Sony will be announcing the PVR addon for their PlayStation3 next month. There are some rumours floating around that it could use TiVo.
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While I wouldn't get your hopes up, I think it's very unlikely that they'd have a different PVR system for PAL. The PS3 is video standard agnostic, after all.Automan said:If it does I bet it will only be for American PS3 units.
In the UK as usual we will get nothing
Automan.
I think Sony have some sort of licence arrangement. I don't think TiVo would be running the show somehow.mrtickle said:Oh, and how many UK PS3 owners do you think will be happy to pay £10/month for guide data when their Toppy and Humax-owning friends get it all for free?![]()
How so?cleudo said:£10 a month for guide data is no longer a serious business model)
I think it has ... even theives are only stealing BD's now.terryeden said:I've no real desire for a PS3 - the Wii is more fun and I don't feel like shelling out for a HD player until the format war is decided.
Yes it does.But the PS3 does run Linux....
Ah, but they're all on the front- which means its going to be real fugly to plug anything into it.And *if* it got (dual) Freeview Tuners - there are enough spare USB sockets
EasilyAnd *if* it got TiVo (or MythTV) - it's got more than enough horsepower
Nah .. only 60GB - not that big.And *if* it recorded the bitstream directly - there's a big ol' HDD in there
Horses for course on that one. Some think its ridiculously over priced, some think its good value considering the functionality. Some even think its comparable value to that of the XBOS 360. Personally, its not expensive. If a new HD capable TiVo hit the market in the UK - people would falling over themselves to buy one at £400 notes I expect. After all, many of us did for our aged Series 1 (where's they £399 on launch? Or was it £299???)And *if* the PS3 didn't require a new mortgage to buy....
Oops sorry, didn't notice that one.terryeden said:As discussed at
Given that Microsoft make a loss on every Xbox 360 that is just used as an MCE extender, I can't see that Sony would follow that route. They need to recoup every penny that they can get on games sales.alextegg said:I'd rather be able to use my PS3 as an extender for my MCE, but I can't see that happening somehow
I'm not convinced that would happen unless it had multiple tuners. Once you are used to that (myself, via Windows MCE), I can't see that anybody would ever go back to a single tuner. So long as a PVR has a proper long-term Season Pass facility, I find the advantages of multiple tuners far outweigh any differences in UI.andyjenkins said:If a new HD capable TiVo hit the market in the UK - people would falling over themselves to buy one at £400 notes I expect.