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I would guess that NTL have to write two versions of their PVR software, one for Bromley, one for Langley.
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Why? There's a lot less difference between the areas these days.
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Plus †“ they would have to carry out any necessary work on upgrading the network to support HDTV (I think MPEG 4 requires around 10 Meg per second for HDTV). Not to mention all the software testing to making sure that existing apps (BBCi, NTL VOD) work on the new box †“ and securing enough of the new PVR boxes for the customers.
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This is broadly true - there's a hell of a lot of work involved in any new box, let alone one with more stringent requirements for monitoring and reliability. Hence why I'm not going to put a date on it.