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Old 30-04-2014, 18:07   #12
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Re: Virgin Media testing a cloud-based recording system

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Originally Posted by Stuart View Post
While I can see the advantage of this technology for Virgin. After all, the boxes for this will not require a hard drive, so it reduces their costs for both maintenance and installation. For the consumer, I fail to see what advantage it provides over current technology.
Potentially unlimited recording space.

Potentially unlimited number of simultaneous recordings.

You don't lose recordings if the box goes faulty, or you upgrade to a newer box.

Lower power consumption in the home. Could even record with the box completely powered off.

No hard drive noise.
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