Thread: [Merged] Where is HD from NTL? When?
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Old 17-05-2006, 12:09   #269
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Re: Where Is HDTV From ntl.....when?
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Originally Posted by Neil
Hmmm-could it have been that the ntl box was nowhere near ready or good enough (likely)?

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The only reason that ntl's PVR/HD box was ditched was because it was inferior to TW's.

Not only that, but the TW box was already out & working.
Actually, as discussed earlier in this thread, the specs for the NTL box were better than the TV Drive, as it could use MPEG4 as well as MPEG2.

The reason it was ditched was because TVDrive was already in the market, and it was decided that developing a different box that did essentially the same thing (albeit with added MPEG4) would be a waste of R&D money.

And of course, far be it from me to suggest that TV Drive was rushed to market to ensure it was out before the merger, forcing the new company to go with the Telewest solution... I mean, it's not like there were any teething troubles or anything...
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