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Old 23-10-2005, 21:30   #91
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Re: PVR for NTL
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my last 6 ntl bills have asked "How would you like to enjoy super-fast Broadband? Call ... to find out about our fantastic offers"; two pages later, it lists the £24.99 charge for 2MB broadband. I would have thought that a basic rule of marketing is not to push offers to your customers on something they're already paying for.
i have had BB and tv and phone and i still get bill asking me to call for the "fantastic offers " one day i will ring up to see what can can do for me . lol

do you think we will have to pay for this new box to have it like you have to do with sky+ ???
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Re: PVR for NTL
For me it will all come done to functionality. I have a pc based PVR at the moment. Nextworked clients etc. but the best things are the Intelligent recording and the favortite options.

Intelligent recording looks at your viewing history and starts to record this you migt like. The favorite options are great use keywords such as actors / genres or simply enter a program title such as simpsons and it wil record everything with simpsons in the title - great.

Sky+ comes now where near this. If NTL's pvr comes close I would consider swaping


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Old 24-10-2005, 10:50   #93
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Re: PVR for NTL
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For me it will all come done to functionality. I have a pc based PVR at the moment. Nextworked clients etc. but the best things are the Intelligent recording and the favortite options.

Intelligent recording looks at your viewing history and starts to record this you migt like. The favorite options are great use keywords such as actors / genres or simply enter a program title such as simpsons and it wil record everything with simpsons in the title - great.

Sky+ comes now where near this. If NTL's pvr comes close I would consider swaping
The main functional difference that the NTL PVR will offer over what you already have is the ability to record two or three NTL channels at the same time.
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Re: PVR for NTL
Hmmm just thinking about this... if it ever does come about that is!! I wonder if the PVR will have a built in modem like my STB or will it mean having to get a cable modem sorted out!!
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Re: PVR for NTL
Cable Modem built in.

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The innovative video services featured in the Scientific-Atlanta PVR, along with its Euro-DOCSIS 2.0 cable modem capabilities, will make this set-top a significant addition to ntlââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s triple play of digital TV, broadband Internet and telephone services offered to cable customers.
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Re: PVR for NTL
Is it not worth posting the whole of that press release?

or linking to the news article...

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...tas-mpeg-4-pvr

Mods - do as you please to this long post, but IMHO it is all relevant to this thread.

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Release date: October 20, 2005

Scientific-Atlantaââ‚à ‚¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s First European MPEG-4 PVR Selected by ntl for Personal Video Recorder Service
KORTRIJK, BELGIUM/ATLANTA, GA, USA †“ Scientific-Atlantaââ‚à ‚¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s first MPEG-4 personal video recorder (PVR) for European cable operators has been selected by ntl for the launch of its PVR service in the United Kingdom.

The new HD PVR, introduced at IBC 2005, will enable ntl to take advantage of the bandwidth maximization and video storage benefits of MPEG-4 part 10/H.264 compression as it launches high-definition (HD) television and personal video recorder services. Additionally, three video tuners in the set-top will allow customers to record three shows simultaneously.

†œWe look forward to offering cable customers the combination of MPEG-4 PVR and high quality Video on Demand services in 2006,ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚Â said Shai Weiss, managing director of ntlââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s Consumer Products division. †œWe wanted to leverage both this new technology and Scientific-Atlantaââ‚à ‚¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s extensive PVR experience to enable us to deploy a first-of-its-kind MPEG-4 PVR platform for the UK cable customers.ââ ¬Â

The innovative video services featured in the Scientific-Atlanta PVR, along with its Euro-DOCSIS 2.0 cable modem capabilities, will make this set-top a significant addition to ntlââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s triple play of digital TV, broadband Internet and telephone services offered to cable customers. ntl, with more than 3.3 million residential customers, is the United Kingdom's largest cable operator. Its 10,857kilometer broadband network passes one-third of all homes in the United Kingdom.

The Explorer ® 8450DVBââ€à …¾Ã‚¢ HD PVR helps service providers maximize bandwidth by supporting MPEG-4 advanced video compression decoding to enable them to launch HD services over existing networks.

The new European set-top platform will deliver the most compact PVR Scientific-Atlanta has created, and will have three video tuners, be Multi-Roomâ ¾Ã‚¢ capable, and have USB 2.0 and Ethernet connectivity. With a substantial 160Gb hard drive, the device will be able to store up to 80 hours of content.

†œIn every market where we have helped operators launch PVR service, consumers have quickly embraced the choice, convenience and control delivered by this exciting technology,ââ ¡Ã‚¬Ã‚ said George Stromeyer, vice president and managing director at Scientific-Atlanta Europe NV. †œIncorporating three video tuners into the Explorer 8450DVB HD PVR will further differentiate ntlââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s PVR offering in the market and enhance the experience of PVR service for ntlââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s customers.ââ ¬Â



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About ntl
ntl Incorporated offers a wide range of communications and content distribution services to residential and business customers throughout the UK.
ntl is the UKâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s largest cable company with 3.3 million residential customers, and the UKâ₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s leading supplier of broadband services to consumers with 1.6 million customers. Information on ntl and its products can be obtained at www.ntl.com.

About Scientific-Atlanta
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (NYSE: SFA) is a leading supplier of digital content contribution and distribution systems, video backbones, transmission networks for broadband access to the home, digital interactive set-tops, modems and subscriber systems designed for video, high-speed Internet and voice over IP (VoIP) networks, and worldwide customer service and support.

Scientific-Atlanta Europe NV http://www.saeurope.com
Scientific-Atlanta Corporate http://www.scientificatlanta.com

"Forward-looking statements," as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, may be included in this news release. A variety of factors could cause Scientific-Atlanta's actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Investors are referred to Scientific-Atlanta's Cautionary Statements (Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's most recent Form 10-K), which statements are incorporated into this news release by reference.

For more information visit http://www.scientificatlanta.com. Writers and editors may access a variety of information on the company and its products, as well as downloadable images, by selecting News Center from the home page. Scientific-Atlanta, the Scientific-Atlanta logo and Explorer are registered trademarks and 8450DVB and Multi-Room are trademarks of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

For more editorial information please contact:
Chevaan Seresinhe at Emmett & Smith on +44 207 819 4806 via email at chevaan.seresinhe@emmettandsmith.com or Peggy Ballard at Scientific-Atlanta on +1.770.236.7871 or via email at peggy.ballard@sciatl.com

Malcolm Padley, ntl, +44 207 746 4094 or 07788 978 199
http://www.sciatl.com/newscenter/new.../05Oct20-1.htm
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Re: PVR for NTL
Umm, not really - it's already been linked to, and is in the story on the front page...
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Phew! Thank goodness for that! Cheers Jimbo
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Re: PVR for NTL
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The main functional difference that the NTL PVR will offer over what you already have is the ability to record two or three NTL channels at the same time.
You could always use 2 normal STBs, off course this will proberbly be about the same cost as the PVR and you need room for 2 STBs. At the moment because of repeats in the early hours of the morning I never usually miss anything.

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You could always use 2 normal STBs, off course this will proberbly be about the same cost as the PVR and you need room for 2 STBs. At the moment because of repeats in the early hours of the morning I never usually miss anything.
One would hope that the PVR would be less than £15 a month extra - but then you never know with NTL!
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One would hope that the PVR would be less than £15 a month extra - but then you never know with NTL!
TimeWarner Cable charge an additional $9.95 with an introductory $6.95 a month to have a PVR instead of a standard cable box.
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Re: PVR for NTL
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One would hope that the PVR would be less than £15 a month extra - but then you never know with NTL!
I currently pay £10/month for my TiVo subscription and I don't think many people would be happy to pay any more than that for a PVR.

My only concern with the PVR is the EPG. Will it be more than 3 days worth of data, and will it be able to be updated during the day should schedules change at the last minute? Will it have TiVo like feature, such as season passes (series links) that are permanent to catch new series, will we be able to set record keywords or record by specifying an actor, etc.?

Just a few things I doubt anyone will be able to answer at this time.
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Re: PVR for NTL
i'd pay more for a PVR and i think alot on this board would as well..

the problem here is that alot of people won't know what a PVR is but will know what Sky + is.. this will need to be marketed very well to make sure the benefits and wha the service is actually are
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Re: PVR for NTL
100 Day Challenge

Can ntl deliver firm prices and a launch date within a 100 days?

Sky+ will be £1 before xmas

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By February 1st?

I sincerely doubt the details will have been announced publicly by then, but we shall see.
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