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Henry Northmore gets weak at the knees about the new SKY+ system’s tricks and capacity.
e have never lived in sttch an on-demand world. Technological
advances have revolutionised our expectations. We want it all and
we want it now. So wh_v not television‘.’ Bit streaming on the net has meant _vou can access all kinds oi shows not previously available. but this does mean httge atnottnts ol' dovvnload and super llash home computers to reallv take advantage.
But Digital TV recorders seem to be the next phase and with the take up rates of Skv+. they are delinitelv the market leaders. The new Skv+ lol) (so called after its l()() gigabvte hard disk) has four times the capacit_v ol' the nortnal Skv+ svstem with 80 hours of storage capacitv. The capacitv alone is mouthwatering bttt it‘s all the usual tricks Skv+ ot'l'ers that reall_v add that
edge: pause and rewind live TV. record two video streams at a time and. ol’
course. it‘s l‘ull_v programmable —- amongst other options. lt reallv is creating _vour own TV channel with the minimum of hassle (price still tbe at time of going to press).
And it sheer technical specilications leave _vou cold. Sk_v+ has a new designer collection on offer for its standard system. with boxes styled up bv the likes of Mathew \\'illiztmsott. (‘ath Kidson. .\'eisha (‘rosland and Wale Adevemi. :\dmittedl_v these are limited editions. onl_v available from Sell'ridges in London. Manchester and Birmingham from 4 November. retailing at L'I‘N (the same as the standard Sk_v+ box). To order call Tech/.one at Sell‘ridges ((lZl) 731s 3688). It's sure to be a must have among style-conscious tech junkies.
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