High-definition TV

High-definition television (HDTV) combines a high-resolution picture with Dolby digital surround sound to produce a fabulous TV experience. HD makes TV look incredible, with intensely colourful and stunningly sharp images.

Once you've experienced HDTV, going back to standard TV will be like going back to black and white!

What do I need to watch HDTV?

To watch HDTV you'll need an HD set top box (like our V+ Box) and an HD-ready television with an HDMI socket.

How can I watch programmes in HD?

There are a few different ways you can watch HDTV with Virgin. Remember: you'll need a V+ Box – you won’t be able to receive HDTV with our standard set top V box. Take your pick!

With Virgin TV On Demand, you can pick a film from our massive on–demand film and music library, which has a great choice of HD content. You can also get the best of the BBC’s HD content on BBC iPlayer, which you can watch on your TV with Virgin. It includes live sports coverage, plus spectacular series like South Pacific, as well as other documentaries and dramas.

Find out more about V+HD

Now available in HD

LIVING, home to the Next Top Model franchise and cult phenomenon Most Haunted, is one of the UK's most watched digital TV channels and is available to viewers in HD for the first time. LIVING HD shows some of the channel's high-profile acquisitions to maximum effect, including Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer, Private Practice and CSI.

FX HD offers a mixture of top American programming and first run drama, comedy and crime shows such as The Wire, Family Guy and the forthcoming series True Blood from the creator of Six Feet Under.

MTV's HD channel, MTV HD, is dedicated to music and kids, broadcasting original music-based shows, including iconic series such as MTV Unplugged and high profile live music events including the MTV Europe Music Awards. Each Saturday and Sunday morning the channel also broadcasts a selection of Nickelodeon's hit children's shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

National Geographic HD is home to some of the most engrossing documentaries available, such as Extreme Ice and Ancient Megastructures, documenting science and technology and unravelling history and the wonders of the natural world.

ESPN HD will show all the great content from ESPN in HD. So that means 46 live Barclays Premier League matches and 23 live games from the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League and much more.

Channel 4 HD will bring their trademark groundbreaking shows, including all your favourites like Big Brother, The Inbetweeners and Skins in stunning HD.

Choose your TV package

Comparison of Virgin Media TV only packages
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*Plus a Virgin Phone line for £11 a month. These offers require you to pay by Direct Debit and use eBilling. Other options shown below.
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The Legal Stuff

If you prefer not to pay by Direct Debit and/or want to receive a paper bill, the monthly price for your Virgin Phone line with these options is: Phone line and non-Direct Debit payment handling: £16; Phone line and paper bill: £12.25; Phone line, non-Direct Debit payment handling and paper bill: £17.25 (£18.50 with mobile broadband paper bill). Prices include a £5 payment handling charge payable to Virgin Media Payments Ltd and/or a paper bill charge of £1.25.

General: Installation charges apply (starting from £30 for standard install and, subject to availability, from £15 for Quickstart self-install). Payment may be required in advance. All prices include VAT. Prices quoted are for payment by Direct Debit and e-billing. If you pay by non-Direct Debit methods you will incur a monthly £5 charge, payable to Virgin Media Payments, for payment handling services. £1 per month added for paper bills (£1.25 after 1 May 2009). These terms and conditions are in addition to and form part of our standard customer service contract.

Premium TV services are provided by Virgin Media Entertainment, the trading name of Future Entertainment S.à.r.l which is a subsidiary of Virgin Media Inc. Premium channels or package upgrades, once ordered, must be kept for a minimum of 30 days. (Excludes pay-per-night channels.)

V+HD £75 set-up fee offer: Set-Up fee is £75 with all TV packages for all new Virgin TV customers (subject to status and credit checks). Offer also available to existing Virgin TV size M, TV size M+ (Starter), TV size L and TV size XL customers when they keep their existing set-top box (at a cost of £5 a month) in addition to their new V+HD connection. Offer price of £75 only applies to first new V+HD box set-up. Second and subsequent V+HD box set-up charged at £150 per V+HD box. V+ subscription is included with TV size XL or £5 a month with TV size M, TV size M+ (Starter) and TV size L. Offer ends 31st December. Available while stocks last. Existing Virgin TV customers should call 0845 840 7777 to get this offer. (For details about how much it costs to call our team, go to www.virginmedia.com/callcosts). Calls may be monitored. V+HD must be kept for your minimum contract term. V+HD Box may differ to that depicted. V+HD box remains the property of Virgin Media.

Catch-up TV content available for 7 days after broadcast. Once purchased, all chargeable on demand content must be viewed in 24 hours.

Free repairs to set-top boxes excludes mistreatment.