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Kiwibloke's avatar
Kiwibloke
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2 months ago

Coaxial......really?

Ive been trying to research how to connect the 360 box when it arrives, if of course it does, as I haven't heard from VM for a while, anyway most video's I can find are dated around 2021 but are they still relevant? as most show a coaxial connection, an ethernet connection and HDMI connection, surly VM still don't use a coaxial, what is this the 1880's yeah that's when coaxial cables were invented. My sky puck and Apple TV both work well on ethernet cables alone, and if it is coaxial cable for VM it can't be done, with the way my router and TV are set up as they are to far away from each other. Should I cancel now or wait until the box turns up?

Thanks

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  • carl_pearce's avatar
    carl_pearce
    Superstar
    2 months ago

    Virgin Media's services are based on coaxial, correct.

    Even the broadband shares the same coax as TV, using HFC (In most areas).

    Techically they do also have a streaming service:

    https://www.virginmedia.com/the-edit/tv/flex

  • nodrogd's avatar
    nodrogd
    Very Insightful Person
    2 months ago

    V360 boxes are broadcast receivers (think of them as a SkyQ satellite box equivalent, that Sky DO STILL PROVIDE, but use the cable feed instead of a dish). The VM equivalent of your Sky puck is Flex, which, as with the Sky product, does not record to a hard disk & instead streams from the internet.