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McYorkie · 31-03-2006, 22:43

Neptune: VOD to ex-cwc areas? Probably not too far away now, there's only the Solent area listed on Langley side to be done before York starts off the VOD stuff for Bromley side, according to ntl:'s own list over on their VOD microsite.

As to HD rollout before the World Cup in just 100 days time, well it's probably stretching the bounds of reality to be able to adapt our networks to accept an "alien" 8300 DVR originally programmed to work with the Telewest EPG/HDTV systems that quickly. Look how long it took for Bromley/Langley to be running a reasonably identical software code in the normal EPG's for existing Pace and Samsung boxes, including two pilots of Bromley CR3 in York and Wearside areas.

Ignition: I'll second that, and add that its also interesting that since that "leak" from inside ntl: that speculated that the MPEG4 box had been scrapped, and the very negative reaction to that on here, and to a lesser extent on DS, that there's been no confirmation that its happened officially, but there's no denial either that the MPEG2 box won't appear on Bromley/Langley areas other than in postings in this thread, and no other solid information to back up either position is available apart from whats in that press release.

If I was to be slightly cynical, one might wonder whether that "dropping leak" was a way of ntl flying a kite to see what customers reactions would be to being given an older version of the HD stb that was originally promised, and whether we were happy with that?

31-03-2006, 22:43	#124
McYorkie Inactive Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: York, Age: 54 Posts: 162	Re: Where Is Hdtv From Ntl.....when? Neptune: VOD to ex-cwc areas? Probably not too far away now, there's only the Solent area listed on Langley side to be done before York starts off the VOD stuff for Bromley side, according to ntl:'s own list over on their VOD microsite. As to HD rollout before the World Cup in just 100 days time, well it's probably stretching the bounds of reality to be able to adapt our networks to accept an "alien" 8300 DVR originally programmed to work with the Telewest EPG/HDTV systems that quickly. Look how long it took for Bromley/Langley to be running a reasonably identical software code in the normal EPG's for existing Pace and Samsung boxes, including two pilots of Bromley CR3 in York and Wearside areas. Ignition: I'll second that, and add that its also interesting that since that "leak" from inside ntl: that speculated that the MPEG4 box had been scrapped, and the very negative reaction to that on here, and to a lesser extent on DS, that there's been no confirmation that its happened officially, but there's no denial either that the MPEG2 box won't appear on Bromley/Langley areas other than in postings in this thread, and no other solid information to back up either position is available apart from whats in that press release. If I was to be slightly cynical, one might wonder whether that "dropping leak" was a way of ntl flying a kite to see what customers reactions would be to being given an older version of the HD stb that was originally promised, and whether we were happy with that?