TV

Kaise

so we are in our new flat and we have an issue;

Downstairs doesnt want a Virgin Media cable putting through their garden, so we can have it, end of

so the choices are
Sky - but we have to check they are allowed to install a dish
BT vision - but i dont know anyone with it or whether its any good

what the fark do i do

personally i want to leave the guy that owns downstairs in a ditch, head backwards, no messtins and then just get virgin installed

chrischris1315

Get sky, its awesome :twisted:

Tartanyak

Go with cable when the people downstairs are out.

projectsome

Have virgin run the cables via a different route (ie through his lounge)

or just get sky

cooldad

D lock them, find a ditch, head backwards etc. Problem solved.

Raymondavalon

BT Vision isn't brilliant, it's like a pimped out FreeView box with the ability to record and tons of replays on demand (Yawn...)
You can add content to it, but as a former Sky subscriber and a current BT Vision user, Sky is miles ahead in what you can initially view on a minimum contract.

I [sadly] opted for BT Vision due to not being at home very much and mainly use it to record my favourites like Family Guy, South Park and a few movies that actually are worth watching. I will not renew the contract when it's up and move to Virgin solely for the high bandwidth broadband, even though the amount of hops and latency borders "unacceptable"

cooldad

I had Virgin broadband and it was amazing, but I have no idea what hops and latency mean.
Now using my cellphone to connect as have no phone line and no Virgin in the area (well Bracknell is a sh1thole and they are all slags).
It's like my old 33.3kps modem.

montevideoguy

cooldad wrote:

I had Virgin broadband and it was amazing, but I have no idea what hops and latency mean.
Now using my cellphone to connect as have no phone line and no Virgin in the area (well Bracknell is a sh1thole and they are all slags).
It's like my old 33.3kps modem.

Retro internet!!

I feel like I have retro internet with my 2mb connection.
Have to say my cable service is pretty awesome though. Got a shit load of channels where they have both Spanish dubbed and original language output so I have stuff like HBO, FX, Sony, Fox all without need for subtitles. The cable box is also a pvr so can record what I want and have the HD channels at no extra cost (ideal for the footie...which I have a shitload of).

Threaten to rape your neighbour though if they don't let you get Virgin. Sky has better tv services (sky sports red button thing for champions league games for example) but cable internet blows ADSL clean out the water

Gazlar

Sky, or keep leaving the bath to overflow until they move (or drown)

Anonymous

kaiser83 wrote:

so we are in our new flat and we have an issue;

Downstairs doesnt want a Virgin Media, so we can have it.
what the fark do i do

personally i want to leave the guy that owns downstairs in a ditch, head backwards, no messtins

Do the virgin up the wrong un good and hard. Ignore the bloke downstairs, you have a better toy.

nicklouse

get a TV card for the Media PC.

Anonymous

nicklouse wrote:

get a TV card for the Media PC.

I've got a twin tuner in thge PC, it's great. But honestly, I'd still rather bang a virgin than do geeky stuff.

tlw1

Gazlar wrote:

Sky, or keep leaving the bath to overflow until they move (or drown)

Winner