Virgin Media Review
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Virgin Media's Offering:
Virgin Media offers digital TV, broadband and home phone services in a number of areas around the UK.
If you're in a cable TV area, they offer a number of packages, the top one of which, 'Extra Large', offers over 120 channels, including Sky One, ITV2, E4, MTV, Film4, Virgin Central and UKTV Gold. You can add extra subscription services such as Sky Sports, Setanta Sport, and Sky Movies, as well as adult services.
Virgin Media's digital TV offering also includes Virgin TV On Demand service, which offers on-demand viewing of over 500 movies, as well as instant access to 1000s of TV shows and music videos. They also offer a number of TV shows from the last seven day's TV available on demand, so you can catch up on any shows you may have missed.
Virgin's digital TV offering has some other optional extras - such as the Virgin V+ hard-disk recorder, and HDTV (High definition).
Virgin Media V+
The Virgin Media V+ Box replaces the original Telewest TVDrive. It's a hard-disc recorder that can store TV shows on the built-in storage for ease of viewing. It offers the following features:
Records up to 80 hours of cable TV.
Supports HD Hi-def.
Allows recording of two TV channels, while watching a third.
Lets you pause and rewind live TV
Has a series-link, so you don't miss your favourite regular shows
Outputs: 2 x SCART sockets, 1 x modulated RF output, 2 x audio phono outputs, and 1 x HDMI (Hi-def) socket. Click here for a picture of the v+ box connectors
Cost: Installation of the V+ box costs £150. Additionally, there's a monthly subscription for the V+ service (£5 a month, or free if you're on the XL package). 12 month minimum contract applies. More on Virgin Media's site - Offer: Half-price V+ Box until 31st January 08
Other Virgin Services
Virgin Media also offers Broadband Internet and telephone packages, which can save you money when combined with your digital TV service.
If you live in a part of the UK served by Virgin Media's cable service, you can request that Virgin's engineers call to get you connected to their services. To find out more, or to check coverage, go to www.virginmedia.com
Virgin Media offers digital TV, broadband and home phone services in a number of areas around the UK.
If you're in a cable TV area, they offer a number of packages, the top one of which, 'Extra Large', offers over 120 channels, including Sky One, ITV2, E4, MTV, Film4, Virgin Central and UKTV Gold. You can add extra subscription services such as Sky Sports, Setanta Sport, and Sky Movies, as well as adult services.
Virgin Media's digital TV offering also includes Virgin TV On Demand service, which offers on-demand viewing of over 500 movies, as well as instant access to 1000s of TV shows and music videos. They also offer a number of TV shows from the last seven day's TV available on demand, so you can catch up on any shows you may have missed.
Virgin's digital TV offering has some other optional extras - such as the Virgin V+ hard-disk recorder, and HDTV (High definition).
Virgin Media V+
The Virgin Media V+ Box replaces the original Telewest TVDrive. It's a hard-disc recorder that can store TV shows on the built-in storage for ease of viewing. It offers the following features:
Records up to 80 hours of cable TV.
Supports HD Hi-def.
Allows recording of two TV channels, while watching a third.
Lets you pause and rewind live TV
Has a series-link, so you don't miss your favourite regular shows
Outputs: 2 x SCART sockets, 1 x modulated RF output, 2 x audio phono outputs, and 1 x HDMI (Hi-def) socket. Click here for a picture of the v+ box connectors
Cost: Installation of the V+ box costs £150. Additionally, there's a monthly subscription for the V+ service (£5 a month, or free if you're on the XL package). 12 month minimum contract applies. More on Virgin Media's site - Offer: Half-price V+ Box until 31st January 08
Other Virgin Services
Virgin Media also offers Broadband Internet and telephone packages, which can save you money when combined with your digital TV service.
If you live in a part of the UK served by Virgin Media's cable service, you can request that Virgin's engineers call to get you connected to their services. To find out more, or to check coverage, go to www.virginmedia.com
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