Love Tiscali/TalkTalk TV but...

treaclespoon · 10-05-2010, 23:05

I'm really growing impatient with being left behind other TV providers:
- no HD content
- no access to 'red button' services
- no option to multi room, other than to pay for a whole new account

It's comes to something when you find being given access to subtitles is a major breakthrough

Anyone else also feeling this way or is it just me?

Arid · 10-05-2010, 23:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by treaclespoon

I'm really growing impatient with being left behind other TV providers:
- no HD content
- no access to 'red button' services
- no option to multi room, other than to pay for a whole new account

It's comes to something when you find being given access to subtitles is a major breakthrough

Anyone else also feeling this way or is it just me?

Wow! Until you pointed that out, I had resigned myself to the fact that it was never gonna happen. Was this announced at all?!
I completely agree about the other things too - esp red button

parthena · 11-05-2010, 04:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arid

Wow! Until you pointed that out, I had resigned myself to the fact that it was never gonna happen. Was this announced at all?!

I don't think it was announced, but I can tell you that the subtitles are handled far better than Freeview digital boxes - press the Text button on the remote to toggle on and off* instantly, no waiting for them to kick in

And they're very sharp and neat.

*On my +box the default seems to be "on".

parthena

joshua321 · 12-05-2010, 05:16

Wow, we have subtitles! On the IPTV too! Weirdly they only work with the 'text' button on the new black remote, not with the 'text' button on the old silver Homechoice remote. Also doesn't pressing 'text' sort of imply that you would get teletext rather than subtitles? Not that teletext is any use these days.

SCWaudby · 12-05-2010, 10:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by parthena

I don't think it was announced, but I can tell you that the subtitles are handled far better than Freeview digital boxes - press the Text button on the remote to toggle on and off* instantly, no waiting for them to kick in

And they're very sharp and neat.

*On my +box the default seems to be "on".

parthena

If memory serves, you can set the default to be on or off in MyTV->TV Settings->Subtitles (or similar)

edEx · 12-05-2010, 23:22

Something new....finally. Let's hope this is the first in a line of extra features. The service needs some serious attention. You can see just from this forum that the subscriber base is currently dwindling. More features, more availability, and some advertising would be nice.

1andrew1 · 13-05-2010, 21:32

From what I've read, Talk Talk will not invest substantially nor promote its ex-Tiscali TV platform pending development and approval of Project Canvas.

If this platform is approved, I assume TalkTalk will in time move all existing TV subscribers over to it. If not, Tiscali will have to take a view on the existing inhouse TV platform and whether to drop or develop.

I don't see anything significant happening to TalkTalkTV either way until Project Canvas is approved or rejected.

10-05-2010, 23:05	#1
treaclespoon Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: On top of the hill Posts: 42	Love Tiscali/TalkTalk TV but... I'm really growing impatient with being left behind other TV providers: - no HD content - no access to 'red button' services - no option to multi room, other than to pay for a whole new account It's comes to something when you find being given access to subtitles is a major breakthrough Anyone else also feeling this way or is it just me?

10-05-2010, 23:45	#2
Arid Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Posts: 136	Quote: Originally Posted by treaclespoon I'm really growing impatient with being left behind other TV providers: - no HD content - no access to 'red button' services - no option to multi room, other than to pay for a whole new account It's comes to something when you find being given access to subtitles is a major breakthrough Anyone else also feeling this way or is it just me? Wow! Until you pointed that out, I had resigned myself to the fact that it was never gonna happen. Was this announced at all?! I completely agree about the other things too - esp red button

11-05-2010, 04:06	#3
parthena Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SW London, Crystal Palace Tx Posts: 2,769	Quote: Originally Posted by Arid Wow! Until you pointed that out, I had resigned myself to the fact that it was never gonna happen. Was this announced at all?! I don't think it was announced, but I can tell you that the subtitles are handled far better than Freeview digital boxes - press the Text button on the remote to toggle on and off* instantly, no waiting for them to kick in And they're very sharp and neat. *On my +box the default seems to be "on". parthena

12-05-2010, 05:16	#4
joshua321 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,445	Wow, we have subtitles! On the IPTV too! Weirdly they only work with the 'text' button on the new black remote, not with the 'text' button on the old silver Homechoice remote. Also doesn't pressing 'text' sort of imply that you would get teletext rather than subtitles? Not that teletext is any use these days.

12-05-2010, 10:47	#5
SCWaudby Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Macclesfield Posts: 16	Quote: Originally Posted by parthena I don't think it was announced, but I can tell you that the subtitles are handled far better than Freeview digital boxes - press the Text button on the remote to toggle on and off* instantly, no waiting for them to kick in And they're very sharp and neat. *On my +box the default seems to be "on". parthena If memory serves, you can set the default to be on or off in MyTV->TV Settings->Subtitles (or similar)

12-05-2010, 23:22	#6
edEx Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Londres, Tierra del Fuego Posts: 12,952	Something new....finally. Let's hope this is the first in a line of extra features. The service needs some serious attention. You can see just from this forum that the subscriber base is currently dwindling. More features, more availability, and some advertising would be nice.

13-05-2010, 21:32	#7
1andrew1 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,981	From what I've read, Talk Talk will not invest substantially nor promote its ex-Tiscali TV platform pending development and approval of Project Canvas. If this platform is approved, I assume TalkTalk will in time move all existing TV subscribers over to it. If not, Tiscali will have to take a view on the existing inhouse TV platform and whether to drop or develop. I don't see anything significant happening to TalkTalkTV either way until Project Canvas is approved or rejected.

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