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Sony clarifies PlayTV date, price Comments by Robert Purchese

12 August, 2008

Bit later, bit cheaper than expected.

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mcbi4kh2
13/08/08 @ 07:09
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@xandoodle It can record things to your hdd. I dont think there are cheaper ones available that can record?
ghearoid
13/08/08 @ 07:18
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Um, I'm quite tempted if only because my current PVR is impossibly huge and this PlayTV thingy looks nice and small, leaving enough room to get a 360 for Fable 2. ;o)
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13/08/08 @ 07:57
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I think some of you are getting confused between channels and multiplexes. With a single tuner you can record one channel arriving in a multiplex and still watch a different channel on the same multiplex. With two tuners you could record two channels from two muxes and watch any channels from those two muxes.

Here is the list of UK multiplexes (muxes) so you can see how the channels are grouped together:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/terrestrial/...
Widge
13/08/08 @ 08:20
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I would get this... but going to hang on to see if they do a UK HD version further down the line.
NKSR
13/08/08 @ 08:37
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ca you record gaming footage?

i could create a montage :D
moggsy
13/08/08 @ 09:23
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This is better value if you're not bothered about the PSP functionality. 160GB hard drive for 80 hours recording, low power consumption, can record 2 things at once while you watch another recording, has series linking and accurate recording etc.
seasidebaz
13/08/08 @ 09:46
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As I keep saying, if BT Vision can get HD with a simple thing as a codec update, I'm sure PlayTV can as well,
moggsy
13/08/08 @ 10:32
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@ seasidebaz

BT are introducing VOD HD content - not Freeview HD content.

The Freeview HD standard was only recently decided on and needs different hardware. PlayTV as it stands will never be compatible (although it was compatible with the earlier tests the BBC did because that didn't need new hardware - hence the confusion).
Andy247
13/08/08 @ 10:48
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How is this cheaper, it went on Play.com at £69.99 a few months back before being withdrawn. It's a freeview box, it's a £20 piece of kit, all the clever stuff is done by the PS3 so what on earth is the justification of the cost?
moggsy
13/08/08 @ 10:58
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@ Andy247

Software development isn't cost free you know (although a lot of my customers like to believe it is...).
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X201
13/08/08 @ 11:56
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@Andy247
It decodes the TV signal and then decodes the picture data before sending it down the USB for the PS3 to dump on the HD. If anything the PS3 is doing the easy part.

Kafeen
13/08/08 @ 14:12
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Sony said when they made announcements about it a while ago that you could turn your PS3 off into stand-by mode, if something was set up to record the PlayTV device would turn your PS3 on, record the program, then switch back into stand-by automatically. So the power consumption shouldn't be too high.

Or you could alway leave folding@home on and cure cancer or something :)
MuppetThumper
13/08/08 @ 19:55
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Gaol, you're talking shite mate.

I'm a gamer who watches TV. I like the breadth of programs available on Freeview but I certainly wouldn't want to PAY for any more and besides, I watch enough Freeview anyway. Some of the time I might want to, you know, play games? Having a unit that plugs into a console is a sensible choice for me as I don't want an extra standard sized electrical piece of kit for which I have to find another power socket. And you know what? I know plenty of people just like me.

I didn't realise you were a marketing expert, but I would be willing to bet that Sony's marketing team has researched the potential for this device more than you have.
FullSPecWarrior
13/08/08 @ 21:44
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1 less device in my living room
1 less connection to my tv / amp
2 tuners
Watch all my videos, movies and now tv from one unit
Take my TV with me using my PSP
Schedule and watch recordings remotely using my PSP
A user interface that doesn't run like treacle
Not paying Sky

Sounds awesome to be honest. Just what I'm after.

EDIT: Scrap that. I see they u-turned on allowing you to transfer the recordings onto memory sticks etc. Hero to Zero in one fell swoop. Will not buy now.
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zedzee
13/08/08 @ 22:16
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I suspect the only difference between PlayTV and a £20 Freeview box (or a TV set that has one built-in, for that matter) is the prorietary connector that makes the former only work on a PS3.

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