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PS3 Play TV DVR priced up and confirmed for September

by Steven Williamson on 7 May 2008, 13:28

Tags: PlayStation 3, Sony Computers Entertainment Europe (NYSE:SNE), PS3

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Record programmes and watch anytime

Sony has revealed the launch date and pricing for the PlayStation 3’s PlayTV digital video recorder,the device that turns the console into a digital personal video recorder and allows you to record programmes to watch anytime.

The add-on will launch across Europe in September and will cost (£80/$160).

PlayTV’s two TV tuners are High Definition ready and are able to view, record and play back High Definition signals in full HD1080P to complement PS3’s High Definition credentials.

The twin channel TV tuner peripheral and PVR software turns PS3 into a state of the art TV recorder, allowing users to watch, pause and record live TV. PlayTV will also record individual programmes or whole series1 to the PS3 hard drive for viewing later on the family TV, or for transferring to the PSP for remote viewing outside of the home.

Source :: Reg Hardware


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I can see a sales surge for 2.5" Hdd's happening when this comes out. Having just forked out for Sky+ i'll wait until my contract is over before i invest.
Not a bad price tag for dual HD ready tuners really. £80 is a tad less than I thought it would be. A nice upgrade for people who dont have a PVR.

Two questions though:
- Can it play games and record at the same time?
- I'm assuming these are DVB-T type tuners?
and how will it interact with Sky? will it be possible to record from an ordinary digibox using a compatible EPG or is it gonna be a mass of complicated timers and recording from aux channels?

Obviously the watching of one channel and recording of another is out the window as Sky + boxes require 2 feeds from the satellite dish, but what about with cable?

Will there be a monthly charge as there is with Sky+ or will this be more like Tivo, a one off investment?

Its a nice idea being able to play games and record TV at the same time, and i hope that this is all integrated with Sony's HOME project, which looks rather spiffy

(did i really just use the word spiffy? i believe i went there, its leather patches on the elbows and a pipe for me next)