New Recordable Ubc Decoder

[sahprite]

Inside the cover of August's Extra magazine there are a couple of articles about a new decoder (TrueVisions PVR) that allows you to have more control over your viewing needs, just like the Uk's Sky plus system. ie, record individual shows or even an entire series from the on-screen menu, replay live tv (Tivo style) etc .

The web link shown does not work but a quick (20 minute) call to UBC (Truevisions) revealed that they don't have all the details about it but it will be coming in September....maybe. No info whether it will have a better quality picture or allow broadcast of wide-screen shows, Hi-Def etc. But this surely has to be a step in the right direction.

ESPN and Star Sports are back in the magazine's schedule, although they said there was no news about the long term contract with them. Still no word on whether there definately will be an English comentry for the football. It looks like ESPN and Star will not be showing any EPL football as their schedule is broadcasting Baseball instead on a Saturday night.

Sahprite

[phazey]

Interesting, i look forwards to skipping those stupid ad breaks tell me about sun outages and slideshows of semi famous stars.

Edit: found some info.

Visiware, the world-leading provider of interactive TV games, are launching of its games on TrueVisions, the largest pay-tv broadcaster in Thailand.

Visiware’s most acclaimed iTV games channel Playin’TV will be launched on September 2007 and will later propose games by subscription. The channel will consist of games in different categories such as puzzle, sports, cards, board and casino games. It will be accessible via TrueVisions PVR portal.

In addition, TrueVisions is planning to launch Playin’TV Junior around the end of the year. This channel will be dedicated to children aged from 6 to 14 years and will propose arcade games mostly.

Both services will be available through the TrueVisions PVR.

By launching Playin’TV and Playin’TV Junior in Thailand – counting more than 600 000 households subscribing to TrueVisions’ cable and satellite services, Visiware continues its fast extension and confirms its leading position as an iTV games channel provider on the Asian market.

Expert in casual gaming, the French company Visiware is the world-leading provider of interactive TV games. It publishes and distributes games for Television, Mobile and Broadband/Internet. Its game TV channels (Playin’TV, Playin’Casino, MiniKids TV, etc.) reach more than 120 million homes within 77 countries, on more than 30 cable, satellite and IPTV networks. Thanks to its unique Triple Play game offer, subscribers have now the freedom to play anywhere, anytime. Visiware addresses the whole family with the first true convergent gaming offer on three platforms and a catalog of more than 200 games. The company develops its own licenses of all genres (classics, cards, arcade, sport, thinking, educational, casino, etc.) and also partners with major entertainment companies such as Universal Studios (King Kong, The Fast & The Furious) or Mattel (Scrabble) in order to bring excitement to all the players.

True is Thailand’s most integrated communications solution provider, convergence leader and prime lifestyle enabler. We are able to offer a “Triple Play” of voice, video and data services across our integrated platform, and well placed to drive further growth through the convergence of network services and content. We are based in Bangkok and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET: TRUE). We have more than nine million subscribers to our services, which include Thailand’s third-largest mobile phone operator (True Move – our largest business by subscriber numbers and revenue), the country’s largest broadband and dial-up internet provider, largest fixed-line phone operator in BMA, and only nationwide cable-TV provider (UBC).

Edited July 27, 2007 by phazey

[LivinLOS]

They will need a real working EPG (month ahead not 1 hour)..

Been telling them that for years.. Even offered to work with them to create an XMLTV listing..

Head in the sand of course.

[solo siam]

There is an XML schedule out there somewhere with the months UBC listings, be good if UBC did their own one though.

[spot]

Still no word on whether there definately will be an English comentry for the football. It looks like ESPN and Star will not be showing any EPL football as their schedule is broadcasting Baseball instead on a Saturday night.

EPL football is to be on Truevisions own channels.

According to the website there will be bilingual commentary. All big 4 teams (as they call them) are to be shown on the Gold package.

Hopefully this will all pan out.

They told me that the last world cup would have English through the decoder box, but it didn't happen.

[LivinLOS]

There is an XML schedule out there somewhere with the months UBC listings, be good if UBC did their own one though.

If you see that again.. Send me the link can ya ben..

A PVR in XML TV would work on my PC system and make me a happy camper.