The V+ Box, for some that may not be aware of it, is a set-top Box which allows the added functions of recording, pausing and rewinding TV. Equiped with a built in Hard Drive, this baby allows up to 80 Hours of recordings to be stored on it, and seemless one touch recording from the TV Guide and Electronic Program Guide (the Bar that displays info at the bottom.) The box is a sleek Black colour whcih matches many HD TVs of today, however this is the only colour offered, so Silver TV owners, unlucky. Trust me, I feel your pain. Hehe. The box allows High Definition programming to be viewed through HDMI and Composite cables to your HD TV, ...  Read the complete review

After reviewing the Sky HD+ box I figured for completeness I should give my opinions on Virgin Media's more recent answer to this, the V+ Box. Obviously Virgin weren't going for points when it came to originality in naming this set-top box recorder, but there are plenty of novel features here you simply won't find with Sky. The first difference that should be mentioned is that when I was an existing Virgin Media customer (around 6 months ago) I was charged a one off installation fee of £99 to upgrade to a V+ Box from the standard free one that comes with the TV package. This was around 2 years ago, and things of course move forward; I believe Virgin are now backing there  Read the complete review

The Virgin V+ HD box is a great TV service. With this box you can pause and rewind live TV, you can also record up to 2 programmes at one time, while watching another. I also allows you to watch HD channels and this comes at no extra cost with the XL package unlike the sky service. The V+ box has a hard drive of 160 GB which is the equivalent of approximately 80 hours of recording in standard definition. The amount of hard drive space is more than enough for most people, as long as you don't keep your programmes on there for ages you are unlikely to run out of space. Recording is very easy, simply pressing the red record button on your remote control while ...  Read the complete review

Nobody who has used one can deny the brilliance and usefulness of a PVR, or DVR or Freeview + box or Sky + box, whatever it's called, the hard disk drive has revolutionised video recording introducing multiple recordings, time shifting and pausing and rewinding live television with no need for discs or tapes. The most successful box in Britain, the Sky + box and latterly the Sky + HD box is clearly the inspiration behind Virgin's HDD effort and this is no bad thing as Sky + is a wonderful piece of kit. Compared to the Sky + HD box, the biggest difference between the two is the addition of a third tuner compared to the Sky box's two which means you ...  Read the complete review

The v+ box is virgin's answer to the sky + box. It gives the ability to record programmes, rewind and pause live tv. The V+ box is better than the Sky+ box in that it has two tuners rather than the one that the sky + box has, you are able to record two programmes at once whilst watching another, on sky+ you can one record one and watch one. The v+ also has the capabilites to store 80 hours of content, and shows you how many hours you have left to record, whereas the sky+ box can only record 40 hours and show it in a percentage so you are uncertain how much time you have left to record. Another feature is that you are able to record a whole series, ...  Read the complete review