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Originally Posted by magpie
An ntl DVR system would be a separate service to the standard DTV system. Therefore, the STBs would be built with a lot more memory, allowing for a larger guide to be stored. Existing STBs would simply ignore the extra data.
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Yes, I thought about that just after I posted but I am unsure of just how NTL transmit the data to the STB and what effect this extra transmission would have on service.
Sky appear to update their EPG on a continual basis throughout the day based on recordings on Sky+ being made correctly even when a news break happened just before the program was due to originally screen. NTL only appear to update once a day.
The big question is how does the customer pay for a cable PVR service? NTL customers are used to getting free STBs but can they give free PVRs? Either you will have to buy the NTL PVR or pay increased monthly subscriptions for the service given that it has been said on here that NTL hardly make anything out of Digital TV.