Thread: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. II.
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Old 13-04-2011, 14:29   #373
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. II.
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Originally Posted by BenMcr View Post
What I was getting at is that the TiVo boxes were (and still are) pretty powerful and could be changed to add functionality because the hardware could support it

Quite unlike a normal STB where the hardware is designed to do a specific job, so adding new functions requires a new box.
Yeah there is no point specing out a box with a powerful chipset if you don't need it, it just runs up costs (and as far as Sky goes) cuts into the profits you make from the box sale.
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