Anyone Here Using NTL TVDrive?

I'm considering a cheap TV/phone/broadband package deal from NTL, and
would be interested in stories both good and bad. How does it compare
to Sky+?

Thanks in advance.

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Alan Greenwood wrote:
I'm considering a cheap TV/phone/broadband package deal from NTL, and
would be interested in stories both good and bad. How does it compare
to Sky+?


I have a Telewest TVDrive, I hadn't realised they'd extended it to NTL
areas as well. I think it's great, and reasonably priced compared with
the SkyHD box. There are still a few software problems but mine's been
fairly stable since the early teething trouble. It's certainly not as
sophisticated as Sky+, it does series links but doesn't learn what you
like to watch, and you can't program it from a distance by phone or
internet so far. The only HD channels so far are BBC and ITV (and the
ITV channel basically shows US TV Movies as there's little other HD
content available to them). I assuming Sky will eventually allow their
HD channels on as well and there is HD content on the Teleport VoD
service which you get free with the top TV package. Hope that's some help.

Stew

In article ,
ess says...
I'm considering a cheap TV/phone/broadband package deal from NTL, and
would be interested in stories both good and bad. How does it compare
to Sky+?


Assuming you are in an ntl area rather than a Telewest area, they do
not, as yet, have TVDrive or any box similar to Sky+. It is promised in
the next few months.

Richard wrote:
In article ,
ess says...
I'm considering a cheap TV/phone/broadband package deal from NTL, and
would be interested in stories both good and bad. How does it compare
to Sky+?


Assuming you are in an ntl area rather than a Telewest area, they do
not, as yet, have TVDrive or any box similar to Sky+. It is promised in
the next few months.

It probably won't be the same model at the TW TVDrive either, I think
NTL were starting with the next model up from SA, the main difference
being that it uses MPEG4 for the HDTV. People with TW TVDrives will
presumably have to upgrade again at some point.

Stewart