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Not very likely, it's on the Scientific Atlanta website as well.

http://www.scientificatlanta.com/new.../05Oct20-1.htm

Re: PVR for NTL
 

Paul

That means nothing. They could be slaped in the face with a wet flannel and then they would say it was a haddock. :) :LOL:

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And it can do this.

It can record programs and share them over ethernet with the other box's :eek:

If thats what ntl eventually release its way better than sky plus.

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If NTL are *allowed* to use the functionality, of course. Many content providers, having seen what network-enabled Tivos can do, are reluctant to allow broadcast-quality recordings to fly across private networks.

After all, if you (shock horror) actually want to keep a show you've recorded, you're not going to buy the DVD box-set, are you...

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woah three tuners :eek: it looks like ill be ditching skyplus if its out by the time my contracts up :D and its HD enabled, yet it doesent say if its going to be 720 I or P or 1080 I or P

i wonder if NTL will be providing this as a rental like the existing contracts or merely having to pay more upfront :p:

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I'm getting in line, hope it's going to be a rental thing (but with those specs, wouldn't mind paying upfront to get or own it whatever).

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It'll be capable of 720p or 1080i - it's up to the broadcasters which format they use. :)

As for the pricing, I can't give any specifics but it will compare very favourably to Sky's current offering.

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thats good news, however i thought progressive was a much better way of broadcasting content as interlacing can cause flicker on larger screens ?

also i read HDTV in the US is MPEG-2 whilst we will be getting MPEG-4, so which is best ?

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MPEG4. It's a better compression scheme, along the lines of DivX or WMV. It means that you can send an HD picture using the same bandwidth (and disk space, as the Digital Spy idiots seem to be forgetting) as an MPEG2 encoded SD picture.

Interestingly however, Telewest's PVR -- if they're going to go ahead with it still -- is HD capable, but only using MPEG2.

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thanks Tristan! also do we yet know how the watch feature on the single box will be used, as it says three tuners, but does that mean we can watch one, record two, and so on ?

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As in the press release:
:)

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i want it now !!!!!!!

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Patience, young grasshopper. I'm sure you'd rather have it when it works. ;)

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The US pricing model increases your rental, after all it's their equipment and they are responsible if it fails (unlike sky after 12 months).

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Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahaha....

NTL and the word QUICKLY in the same sentance...

PMSL.

Dream on.

Coming soon.

Quickly hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ...

Must go and have a lie down, jeez, that was bloody funny.