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First Freeview Playback devices due for Xmas 2006

Published October 21st, 2006 in PVR Product News. 1 Comment

The first Freeview Playback-branded digital TV recorders will be in shops in time for Christmas.
Freeview launched its digital TV recorder strategy in May after research suggested that while consumers had high interest in being able to record digital programmes there was little awareness of the tape-free recording technology, resulting in low take-up of digital terrestrial […]

Sky installs 2,500 HD boxes on launch day

Published June 10th, 2006 in PVR Product News. 0 Comments

BSkyB installed 2,500 set-top boxes for its new high-definition service, Sky HD, on Monday but admitted it was having to delay some of the 40,000 advanced orders due to supply problems.
“We ordered more than enough boxes to meet demand and we’re ready to install them but they’re not arriving from our supplier as fast as […]

Telewest TVDrive High Definition PVR for cable TV

Published May 27th, 2006 in PVR Product News. 0 Comments

Cable firm Telewest is offering a personal video recorder (PVR) that should challenge BSkyB’s Sky+ system. PVRs record TV programmes to a hard drive, letting viewers pause, and rewind live television and effectively “time shift” the viewing experience.
The new PVR set-top box, the result of an agreement with Scientific-Atlanta, incorporates a 160Gb hard drive and […]