Read more.Due out in Europe in September, Play TV has now been priced. Will you be forking out?
Read more.Due out in Europe in September, Play TV has now been priced. Will you be forking out?
Sounds good, only issue seems to be the Hard Drive space... really need 100gb+ drive for PVR function (HD Recordings??) bearing in mind the current Hard drive is also where all the PS3 demos etc are stored and taking space.
'All days should be weekends...i'd never complain then'
I think £69.99 is actually pretty good when you compare the price of a dual DVB-T tuner card for a PC (Nova-T 500 goes for £53 at scan). That card won't be capable of HD either.
The big question is....can it record TV and play a game at the same time? If not then thats a big downside.
EDIT: The playTV website says that you can play a game and record at the same time
Last edited by s_kinton; 12-08-2008 at 02:37 PM.
there is talk of a freeview hd service arriving at some point so i guess this thing will be furture proof
70 quid isnt a bad a price at all really considering it'll upscale your existing freeview
being able to record tv and play a game does make a certain 360 owner envious
Originally it was banded around that it would be £50. £70 isn't too bad, but it *is* on the pricey side for what it is, especially since last I heard it won't let you play a game at the same time as record something.
I'll still probably get one though, can't stand watching SD TV on my TV!
"PlayTV is a high performance PS3 accessory that meets all the European standards for DVB-T Digital terrestrial TV broadcasts"
i typed that from playtv's site...as far as i know freesat channels are broadcast using DVB-S. so i dont think this will be HD?
well any ways, it seems ok for that price, coupled with the psp even better functionality then a standard freeview. but as long as u have a bigger hard drive installed in your ps3.
Last edited by HSK; 13-08-2008 at 09:43 PM.
Will it allow tv recordings to be recorded to an external hard drive? I might get my brother to look into this, actually put his ps3 into use for a change...
Pffft
Wait untill the IPTV system I am working on at work will take over the world
The official PlayTV website says that you can play games and record at the same time.
"PlayTV offers a whole range of benefits including an easy to use Programme Guide, the ability to record live TV while watching other channels and manage your recordings with the interactive video Library.
Plus you can play PS3 games and record TV shows at the same time, and if you are out and about connect to your PSP and watch TV on the go."
http://playtvps3.com/en_GB/
Cool. Happy days!
Already have freeview and freesat HD in other rooms (to cover all possible free channels) but no recorder, so yes will def get this in the living room for the PS3. Was great having the Euro 2008 and Wimbledon live on hd for free Be interesting what the future holds for freeview and hd as well.
Also great to hear that you can record and play at same time
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/669/876...archtype=genre
£17.99 for a dual tuner that works perfectly in Vista MC. Just don't use the signal pass through facility...
Not around too often!
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