Re: OT: Freeview PVR opinions

["ianh1000" <ianh1000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Martin, I had been waiting for the Fusion Freeview HD recorder
with a built in DVD drive but this seems to have been taken off their
web site. It was due out about now, not sure what has stopped that.
Could be DRM issues I guess.

Ian

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Martin Greenwood
<greengreengreen@m...> wrote:
> Saw the Fusion FVRT100 at a trade show (IBC) recently.
> The demo looked good. Twin tuners and uses 7 day EPG.
> They had blurb about FVRT200, but may not be out until middle of
next
> year.
> Same as 100 but final spec "may" have larger disk plus
external
disk
> support (USB2??) for expansion of recording time and twin
independent
> outputs. (Ideal to support simul independent playback in two rooms)
> Fusion are the people who started Pace and left to startup down the
> road!
> Although the person I spoke to said that they may have issues with
> copyright protection when using external drives. (makes it easier
to
> rip decoded digital feed I guess)
>
> Pace box is old and doesn't get good reviews. At same show they
said
> that they weren't developing a new one. (May or may not be true!!)
>
> I'm keen to buy but may wait until next year for next gen models to
> appear.
>
> Martin
>
> On 16 Oct 2004, at 13:32, Kevin Hawkins wrote:
>
> > ianh1000 wrote:
> >
> >  >Hi All,
> >  >
> >  >I have been asked by SWMBO to get freeview for her folks.
They
have a
> >  >TIVO that I bought them a couple of years back which they
like
but do
> >  >not use any of its special features. I do not really want to
add
> >  >another box that the Tivo controls so I am considering a
Freview PVR.
> >  >
> >  >Anyone here got one and can offer an opinion. Or how
workable
Tivo is
> >  >controlling a set top box.
> >  >
> >  >Thanks in advance.
> >  >