John Russell wrote:
> "John Russell" <john_e_russell@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:45f13889$1_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
>>>
>>> You miss my point. I understand that technically the services are
>>> delivered
>>> in a different way, and as a result they can scale to different
>>> capacities.
>>> Sky's service is limited, and will have to remain limited. However, it's
>>> exactly the same service (albeit with limited choice)
>>> as Virgin's service --
>>> you can watch what you want (from a selection of available
>>> programmes), when you want.
>>>
>>
>> Limited choice is the crux. You could argue that the normal service
>> is VOD if you accept your choice is limited to what they want to
>> broadcasts at the time they chose!
>>
>
> ....also the SKY+ function allows me to record programs I want to
> watch which can then be watched when I want, but that isn't what most
> people call VOD either. What SKY is proposing is Forced Recording of
> programs I "may" want to watch, restricting the available space on
> the hard drive for what I "do" want to watch. It's nothing more than
> an exercise in appearing "competitive" so that people like you can
> think they have VOD when they don't!

I totally agree. What Sky is offering is certainly not VOD. David's logic is
flawed.