Thread: Is there an NTL PVR?
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Old 17-10-2006, 11:40   #237
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Re: Is there an NTL PVR?
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Originally Posted by gruff_rhodes View Post
You like another person on this thread have made an incorrect comparison. Whilst this box might support HD, we won't be getting it. The £10 a month you are talking about is for HD channels, not Sky+. Are we getting any HD channels? No is the answer as far as i am aware. Have NTL said they won't be charging extra when they release HD? No is the answer again. Now, they might not charge anything for HD, in which case it could be a good deal, which is why wait and see. But the current price structure compared to Sky is £10 more expensive if you have Sport and/or Movies (according to the internal memo).
Assuming it's the same as Telewest (and there's not really any reason to assume it won't be), the HD content that will be available will be BBC HD and ITV HD, together with some HD programmes on VOD (Lost for example) and some HD Filmflex options. These will be available to anyone with a TVDrive.

In fact just today some people in have confirmed that the two HD channels are already being broadcast on the Langley network.

I agree that it's possible that NTL could do a two-tiered pricing structure, with one price for the regular TVDrive, and a "top-up fee" if you want to activate the HD features. But there's no reason to assume this is the case, and all the evidence suggests that it won't be.
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