[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

To be honest I can see the traditional cable/satellite boxes eventually giving way to people using numerous devices around the home , Comcast in the US are already trialling a cloud DVR with no local storage , the service will also have mobile apps that allow you to access your cloud recordings and live channels initially while in the home , these type of services can potentially work in any IP based device in the house so potentially games consoles , connected TVs and streaming devices.

In the USA TIVO already has these kind of capabilities with the TIVO Roamio , TIVO stream and TIVO Mini products likewise Sky's joint development of SAT>IP offers them the potential of similar functionality around the home.

*cough*

http://www.cable.co.uk/news/virgin-m...ans-801476204/

Neil Berkett of Virgin Media has revealed the company is planning to move part of its set-top box infrastructure into the cloud.

Virgin Media has unveiled plans to adopt cloud storage as part of its set-top box infrastructure in the future.

Neil Berkett, the cable company's chief executive, told an investor call that the user interface of its TiVo next-generation cable TV service is set to move into the cloud.