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Seven to launch crippled TiVo

Seven to launch crippled TiVo

Seven today confirmed that the TiVo HD digital video recorder will be sold in Australia for AU$699 from 29 July, but users will have to buy a software upgrade next year to unlock its full suite of features.

02/07/2008 02:00 PM

TiVo HD

TiVo HD

The TiVo HD DVR is finally available in Australia and includes a 160GB hard drive and twin HD tuners, but is it worth the money?

01/07/2008 04:51 PM

Samsung to bundle Foxtel HD+ with TVs

Samsung is set to announce a bundling promotion of a free Foxtel iQ2 box with its new TVs in order to compete with Sony's new PS3 and Bravia deal.

27/06/2008 02:42 PM

Aussie TiVo to go on sale next week

Aussie TiVo to go on sale next week

TiVo will be available for sale in Australia on 1 July with a price of AU$700, after being beaten to the punch by Foxtel's new HD+ service by almost a month.

24/06/2008 04:53 PM

Foxtel iQ2 officially released but no new features

Foxtel iQ2 officially released but no new features

After three weeks of "soft launch" Foxtel HD+ is ready for the masses as it readies its media campaign for release on 22 June 2008.

20/06/2008 05:44 PM

EzyDownload to succeed where Reeltime failed

EzyDownload to succeed where Reeltime failed

EzyDVD has announced it will be offering movie downloads for AU$6 in September via a new service called EzyDownload.

19/06/2008 06:05 PM

Foxtel iQ2

Foxtel iQ2   Editors’ Choice

The Foxtel iQ2 is one of the best upgrades currently available for people who've invested in a HD panel, and it will only get better.

05/06/2008 05:55 PM

Foxtel iQ2 pricing exposed, long waits expected

Foxtel iQ2 pricing exposed, long waits expected

Foxtel has unwittingly unveiled its HD pricing today after inviting customers on its e-mail list to order its iQ2 set-top box, with callers experiencing long delays.

19/05/2008 03:25 PM

Homecast HT8000 PVR

Homecast HT8000 PVR

The Homecast HT8000 PVR brings a budget approach to the twin tuner HD market — and that budget approach has both its good and bad sides.

13/05/2008 12:05 PM

Foxtel launch rumours 'pulled out of hat'

Despite industry speculation, Foxtel says it isn't planning to launch its HD+ service on 2 June, but has confirmed that all free-to-air HD channels will be available to HD cable subscribers at launch.

09/05/2008 03:08 PM

Topfield and Windows PVRs to get more TiVo features

As TiVo edges ever closer, local EPG provider IceTV has announced its guide will now offer suggestions based on the programs you've recorded previously.

30/04/2008 05:56 PM

Foxtel hit with 'technical difficulties' after billing change

Pay TV network Foxtel has left subscribers hanging on the telephone after it was hit by technical difficulties resulting from a migration to a new customer records keeping and access system.

25/02/2008 01:05 PM

Foxtel upgrades to HD+

Foxtel upgrades to HD+

Foxtel has officially announced its new high definition service, to be called HD+, and named the four exclusive channels set to be available for its mid-year launch.

31/01/2008 12:05 PM

Australia misses out on iTunes movie rentals

Australia misses out on iTunes movie rentals

Apple's iTunes Store in the US now allows users to rent movies rather than purchase them, but there's still no word when a similar service might be available Down Under.

17/01/2008 09:15 AM

Dvico TVIX 4130SH PVR

Dvico TVIX 4130SH PVR

DViCO's 4130SH will play back just about anything you throw at it. Just don't do your throwing from the network.

10/01/2008 05:33 PM

Xbox, iPod dock and home automation in one box

Xbox, iPod dock and home automation in one box

The ITC One is an all-in-one entertainment system with its own built-in amplifier -- but expect to pay handsomely for it.

07/01/2008 01:59 PM

Foxtel's new iQ HD box, specs

Foxtel's new iQ HD box, specs

Foxtel has revealed details of its new HD service to be released next year which will feature four HD channels and a custom-built box.

13/12/2007 01:39 PM

DViCO TVIX 5130 PVR

DViCO TVIX 5130 PVR

DViCO's TViX HD PVR promises a lot of functional ability, but it's not a product for those afraid to tinker.

19/11/2007 03:12 PM

Nine and TEN ready free EPG

Television body Free TV has announced that Networks Nine and TEN will transmit a free seven-day guide for all digital TV viewers from November 19 2007.

16/11/2007 05:10 PM

Beyonwiz DP-H1

Beyonwiz DP-H1

Want a PVR with unlimited storage capability? Beyonwiz's H1 offers exactly that – in a manner of speaking.

26/09/2007 10:01 AM

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  • Seven to launch crippled TiVo

  • TiVo HD

  • Samsung to bundle Foxtel HD+ with TVs

  • Aussie TiVo to go on sale next week

  • Oi!: Foxtel iQ2 officially released but no new features

  • EzyDownload to succeed where Reeltime failed

  • Foxtel iQ2

  • Foxtel iQ2 pricing exposed, long waits expected

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      The Foxtel iQ2 is one of the best upgrades currently available for people who've invested in a HD panel, and it will only get better.

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      The Homecast HT8000 PVR brings a budget approach to the twin tuner HD market — and that budget approach has both its good and bad sides.

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