Thread: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media
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Old 29-03-2013, 01:11   #375
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Re: US Cable Giant Liberty Global buys Virgin Media
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Originally Posted by johnathome View Post
Looking at that link does anyone have any info on the Horizon box that Liberty uses?

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http://www.businesswire.com/news/hom...hes-Horizon-TV

wow! this is what i thought Tivo was meant to be like

Horizon TV changes your tablet, smartphone or laptop into a television. An iPad can be used as a remote control or as an additional TV screen in the home. At the same time, customers can wirelessly stream personal content from their computers, tablets and smartphones onto their TV screens.

Tivo already has some of that, and there is no reason why the rest couldn't be added. Some of the missing bits are because of the restrictions of UK broadcasters, and the Horizon box would have the same restrictions. In the US, there is a 4 tuner Tivo.

The important feature the Tivo has, that the Horizon box doesn't is Whishlists, and it's possible that Tivo patents prevent them ever being added to the Horizon box.
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