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			11-08-2016, 17:58
			
			
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			l think most of us want to know the specifications of it Andrew as one has a idea but it would be nice if they came out with more info about its specifications.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			11-08-2016, 18:04
			
			
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			so what is the v6 box for? replace tivo or something else
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			11-08-2016, 18:07
			
			
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			Maybe V6 means it has 6 tuners perhaps.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			11-08-2016, 18:12
			
			
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			6 tuners would be nice
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			11-08-2016, 18:13
			
			
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				6 tuners would be nice 
			
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			11-08-2016, 18:17
			
			
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				It looks really small and nice can we have size specs 
			
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 You can tell fairly well from that picture by comparing with the TiVo remote.  It's about the size of a substantial paperback book.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			11-08-2016, 18:19
			
			
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					Originally Posted by  denphone
					 
				 
				Maybe V6 means it has 6 tuners perhaps. 
			
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 You don't need 6 tuners Old Boy says linear is dead   
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			11-08-2016, 18:20
			
			
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				You can tell fairly well from that picture by comparing with the TiVo remote.  It's about the size of a substantial paperback book. 
			
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 Yes its around the size of one of my good sized paperback railway books.  
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			Roughly the size of the old analogue stbs the cablecos used to deploy. 
 
Despite its "old" look, it is small and unobtrusive, so thumbs up from me....so far. 
 
Question for Spiderplant: I see VM are sticking with the tivo remote, which I'm not entirely thrilled about. Do you know if these "new" remotes actually have typeface on them that doesn't rub off this time?
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
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					Originally Posted by  muppetman11
					 
				 
				You don't need 6 tuners Old Boy says linear is dead    
			
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			Question for everyone else: Do you think its a PVR?  
 
Looks tight to get a hard drive and everything else in there.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
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			11-08-2016, 18:30
			
			
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				Question for everyone else: Do you think its a PVR?  
 
Looks tight to get a hard drive and everything else in there. 
			
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 Plenty of room for a 2.5" hard drive which you can get 3tb (possibly more) now.
 
I wonder if there is going to be a trial period before launch where we can signup
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			11-08-2016, 18:34
			
			
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				Plenty of room for a 2.5" hard drive which you can get 3tb (possibly more) now. 
 
I wonder if there is going to be a trial period before launch where we can signup 
			
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 I'd actually completely forgotten about 2.5" hard drives, so you're right on that.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
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			11-08-2016, 18:38
			
			
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			Yes they make things smaller and smaller these days so as lonespeaker says it would be no problem having a small hard drive in there.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			11-08-2016, 18:43
			
			
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			so is the v6 box 4k
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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