Thread: [Merged] Where is HD from NTL? When?
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Old 31-03-2006, 19:06   #118
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Re: Where Is Hdtv From Ntl.....when?
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Originally Posted by HD462
This is disapointing news if it's true. I'm not really bothered about the HDTV side of things, but did like the idea of the Scientific Atlanta 3 tuner PVR, and have been hanging fire on buying a hard drive dvd recorder on the basis of the announcement last year that they were bringing a PVR out, and looking at Scientific Atlantas demo page of it.

If it's not going to have that functionality, then I may as well just go and buy my own HDD PVR after all. The plus side of the ntl one was that I imagine the EPG would be linked in, so making setting up recordings easier y just selecting the programme from the EPG.

Also the £25 a month extra someone mentioned earlier in the thread would be a no go for me, I'd just buy a standalone HDD PVR. I wouldn't mind a one off fee to upgrade to the newer box, and the subscription fee stays the same (which I think is what was trying to be said earlier in the thread).

I wish ntl would make an up to date announcement one way or the other. We often wait for new things to come out, but youv'e got to draw the line somewhere.
No, all the functionality of the PVR is in the MPEG2 box currently being issued in Telewest areas (TVDrive). The only difference between the Telewest STBs (which are definitely being used) and the NTL STBs (which are probably not being launched this year) is the HD technology.

Sky intend to charge £300 for the box and £10 per month on top of the subscription so NTL may decide to adopt a similar package.
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