Play TV Review

mcwildcard · 29 Aug 2008 at 16:23

Eurogamer have given it a once over, 8/10, not bad.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=227321

Robert1986 · 29 Aug 2008 at 16:23

How can you give something a score that has nothing to compare it to?

I might pick this up once some user reviews are out.

Margaret · 29 Aug 2008 at 16:26

Robert1986 said:
How can you give something a score that has nothing to compare it to?

Pretty easy really.

Usually as reviews go, 1-3 = Abysmal 4-6 = Poor, 7 = Average, 8-9 = Great/Very Good and 10 being Excellent.

Something like that anyway.

.one. · 29 Aug 2008 at 16:27

Margaret said:
Pretty easy really.

Usually as reviews go, 1-3 = Abysmal 4-6 = Poor, 7 = Average, 8-9 = Great/Very Good and 10 being Excellent.

Something like that anyway.

LOL

ojste · 29 Aug 2008 at 16:27

it doesnt need something to compare to, its whether its good at what it supposed to do

Robert1986 · 29 Aug 2008 at 16:27

Oh Margaret.

Booner! · 29 Aug 2008 at 16:28

Riiight, they should have rated it 5/10 for promising and not delivering despite major delays and dropping the bombshell about "not allowing content to move between devices outside of PSP and PS3".

I would have got a PS3 if this had delivered on it's promises.

Margaret · 29 Aug 2008 at 16:28

Well that's what I think anyway, on the internet 7 is really average, IGN will give that to anything.

TurnipHead · 29 Aug 2008 at 16:48

What channels will it have?

rp2000 · 29 Aug 2008 at 16:50

TurnipHead said:
What channels will it have?

Standard Freeview EPG (ie no encrypted channels like UK Gold, Eurosport, Setanta etc).

rp2000

Streeteh · 29 Aug 2008 at 16:56

Looks good to me, worthwhile upgrade from my tvs built in free-view, just in time to ask for as a xmas pressie.

[EDIT] Erm, actually, can it record while watching DVDs/blu-rays? It mentions games in the review but doesn't mention either of those.

insane200 · 29 Aug 2008 at 17:16

isnt the uk changing its digital to dvbt 2 or something soon so hd can be transmited, so is this compatible ? il buy one if its future proof as i dont have a vcr.

Stellios · 29 Aug 2008 at 17:23

Already preordered mine.

Shaz]sigh[ · 29 Aug 2008 at 17:42

Doesn't the PS3 use a relatively large amount of power? More than a PVR anyway?

I'd be interested in this as I've just cancelled Sky but if it's going to cost a fortune in electric, a different PVR may be an option, especially with the Humax Freesat HD PVR on the way.

meghatronic · 29 Aug 2008 at 17:49

Stellios said:
Already preordered mine.

+1.

I don't even have an aerial yet, though!

orderoftheflame · 29 Aug 2008 at 19:14

jdickerson said:
Stellios said:

Already preordered mine.

Click to expand...

+1.

+2

Kemik · 29 Aug 2008 at 19:15

Stellios said:
Already preordered mine.

Me four. Been waiting since the day it was announced.

Bossy papa · 4 Sep 2008 at 00:01

you can export videos to your PS3's XMB menu as MPEG-4 video (despite rumours suggesting the feature had been removed). From there you can use it like a normal file - watch it on your PS3, put it on PC, transfer it to your PSP... whatever you like.

anyone else seen this

Bossy papa · 4 Sep 2008 at 00:02

rp2000 · 4 Sep 2008 at 00:40

You have put IMG tags instead of URL!!!

But, yeah read it, now it's back to the original spec!! DRM free copies of the recordings. 70 pounds still seems slightly too high. but now it has a unique-ish feature (I am assuming not that many HDD PVR's let you move files to PC, by design.

rp2000