appears to have freeview + some channels theyve come up with since iv'e never heard of most of the channels, and thats saying something since I have european satellite as well....

what worries me is that the channels will be full of 3rd rate drivel, with the odd old hit.. (quite common on these iptv sites).

I may consider it if they have something worth getting, or if they can offer channels that are not on freeview that are on freesat.

noise747 · 24-02-2010, 22:57

It got a load of channels that are available on Freeview, so unless you can't get Freeview, Cable or can't stick a dish up I can't see the point in getting it for that reason.
They seem to have their own channels, but with no info what content is on those channels, ten it a bit of a risk.

I was over at a friends place a moment ago and saw the start of the presentation on Ideal world, don't ask why we was on that channel. the on demand seemed as interesting as watching paint dry and the film channel had a film that was from 1960's I think, something called Captain Scarlet and nothing to do with puppets.

I agree with Stuntmaster, it will no doubt be full of third rate drivel and paying just under a tenner a month for that is not good value. Maybe if it was a PAYG system it would be a better system. subsciptions are fine if you are going to get a lot of use from it.

so far the only pay T.v system that makes sense in payment wise is BT vision.

stuntmaster · 24-02-2010, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by noise747

It got a load of channels that are available on Freeview, so unless you can't get Freeview, Cable or can't stick a dish up I can't see the point in getting it for that reason.
They seem to have their own channels, but with no info what content is on those channels, ten it a bit of a risk.

I was over at a friends place a moment ago and saw the start of the presentation on Ideal world, don't ask why we was on that channel. the on demand seemed as interesting as watching paint dry and the film channel had a film that was from 1960's I think, something called Captain Scarlet and nothing to do with puppets.

I agree with Stuntmaster, it will no doubt be full of third rate drivel and paying just under a tenner a month for that is not good value. Maybe if it was a PAYG system it would be a better system. subsciptions are fine if you are going to get a lot of use from it.

so far the only pay T.v system that makes sense in payment wise is BT vision.

I have seen the manual fro; their website and the interface is awful.

from some of the shots you could see some content that was likely to be watched. but most of it looked crap.

guide is ok...ish.

I like the idea of the freeview lineup via iptv. agree with noise on this front.

and it has a rather nifty way of recording shows.
when you set a recording, it records it on their server. Then when you want to watch it, it'll stream it to you.

but the price for the box is way too expensive. even the bt vision box isn't that high and it does more.

it's one to keep an eye on.

if the monthly sub drops and/or the box price drops then i'll consider it, purely for IPTV reasons. there could be some more freesat channels on there in the future...

reece1605 · 25-02-2010, 00:48

In my opinion (having watched tonights presentation on very tangy tv, on Ideal World) where this product is impressive is the recording of your program/s on to their server to enable absolute multiple record functionality, AND I personally think their format for viewing TV from the last 7 days is really good.
I agree the rest was all a bit hit and miss, but I was thinking... How good would something like these two features/functions working in the same way as explained with very tangy TV make Sky TV!!!! It would be awesome.

I did like those functions but thought the box was ugly and aged?

noise747 · 25-02-2010, 08:03

If what I have seen is the quality of the content then it will not last for long, £10 a month is a lot of mony to pay if you get very little out of it, even TUTV is better value in the content stakes.

It all sounds a good idea and yes some of the features sounds good, but it still need the content and they need to put what contet is avialble on their website.

The other problem is we are back to bandwidth, limits and QOS, so it suffers from the same problem that every other VOD system will suffer from apart from BT vision.

If it had a PAYG system I would be more interested, I think the subscription format is outdated.

louise1966 · 25-02-2010, 12:55

I'm not entirely convincced by the programme content. We don't receive any of the digital channels we get on sky - i.e. living or home - but I do like the idea of being able to record programmes from the last 7 days. I do feel, however, that this will become the norm for providers of digital tv in the future.

scotty2808 · 25-02-2010, 15:13

It looks interesting in terms of a product.

Box looks awful though.
Channels on offer are not great either. Freeview with added junk.

stuntmaster · 25-02-2010, 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotty2808

It looks interesting in terms of a product.

Box looks awful though.
Channels on offer are not great either. Freeview with added junk.

Agreed, the box could do with a facelift...

the freeview aspect is fine, the junk is junk.

See if they'd have gone for a profile like say Freesat lineup + a few basic subscription *channels* as in proper channels like ESPN, movies 24, and other basic subscription channels. then for that price it would take off.

then if they added a PPV based VOD with actual content providers, then even if the junk was added, the other stuff would far outweigh the crap.
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in short the concept is good, as it's about time we had a universal fully IPTV system outside Tiscali TV / BT Vision. What lets it down is the look of the box, interface and shoddy content. if they resolve that then I am sure it could work out well.

evilturnip · 25-02-2010, 20:41

Hmmm, seems very...dodgy...to me. I fail to see what content other than tosh you get for your £10

sheppy124 · 27-02-2010, 19:59

basically paying for storing everything on there servers, its a the way tv could go, you wouldnt need a hard drive, though the mention of really having to have 40gb download limit and 2mb speed, could cause issues for some people. Though saying that I would give it a try, if I wasnt on sky at the moment. It will be one of those services though sink or swim.

noise747 · 28-02-2010, 09:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheppy124

basically paying for storing everything on there servers, its a the way tv could go, you wouldnt need a hard drive, though the mention of really having to have 40gb download limit and 2mb speed, could cause issues for some people. Though saying that I would give it a try, if I wasnt on sky at the moment. It will be one of those services though sink or swim.

the box is a bit pricey, a lot of money to lose if you buy the box and find it is no good. Ok if you buy it from Ideal world, you got 30 days to see if you like it.

azimo · 07-03-2010, 21:32

I can't see this taking of in a big way, it's a good idea but It's overpriced and not just the equipment, reduce the sub to £5 and the box to sub £100 and I might try it, the channels are not worth anything.

noise747 · 08-03-2010, 07:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by azimo

I can't see this taking of in a big way, it's a good idea but It's overpriced and not just the equipment, reduce the sub to £5 and the box to sub £100 and I might try it, the channels are not worth anything.

You got it in one. Need something to make it worth while.

azimo · 08-03-2010, 23:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by noise747

You got it in one. Need something to make it worth while.

It's even got a fair use policy which I can't seem to find any info on, probably 100 hrs of saved content, this is going to fall flat on it's face, when Canvas is launched nobody will have any interest in this, thinking about it I don't even think I'd even be interested in it even if they did reduced the sub to £5 and the box to under £100, get rid of the sub and use Ads instead

noise747 · 09-03-2010, 08:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by azimo

It's even got a fair use policy which I can't seem to find any info on, probably 100 hrs of saved content, this is going to fall flat on it's face, when Canvas is launched nobody will have any interest in this, thinking about it I don't even think I'd even be interested in it even if they did reduced the sub to £5 and the box to under £100, get rid of the sub and use Ads instead

You need content, if you don't have content, then you are stuffed, even Top up T.v have better content. The one problem is that there is nothing on their website to say what they are showing, they got names of channels, but it could be a load of rubbish. The other problem is, who the hell are they? I never heard of them and people like companies they have heard of. Looking around the net they seem to some sort of American media company, but that is about it.

As for a fair use policy, even BT Vision have one of those, I never knew until a friend of mine said about it.

azimo · 10-03-2010, 15:37

I suspect the reason there are no listing of content on verytangytv.com is because the content is very poor, I would love to be proved wrong but I can't see that happening, no doubt verytangytv's channels are showing stuff that is public domain, out of copyright.

NEWLINEtv · 28-03-2010, 18:38

If anyone use's Very Tangy, make sure you have unlimited cap, else you might cry when you get your next bill if you have a cap.

timboy · 30-03-2010, 19:51

Dave Courtney OBE TV!!

Whatever happened to PlayTV UK?

NEWLINEtv · 30-03-2010, 21:32

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Originally Posted by timboy

Whatever happened to PlayTV UK?

I think it went bust didn't it?

wpg123 · 31-03-2010, 23:15

Yes, I feel for it.

noise747 · 02-04-2010, 09:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by azimo

I suspect the reason there are no listing of content on verytangytv.com is because the content is very poor, I would love to be proved wrong but I can't see that happening, no doubt verytangytv's channels are showing stuff that is public domain, out of copyright.

Idela world had it back on last night so I was told, had a phone call from someone I know who was watching it and asked for my opinion.

What could I say, apart from the fact that it seems expensive for what it offers and the content don't look so good. But apart from that I did not know anything about it.

azimo · 02-04-2010, 15:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by noise747

Idela world had it back on last night so I was told, had a phone call from someone I know who was watching it and asked for my opinion.

What could I say, apart from the fact that it seems expensive for what it offers and the content don't look so good. But apart from that I did not know anything about it.

I can't believe there still selling it, 3view is just around the corner and Fetch TV is available now, what has verytangy got to offer that either of the above don't except the ability to store content on their servers which is handy but not a necessity, I can see people getting fed up with paying for that.

jake19801957 · 02-04-2010, 15:27

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wpg123 · 08-04-2010, 23:56

Like you all said, freeview with extras. Makes this expensive for what you get.
As for the, new channels added all the time. I am still waiting to see any, they said they update the movies at least once a month unless they are being watched by subscribers,yet to see a update.
I sent Tangy TV a e-mail stating what was being said on sites like this one, I received a nice e-mail from the MD, Mr Rich Tuckwell. Stating what I had said he thought was offensive and unjust.I apologised and said it may be because the system is in its infancy stage.
I think I was right with my first thought, after receiving the system very very average.
I really hope they prove me wrong.

24-02-2010, 17:03	#1
reece1605 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Surrey Posts: 167	Very Tangy TV Does anyone have any experience with this service? Sounds interesting, saw it advertised to be sold on Ideal World at 10 tonight and it got me googling. Entirely IPTV with no aerial, dish or cable tv needed, works entirely off Internet connection (even for live tv). Some information on this from people with experience of it would be great.

25-02-2010, 00:48	#5
reece1605 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Surrey Posts: 167	In my opinion (having watched tonights presentation on very tangy tv, on Ideal World) where this product is impressive is the recording of your program/s on to their server to enable absolute multiple record functionality, AND I personally think their format for viewing TV from the last 7 days is really good. I agree the rest was all a bit hit and miss, but I was thinking... How good would something like these two features/functions working in the same way as explained with very tangy TV make Sky TV!!!! It would be awesome. I did like those functions but thought the box was ugly and aged? Last edited by reece1605 : 25-02-2010 at 00:49. Reason: Dpelling

31-03-2010, 23:15	#21
wpg123 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 9	Hi All Yes, I feel for it.

24-02-2010, 17:28	#2
stuntmaster Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southampton - Hannington - TX Posts: 4,878	looks very interesting they seem to have their own branded channels. monthly sub is cheap at £10 but the box cost is £130.... it appears to have freeview + some channels theyve come up with since iv'e never heard of most of the channels, and thats saying something since I have european satellite as well.... what worries me is that the channels will be full of 3rd rate drivel, with the odd old hit.. (quite common on these iptv sites). I may consider it if they have something worth getting, or if they can offer channels that are not on freeview that are on freesat.

24-02-2010, 22:57	#3
noise747 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 22,810	It got a load of channels that are available on Freeview, so unless you can't get Freeview, Cable or can't stick a dish up I can't see the point in getting it for that reason. They seem to have their own channels, but with no info what content is on those channels, ten it a bit of a risk. I was over at a friends place a moment ago and saw the start of the presentation on Ideal world, don't ask why we was on that channel. the on demand seemed as interesting as watching paint dry and the film channel had a film that was from 1960's I think, something called Captain Scarlet and nothing to do with puppets. I agree with Stuntmaster, it will no doubt be full of third rate drivel and paying just under a tenner a month for that is not good value. Maybe if it was a PAYG system it would be a better system. subsciptions are fine if you are going to get a lot of use from it. so far the only pay T.v system that makes sense in payment wise is BT vision.

24-02-2010, 23:26	#4
stuntmaster Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southampton - Hannington - TX Posts: 4,878	Quote: Originally Posted by noise747 It got a load of channels that are available on Freeview, so unless you can't get Freeview, Cable or can't stick a dish up I can't see the point in getting it for that reason. They seem to have their own channels, but with no info what content is on those channels, ten it a bit of a risk. I was over at a friends place a moment ago and saw the start of the presentation on Ideal world, don't ask why we was on that channel. the on demand seemed as interesting as watching paint dry and the film channel had a film that was from 1960's I think, something called Captain Scarlet and nothing to do with puppets. I agree with Stuntmaster, it will no doubt be full of third rate drivel and paying just under a tenner a month for that is not good value. Maybe if it was a PAYG system it would be a better system. subsciptions are fine if you are going to get a lot of use from it. so far the only pay T.v system that makes sense in payment wise is BT vision. I have seen the manual fro; their website and the interface is awful. from some of the shots you could see some content that was likely to be watched. but most of it looked crap. guide is ok...ish. I like the idea of the freeview lineup via iptv. agree with noise on this front. and it has a rather nifty way of recording shows. when you set a recording, it records it on their server. Then when you want to watch it, it'll stream it to you. but the price for the box is way too expensive. even the bt vision box isn't that high and it does more. it's one to keep an eye on. if the monthly sub drops and/or the box price drops then i'll consider it, purely for IPTV reasons. there could be some more freesat channels on there in the future...

25-02-2010, 08:03	#6
noise747 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 22,810	If what I have seen is the quality of the content then it will not last for long, £10 a month is a lot of mony to pay if you get very little out of it, even TUTV is better value in the content stakes. It all sounds a good idea and yes some of the features sounds good, but it still need the content and they need to put what contet is avialble on their website. The other problem is we are back to bandwidth, limits and QOS, so it suffers from the same problem that every other VOD system will suffer from apart from BT vision. If it had a PAYG system I would be more interested, I think the subscription format is outdated.

25-02-2010, 12:55	#7
louise1966 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: workington, cumbria Posts: 3,384	I'm not entirely convincced by the programme content. We don't receive any of the digital channels we get on sky - i.e. living or home - but I do like the idea of being able to record programmes from the last 7 days. I do feel, however, that this will become the norm for providers of digital tv in the future.

25-02-2010, 15:13	#8
scotty2808 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 435	It looks interesting in terms of a product. Box looks awful though. Channels on offer are not great either. Freeview with added junk.

25-02-2010, 16:52	#9
stuntmaster Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southampton - Hannington - TX Posts: 4,878	Quote: Originally Posted by scotty2808 It looks interesting in terms of a product. Box looks awful though. Channels on offer are not great either. Freeview with added junk. Agreed, the box could do with a facelift... the freeview aspect is fine, the junk is junk. See if they'd have gone for a profile like say Freesat lineup + a few basic subscription channels as in proper channels like ESPN, movies 24, and other basic subscription channels. then for that price it would take off. then if they added a PPV based VOD with actual content providers, then even if the junk was added, the other stuff would far outweigh the crap. . in short the concept is good, as it's about time we had a universal fully IPTV system outside Tiscali TV / BT Vision. What lets it down is the look of the box, interface and shoddy content. if they resolve that then I am sure it could work out well.

25-02-2010, 20:41	#10
evilturnip Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Manchester Posts: 255	Hmmm, seems very...dodgy...to me. I fail to see what content other than tosh you get for your £10

27-02-2010, 19:59	#11
sheppy124 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 685	basically paying for storing everything on there servers, its a the way tv could go, you wouldnt need a hard drive, though the mention of really having to have 40gb download limit and 2mb speed, could cause issues for some people. Though saying that I would give it a try, if I wasnt on sky at the moment. It will be one of those services though sink or swim.

28-02-2010, 09:03	#12
noise747 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 22,810	Quote: Originally Posted by sheppy124 basically paying for storing everything on there servers, its a the way tv could go, you wouldnt need a hard drive, though the mention of really having to have 40gb download limit and 2mb speed, could cause issues for some people. Though saying that I would give it a try, if I wasnt on sky at the moment. It will be one of those services though sink or swim. the box is a bit pricey, a lot of money to lose if you buy the box and find it is no good. Ok if you buy it from Ideal world, you got 30 days to see if you like it.

07-03-2010, 21:32	#13
azimo Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 927	I can't see this taking of in a big way, it's a good idea but It's overpriced and not just the equipment, reduce the sub to £5 and the box to sub £100 and I might try it, the channels are not worth anything.

08-03-2010, 07:55	#14
noise747 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 22,810	Quote: Originally Posted by azimo I can't see this taking of in a big way, it's a good idea but It's overpriced and not just the equipment, reduce the sub to £5 and the box to sub £100 and I might try it, the channels are not worth anything. You got it in one. Need something to make it worth while.

08-03-2010, 23:34	#15
azimo Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 927	Quote: Originally Posted by noise747 You got it in one. Need something to make it worth while. It's even got a fair use policy which I can't seem to find any info on, probably 100 hrs of saved content, this is going to fall flat on it's face, when Canvas is launched nobody will have any interest in this, thinking about it I don't even think I'd even be interested in it even if they did reduced the sub to £5 and the box to under £100, get rid of the sub and use Ads instead

09-03-2010, 08:21	#16
noise747 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 22,810	Quote: Originally Posted by azimo It's even got a fair use policy which I can't seem to find any info on, probably 100 hrs of saved content, this is going to fall flat on it's face, when Canvas is launched nobody will have any interest in this, thinking about it I don't even think I'd even be interested in it even if they did reduced the sub to £5 and the box to under £100, get rid of the sub and use Ads instead You need content, if you don't have content, then you are stuffed, even Top up T.v have better content. The one problem is that there is nothing on their website to say what they are showing, they got names of channels, but it could be a load of rubbish. The other problem is, who the hell are they? I never heard of them and people like companies they have heard of. Looking around the net they seem to some sort of American media company, but that is about it. As for a fair use policy, even BT Vision have one of those, I never knew until a friend of mine said about it.

10-03-2010, 15:37	#17
azimo Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 927	I suspect the reason there are no listing of content on verytangytv.com is because the content is very poor, I would love to be proved wrong but I can't see that happening, no doubt verytangytv's channels are showing stuff that is public domain, out of copyright.

28-03-2010, 18:38	#18
NEWLINEtv Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,304	If anyone use's Very Tangy, make sure you have unlimited cap, else you might cry when you get your next bill if you have a cap.

30-03-2010, 19:51	#19
timboy Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 26,386	Dave Courtney OBE TV!! Whatever happened to PlayTV UK?

30-03-2010, 21:32	#20
NEWLINEtv Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,304	Quote: Originally Posted by timboy Whatever happened to PlayTV UK? I think it went bust didn't it?

02-04-2010, 09:10	#22
noise747 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 22,810	Quote: Originally Posted by azimo I suspect the reason there are no listing of content on verytangytv.com is because the content is very poor, I would love to be proved wrong but I can't see that happening, no doubt verytangytv's channels are showing stuff that is public domain, out of copyright. Idela world had it back on last night so I was told, had a phone call from someone I know who was watching it and asked for my opinion. What could I say, apart from the fact that it seems expensive for what it offers and the content don't look so good. But apart from that I did not know anything about it.

02-04-2010, 15:16	#23
azimo Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 927	Quote: Originally Posted by noise747 Idela world had it back on last night so I was told, had a phone call from someone I know who was watching it and asked for my opinion. What could I say, apart from the fact that it seems expensive for what it offers and the content don't look so good. But apart from that I did not know anything about it. I can't believe there still selling it, 3view is just around the corner and Fetch TV is available now, what has verytangy got to offer that either of the above don't except the ability to store content on their servers which is handy but not a necessity, I can see people getting fed up with paying for that.

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08-04-2010, 23:56	#25
wpg123 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 9	Like you all said, freeview with extras. Makes this expensive for what you get. As for the, new channels added all the time. I am still waiting to see any, they said they update the movies at least once a month unless they are being watched by subscribers,yet to see a update. I sent Tangy TV a e-mail stating what was being said on sites like this one, I received a nice e-mail from the MD, Mr Rich Tuckwell. Stating what I had said he thought was offensive and unjust.I apologised and said it may be because the system is in its infancy stage. I think I was right with my first thought, after receiving the system very very average. I really hope they prove me wrong.