Virgin Media brings its Sky Q rival to more people and getting it is easier than you think
Virgin Media is rolling out its next-generation TV 360 box to all customers. Previously only available to those paying for the Ultimate Oomph bundle, which starts from £89 but can cost up to £139 a month. Thankfully, there are no longer any limits on who can get their hands on the latest telly kit from Virgin Media.
For those who missed the announcement at the end of last year, Virgin Media’s TV 360 offers a number of improvements over its previous hardware. Virgin Media has completely reworked its user interface design, which now offers simpler menus, faster navigation, and a mix of catch-up content and live channels.
Like Sky Q, TV 360 offers wireless multi-room viewing – so you can watch your recordings, live channels, or on-demand services like Amazon Prime and Netflix from any room in your house without trailing new wires through walls. And better than Sky Q, Virgin Media TV 360 allows 4K quality shows to be beamed wirelessly around your home, so those with a 4K TV in the bedroom will get the best picture quality around when watching a movie in bed on a lazy Sunday morning.
TV 360 also brings Profiles to the set-top box, so that each member of the household can get their own personalised recommendations based on their viewing habits. This is designed to ensure younger viewers aren’t recommended blood-drenched horror films because of someone else’s recent movie choice on the living room telly.
Voice search also makes an appearance, which should save time typing out actors name, directors, or shows using the remote and an on-screen keyboard. Elsewhere, HDR is supported in streaming services like Netflix, BBC iPlayer, and Amazon Prime.
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