I haven't been the kindest to BT's forthcoming Vision IPTV/PVR service, partly because they've been banging on about it for over a year, and we haven't even been given a release date yet.Web User Magazine has managed to get a sneak preview of the service, and seemed fairly impressed with what BT has to offer, even if it'll still struggle to compete with Sky+ on a few levels.
It's got the 160 GB drive, as promoted, and twin tuners for recording one show while watching another -- and it even includes an HDMI output on the back. As a Freeview/IPTV/PVR unit, it will be hard for most manufacturers of Digital TV boxes to compete with, but there's still no release date, and it's estimated to cost £100 just for the box itself, with no clear indication on the monthly rental fees or VOD charges.
Oh, and not only will BT be monitoring usage for their own nefarious purposes, but they'll be able to bombard users with ads whenever they like.
