Virgin announces V HD box with no monthly subscription

Virgin will soon offer its customers the chance to get HD content without needing to fork out for a V+ box, and the monthly subscription that comes with it.

For those who don’t want the recording capabilities of V+HD, the V HD box due on 22 March will offer a cheaper alternative for existing Virgin customers.

Instead of paying £75 upfront, installation and a £5 per month subscription for V+HD, customers will be able to get V HD for a one off cost of £49 plus installation.

As well as access to all the HD content on Virgin, the V HD box will also be 3D ready – although Virgin hasn’t announced a 3D channel as yet.

If you want to make the upgrade, you’ll need to already be on the M+ TV at least – although upgrading the XL package will give you access to a wider range of HD channels.

Interested? Pre-register your interest on the Virgin website for first dibs on the boxes come 22 March.

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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