Freeview update...

arthurbach4 · Post by **arthurbach4** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 15:29

So first there was this:

http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/0,239035250,339294725,00.htm

Now there's this:

http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/0,239035250,339294781,00.htm

In truth I don't use the EPG all that often, but I am curious about the "special features" that I will be missing out on.

Pete.

prl · Post by **prl** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 16:02

And still Ms Parks wonders why the Freeview information campaign has "... caused some confusion and concern."

glow · Post by **glow** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 21:37

In the absence of any information from the Freeview information campaign, perhaps we can start our own rumours on what the Freeview EPG special features might be?

Accuracy

Mixed Case INSTEAD OF CAPS

Context-sensitive advertising

Screen-hogging Freeview banner just like WizTV's

Marking of ad breaks so your PVR can meet the Freeview technical requirements and doesn't have to skip them, it just doesn't record them in the first place

Nem · Post by **Nem** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 15:13

Found some interesting reading about Freeview on a SMH blog that was passed on to me by a colleague.

Only devices which meet Freeview's "technical requirements" will be allowed to license the Freeview logo, which means they must offer a seven day EPG, they can't offer ad-skipping and they can't offer an easy way to copy recordings off the box. Devices which don't meet the Freeview requirements, such as some ad-skipping PVRs from Topfield and Beyonwiz, won't be able to display the Freeview logo.

prl · Post by **prl** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 16:08

Nem wrote:Found some interesting reading about Freeview on a SMH blog that was passed on to me by a colleague.
Only devices which meet Freeview's "technical requirements" will be allowed to license the Freeview logo, which means they must offer a seven day EPG, they can't offer ad-skipping and they can't offer an easy way to copy recordings off the box. Devices which don't meet the Freeview requirements, such as some ad-skipping PVRs from Topfield and Beyonwiz, won't be able to display the Freeview logo.

Yep, those restrictions have been discussed on various forums, including this one, starting from when Freeview first started making press releases. The SMH article linked to from that post predicted the rapid demise of TiVo, which isn't quite what happened

There have been several Freeview topics on the Beyonwiz forum since.

grampus · Post by **grampus** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 16:13

Devices which don't meet the Freeview requirements, such as some ad-skipping PVRs from Topfield and Beyonwiz, won't be able to display the Freeview logo.

Seems to me that, that statement doesn't do anything but stop someone putting the go fast stripes on it.

netmask · Post by **netmask** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 16:33

Maybe someone could create a sticker

"CompleteView"

with the sticker stating "this is a fully functional full speed Personal Video Recorder with built in TPA?" or words to that affect..

TPA = Time Period Advance

prl · Post by **prl** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 16:37

There was also more recent discussion of Freeview (in generally disparaging terms) here prompted by another SMH article.

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