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05-04-2010, 01:34
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Is there any diffrence between VM VOD & BTs
Apart from of course Demand Five (Very rare i watch this channel so carnt so im heartbroken lol)
I dont mean to start a war thread im curious as ive never seen bt vision in action currently vm offer CATCH UP BBC IPLAYER/HD ITV NET PLAYER/HD 4OD VIRGIN 1 TV CHOICE BBC/HD ITV PLAYER 4OD LIVING/HD BRAVO COMEDY CENTRAL CBS REALITY C&I DISCOVERY/HD MOTORS TV EXTREME SPORTS VIRGIN 1 HBO/HD WARNER TV FX/HD OCCASIONALLY LOL NATIONAL GEO BIO MTV R HISTORY/HD CURRENT TV KIDS EXTRA CLASSIC CARTOONS CARTOON NETWORK NICK NICK JR DISNEY DISNEY HD DISNEY MOVIES PLAYHOUSE DISNEY BOOMERANG POP TINY POP BABY TV BOOKZONE TV THEATRELAND TV BABY TV TEARCHERS TV NEW YOU AND APPRANTLY CARTOONITO SOON |
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05-04-2010, 12:34
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Is there any diffrence between VM VOD & BTs > Reply to Thread
Both provide a replay service for broadcast TV: BT has BBC, ITV, CH4 and Five; VM provides Virgin replay but not Five. BT also provides ESPN replay if you have any BTV subscription. Both offer Picture Box, Bollywood, Pay-per-view movies and music videos. VM has a £7 Replay Choice option which provides programming from all the other channels you mention. BTV has a similar list, as part of its basic replay service, of about 20 channels which supply its additional on demand TV: CBS, Warner, History, Nat Geo, Discovery, TV Box, Sony Entertainment, Sony Retro, MTV, E!, HBO, Comedy Central, TX,Chanimal, Battelfield, Vision Sports... BTV also has exclusive rights to Premier League on-demand. VM has a lot more HD on demand compared to BT at present. |
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05-04-2010, 12:37
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Hi
I've got BTVision. It only has the Freeview channels and on demand stuff from BBC ITV 4 Five Sony Warner Bros Tv Comedy Central HBO Slected shows from All the major US Networks History Channel National Geographic and a few others...... Basically stick with Virgin if you've already got it (I'd get it if I could), Pound for Pound, your getting more for your ££££. |
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05-04-2010, 12:44
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BTV also has exclusive rights to Premier League on-demand. Ooh Yeah, forgot about this (the reason I got BTV in the 1st place)  If Premier League football is your thing, you don't mind not watching the game live (the on demand is 5 hours after the game finishes), and you don't mind missing out on the games that Sky show as BTV don't have the rights to those (yet, different thread for that heated debate) It's £5 or part of a bundle for £14 |
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05-04-2010, 15:54
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Ooh Yeah, forgot about this (the reason I got BTV in the 1st place)
If Premier League football is your thing, you don't mind not watching the game live (the on demand is 5 hours after the game finishes), and you don't mind missing out on the games that Sky show as BTV don't have the rights to those (yet, different thread for that heated debate) It's £5 or part of a bundle for £14  I'm considered to be a terminally football-mad person by those who know me. And I agree with them. But in 11 months (Just one miserable month to go) of having BTV, I've NEVER watched a game on demand and can't imagine why anyone would want to. You can just record Match of the Day instead and cut out the boring bits. In order to answer the OP's question properly you need to consider not only who provides the content but more importantly how much content is available and for how long. BTV is chock full of 2nd rate American TV which hangs around for ever. Virgin is much more balanced in it's UK/USA split and content is updated far more often. As a BTV customer who will soon be returning to VM, my advice would be... "There's nothing to see here, walk on by!" |
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05-04-2010, 23:24
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Cheerz for all the advice i thought btv did fox content now i thought i read...simpsons/south park would be great and LIVING?
Virgin used to offer near live football back in the Setanta days but that was axe when the channel died I dont think i would switch from virgin as thier internet is just too quick in compairson to BT although thier landline service is A HELL OF A LOT CHEAPER just a moment of madness |
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06-04-2010, 13:14
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Are you being serious?
I'm considered to be a terminally football-mad person by those who know me. And I agree with them. But in 11 months (Just one miserable month to go) of having BTV, I've NEVER watched a game on demand and can't imagine why anyone would want to. You can just record Match of the Day instead and cut out the boring bits. In order to answer the OP's question properly you need to consider not only who provides the content but more importantly how much content is available and for how long. BTV is chock full of 2nd rate American TV which hangs around for ever. Virgin is much more balanced in it's UK/USA split and content is updated far more often. As a BTV customer who will soon be returning to VM, my advice would be... "There's nothing to see here, walk on by!" The Premiership VOD service is invaluable to me and is NOT offered on any other platform. This is the only way to watch full 3pm kick off matches on your TV. Alternatively - you can watch highlights instead - not just a 5 minute recap  As for "chock full" of yank TV - even if you're correct - who really cares ????, it's VOD - you can watch whatever you like
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06-04-2010, 14:01
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How can you be proper football fan if you dont want to ever watch a whole football match ?. I'm not the world best fan (I like F1 better) but even I watch some of them.
The Premiership VOD service is invaluable to me and is NOT offered on any other platform. This is the only way to watch full 3pm kick off matches on your TV. Alternatively - you can watch highlights instead - not just a 5 minute recap As for "chock full" of yank TV - even if you're correct - who really cares ????, it's VOD - you can watch whatever you like As you say, it is VOD. But as I said earlier, it's about the choice that is provided. I watched what interested me in my first month or so on BTV. These days I check regularly (almost always in vain) to see if there is anything new of interest, but there isn't and those original programmes are still there. That was never the case with VM VOD. Which is partly why I'm returning to them. The other reasons being the availability of more live football, better more reliable broadband, better STB and lower prices. A no-brainer really. |
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06-04-2010, 15:09
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Who wants to sit through the entire 90 mins of a game when you know the score in advance? I don't and I seriously doubt many others would either.
 I do and have done many times. I hear about great matches from my friends, in the news and in the papers - especially goal fests and I can usually go home and actually watch the match. |
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06-04-2010, 15:24
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A terminally football-mad person probably ??
I do and have done many times. I hear about great matches from my friends, in the news and in the papers - especially goal fests and I can usually go home and actually watch the match. I'm pleased for you and shocked at the same time. I'll be showing your post to some others as living proof that my condition isn't as bad as they think! |
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06-04-2010, 15:57
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I'm pleased for you and shocked at the same time. I'll be showing your post to some others as living proof that my condition isn't as bad as they think!
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08-04-2010, 20:57
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So do BT Vision have FOX OD wb LIVING im sure i read a deal was done
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09-04-2010, 10:42
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So do BT Vision have FOX OD wb LIVING im sure i read a deal was done
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