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Posted by lee on 02/16/06 23:22
"Niall Leonard" <niall@C0D0L0GY.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:22:22 -0000, "Quagmire aka DinZ"
> <dinsddy74@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Is it worth upgrading my std sky package to get sky +. my video is knacked
>>out. I could buy a dvd recorder.
>>
>>DinZ
>>
> You have to pay through the nose for sky+. If I were replacing a
> video I would go for a PVR anytime. Tivo transformed our viewing
> lives - after I got Tivo I bought a DVD recorder, and I never use it.
> Compared to a VCR it's brilliant, but compared to Tivo it's a pain in
> the arse.
>
> A good PVR will do all the things Sky+ will do and more, and you don't
> pay extra fees to Murdoch every month for the same old shite.
>
> Tivos are hard to find in the UK these days because they forked up the
> marketing. But there are plenty of rival PVRs. The latest Topfield and
> Humax models have their devotees. Check out
>
> http://www.pvruk.co.uk/
>
> for info and reviews.
>
> Once you've paused live TV to answer the phone/fetch a beer/go for a
> piss you'll never go back.
>
> nl
>
> email address munged. Replace the ones and chuck out the rubbish to reply.
There are no extra fees if you already have a top sky package, i believe you
only pay the extra sub if you have the basic packages.
If you use sky anyway, why have an extra PVR when Sky+ will meet all your
needs?
Lee
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