Re: New Sky Digibox review....

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

> I found this on satcure.co.uk  Interesting...

This is Skys long-awaited version of TiVo (Sky are TiVos European
partners).

> You will be able to transfer recorded programmes to video (not films).

Not films eh?  Let the hacking commence :-)

> You will also be able to use a timer function.

At last!

> Sky will be starting a new Box Office with the new box. The films will
> be newer than the existing Box Office and you will have to
"Download"
> them to your Digibox. You "Rent " these rather than the way
you do now.
> Sky allegedly have not decided yet whether to rent by the day or by
the
> number of viewings. Either way, the film will wipe itself after the
> hire period.

Like I say, lets see what the hackers do with this!

> The Programme planner would cover the whole month, and you would be
> able to set the record feature up to a month in advance.

I assume there will be an additional subscription for this service like the
standard TiVo?

Will the Sky version be able record ITV (from an analogue source?)

> The new boxes will not be covered by the free box offer. They will
> first be offered to people who purchased their boxes. They would have
> to exchange the old boxes and pay £50 for the new one. The LNB would
> also have to be changed for a twin output type with an additional
> cable.

The extra cable will be a bummer for some people.

> These new boxes will be available probably in the Autumn of this year.

Hmmmm..surely that's now!

Don't think we'll see them to sometime next year.

M.





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