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ian@huth · 31-08-2006, 13:56

All this bickering about who has and who has not got a PVR, what spec these are and how they perform in the customers home is pointless.

Sky have a PVR.

NTL do not have a PVR except in areas that were run by Telewest.

When NTL eventually get round to marketing a PVR in areas that were not run by Telewest how will it perform? It is one thing having a PVR and another thing having one that works to customers satisfaction. It is hard to believe that NTL will not have performance issues with its PVR when it at last launches.

The launch date for the NTL PVR is some time in the future which gives Sky a lot of time to enhance their PVR service. What have they up their sleeve that may persuade customers to go with them rather than cable. Remember that Sky+ boxes have had a proportion of their hard drives reserved for future use by Sky. There have been several guesses as to what the future use may be but which of them is correct.

NTL have VOD (in some areas) but realistically what is so good about it other than it letting you watch a limited number of programmes that you had forgotten to watch when broadcast live. Is there anything available on NTL VOD that a Sky+ user couldn't have recorded when broadcast?

31-08-2006, 13:56	#49
ian@huth Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire Services: VM 10Mb, TU, 1xSky HD, 2xSky+ (HD,all packs, sports & movies) 2xDVD PVR's, Freesat Freeview & other Posts: 4,536	Re: Is there an NTL PVR? All this bickering about who has and who has not got a PVR, what spec these are and how they perform in the customers home is pointless. Sky have a PVR. NTL do not have a PVR except in areas that were run by Telewest. When NTL eventually get round to marketing a PVR in areas that were not run by Telewest how will it perform? It is one thing having a PVR and another thing having one that works to customers satisfaction. It is hard to believe that NTL will not have performance issues with its PVR when it at last launches. The launch date for the NTL PVR is some time in the future which gives Sky a lot of time to enhance their PVR service. What have they up their sleeve that may persuade customers to go with them rather than cable. Remember that Sky+ boxes have had a proportion of their hard drives reserved for future use by Sky. There have been several guesses as to what the future use may be but which of them is correct. NTL have VOD (in some areas) but realistically what is so good about it other than it letting you watch a limited number of programmes that you had forgotten to watch when broadcast live. Is there anything available on NTL VOD that a Sky+ user couldn't have recorded when broadcast?