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BlueView · 21-01-2007, 20:09

From a News release yesterday (in the Telegraph) -
"Sir Richard Branson is poised to launch Virgin Media on St Valentine's Day offering a brand new set-top box recorder and total UK population coverage by the middle of next year.

The entrepreneur will spearhead a Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£20m marketing blitz at several glitzy events as the company, formed from the mergers of NTL, Telewest and Virgin Mobile, throws down the gauntlet to BSkyB in the battle for the nation's living rooms.

At the centre of Virgin Media's plan is a new set-top box intended to rival the popular Sky+ recorder. The box, which has a secret codename, is based on Telewest's TVDrive which decodes digital television signals and allows users to pause and rewind live television. The new box is expected to be able to carry high-definition pictures."

If this is therefore a NEW set-top box, and is not being shown by Branson till February 14th, is it sensible to get the older Telewest's box a couple of weeks earlier?
Or is the box available on Tuesday actually the newer version?

21-01-2007, 20:09	#477
BlueView Inactive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fareham, Hampshire Services: Virgin VIP package Posts: 67	Re: PVR release dates From a News release yesterday (in the Telegraph) - "Sir Richard Branson is poised to launch Virgin Media on St Valentine's Day offering a brand new set-top box recorder and total UK population coverage by the middle of next year. The entrepreneur will spearhead a Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£20m marketing blitz at several glitzy events as the company, formed from the mergers of NTL, Telewest and Virgin Mobile, throws down the gauntlet to BSkyB in the battle for the nation's living rooms. At the centre of Virgin Media's plan is a new set-top box intended to rival the popular Sky+ recorder. The box, which has a secret codename, is based on Telewest's TVDrive which decodes digital television signals and allows users to pause and rewind live television. The new box is expected to be able to carry high-definition pictures." If this is therefore a NEW set-top box, and is not being shown by Branson till February 14th, is it sensible to get the older Telewest's box a couple of weeks earlier? Or is the box available on Tuesday actually the newer version?