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Evesham launches PVR=20

Evesham has announced that it is going head on against BT's new BT Vision
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ervice and Sky's Sky+ service with the launch of a new all singing all
danc=
ing Personal Video Recorder.

Called the Evesham iplayer, the new device launched today combines a
digita=
l TV receiver, real-time HD upscaler, time-shifting digital TV recorder,
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twork media centre, Internet browser and download station in a box that
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ording to Evesham will change "The way we watch TV forever".

Key features of the new device include a real time upscaller that promises
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to improve the picture quality from regular SD to HD quality images and
the=
ability to schedule recordings to be one-off, daily or weekly. The iplayer=
is supplied as standard with an 80GB HDD which Evesham say will give 70 ho=
urs of recording.

But being more than just another PVR, Evesham is pushing the Internet
capab=
ilities of the player. Using the TV Max facility, whether connected to a
ne=
tworked computer or directly to the Internet, the iPlayer allows you to
bro=
wse, compose, send and receive emails and play Podcasts.

The iPlayer is completely subscription free but using the internet browser
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and download station, allows you access to ipTV.

With an eye to the future the iPlayer is Catch UP TV ready, a facility for
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internet connected users allows you to watch previously aired programmes.

Available now exclusively from Evesham Technology, priced at =A3299.99.



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