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Play TV (PS3)

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Platform:   PLAYSTATION 3
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
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  • Platform:   PLAYSTATION 3
  • Media: Video Game

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Play TV (PS3) + Sony Blu-Ray Disc Remote Control (PS3) + HDMI Cable (PS3)
Total RRP: £112.97
Price For All Three: £63.24

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Technical Details

  • With Sony's PlayTV,you'll have total control over your TV! In fact, thanks to the PlayTV's twin digital tuner, you can recordone of 19 free HD TV channels using your PS3 games console while you're watchinganother
  • You can take a break from viewing using the pause mode, while featuressuch as WiFi connectivity make it possible to hook thePlayTV up to your PSP and access the entire service fromanywhere in the world
  • What's more, you can even schedule recordings
  • Features: - USB DVB digital TV tuner for PS3 - Digital recording feature - Direct control - Compatible with SD & HD TV - Electronic programme guide - Remote play with PSP connectivity

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  • ASIN: B0017UV0UG
  • Item Weight: 372 g
  • Release Date: 19 Sep 2008
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 165 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

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Product Description

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PS3 already gives your family next-generation gaming, Blu-ray movies, music, video, web browsing and PLAYSTATION Network support – all in one unit. Now, with PlayTV, it has the functionality of a state-of-the-art TV tuner and PVR – it’s great value and it’s one more reason to make PS3 the centre of your family entertainment.

Two TV tuners: watch one programme while recording another.

Electronic Programme Guide: a seven-day navigation interface that makes it easy to programme and watch PlayTV. It’s lightning fast and simple to use with either PS3’s SIXAXIS controller or the Blu-ray Remote Control.

Watch, pause and rewind live TV: TV programmes now operate at the viewers’ convenience. Just hit the pause button to take a break without missing a thing – and rewind any bits to watch over and over again.

Portable viewing with PSP: Seamless PSP connectivity allows you to set recordings remotely and to watch live TV streamed on your PSP wherever you are via a WiFi connection (using Remote Play feature).

Record TV:

while you're playing games on your PS3

Product Description
PLAYSTATION 3 already offers cutting-edge gaming and a High Definition Blu-ray Disc movie player, and soon you'll be able to watch, pause and record free-to-air digital television, thanks to PlayTV. It couldn't be easier to set up; simply plug a TV aerial into the back of the PlayTV Tuner, connect the PlayTV Tuner to your PS3 using a USB cable and then follow the on-screen instructions. And once you're up and running, you can record one channel while watching another or playing a PS3 game; see what's on now and next, with the easy to use Programme Guide; and watch TV when you're out and about, using Remote Play for PSP. In fact, you can enjoy all of PlayTV's great features on your PSP, whether you want to watch your recorded programmes or schedule new recordings. All you have to do is find a Wireless hotspot and activate the Remote Play feature. PlayTV is another reason to have PLAYSTATION 3 and PSP at the centre of your living room, and it's coming soon.

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3.8 out of 5 stars (73 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
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105 of 108 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent PS3/Freeview add-on, 19 Sep 2008
By S. Banks "Ozymandias" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 
Well my PlayTV arrived this morning.. and setup took about 5 mins.. Not sure I want to set through that video it plays whilst it installs again but i guess once is fine. ;).

I've a Sixaxis and a bd-handset. was surprised that the kit came with an overlay for the handset. Handy..

Unit itself is small and once I'd confirmed it was working just tucked it away behind the tv.. I notice its wall mountable but I figure its not worth the hassle. Can gather dust along with the other cables.

Firstly the picture quality.. I am running my PS3 through a KDL-40V4000 at 1080p, so I was not expecting much more from the Freeview quality. I was very surprised at the increase and smoothness of the image.. Of course they are still only at 720x576 but all the same they upscale very well to 1080p. So this is the BEST quality Freeview image I've yet seen.

Secondly everything is very responsive and fast.. Once the PlayTV application is loaded and running the guide, changing channels etc. is very smooth.. Excellent.

Next try out the pause live TV and rewind functionality.. very slick..l worked very well with the Tennis today.

Lastly recording from a schedule.. Very easy.. go tot he guide/or search by name and then setup the recording options.. If there is a conflict it prompts you to decide which to record and which to discard. Excellent. Next I recorded a program and then exported it to the regular PS3 video folder.. From there I can copy it to a memory card etc. So confirmed no DRM.

Did a few test recordings whilst playing games.. No noticeable problems. with either the game or the recordings. The unit will also bring itself online from standby which it pretty neat.. then it goes back to standby.. very neat..

Remote play works very well and whilst am looking forwards to watching live TV from around the country/world. Along with the rest of my videos, games and music.

Hassles & Niggles
Had a little difficulty getting the PS3 to detect the playTV unit when i plugged it into my external USB hub but its not the first device to do that!!..

So overall I recommend this product as an excellent upgrade to a regular setup box.. the ability to pause and rewind are excellent and the recording/pvr functionality is very easy to use and the playback quality is fantastic.

Just need to wait four years and see what happens on the HD-Freeview front.. although personaly I think PS3-Iplayer and PS-Video store will probably come along with HD content first.
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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Play TV, 19 Sep 2008
By T. Brooks "Olospo" (Oxford, Uk) - See all my reviews
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Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 
Positives:
- Quick and easy set up, talks you through it on screen
- Found channels no problem
- Good picture quality
- Record, Pause, Rewind Live Tv
- Easy to navigate
- Looks good
- Move recordings to XMB
- Can export recordings to external devices
- Search for programs
- PSP remote play

Negatives:
- Expensive for what it is
- Records in M2TS format so unless you convert you won't be able to watch them on your pc
- Another USB slot used up
- Recordings take up quite a bit of hard disk space
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Freeview services available, 30 Sep 2008
By Chris Rollason - See all my reviews
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Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 
Play TV (PS3)

I previously used the Freeview service on my Toshiba TV. We also have Virgin + in the house. PlayTV is miles ahead of both these services.

The home screen has everything you need on it; Live TV, Library, Search, Guide, Settings.

Live TV: The navigation of live tv is the best of any freeview, cable or satellite service I have seen. There is a small bar that makes it easy to see how much of the programme has been shown and how much there is left to be watched. You can also see what programme is up next.

If you press start then live tv will be paused until you press play again. This is great if, for example, you want to skip adverts or go to dinner and want to start watching where you left off.

To record a programme all you need to do is press select and it will start recording to the PS3's hard drive. The other way to record a programme is to go into the EPG whilst in live tv or Guide on the home screen. There is also the same bar that lets you see how much of the programme has been seen. Most of the time the guide will show you the programmes but occasionally you might not get any information which can be annoying.

You can either use the PS3 controller or PS3 remote. In the contents of the box you get a stick on cover for the PS3 remote so you can see what buttons do what. If you use the PS3 controller then there is an on-screen remote you can use that has the red, green, yellow, blue and number buttons.

Library: In here you can view all the programmes you have recorded. You can also see how much space each programme has taken up and how much space you have left on the hard drive. Contrary to what many people have been saying, at the moment, there is NO copy protection software. I was able to copy the F1 race onto the video section in the XMB. From there I could take the file and play it on my laptop. However, you cannot transfer the file from the XMB back into the PlayTV library.

Search: This is pretty self explanatory. You can use this feature to search for a specific programme. Once the search results come up you can record the show.

Settings: This has all the usual settings like parental control etc. The best feature here is background recording. This enables you to record programmes whilst playing a game, exploring the playstation store or anything else.

There is one last feature that I think is brilliant. You can set your PS3 up to record a programme whilst you are away. Providing you leave it on standby the PS3 will switch on, record the programme then switch back off again.

PlayTV also supports remote play. I have the first psp model and it works perfectly. You can watch live tv, all your recordings and all the other features. If you were half way round the world and had forgotten to record something all you need to do is use you psp to set it up.

The negatives: There is no reminder feature, you cannot set PlayTV to record a whole series, your setup may look cluttered having usb cables coming out of the front of your ps3.

So I do have one or two niggles with it but they are insignificant compared to how good PlayTV is. Some of these may be addressed with future software updates.

If you are considering buying this then I would because for the money its brilliant.
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One issue: it does not have another tv exit to connect to tv.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not bad - will become better through regular software updates
I bought this with the sole intention of phasing out my Virgin V+ box and using my PS3 as my main PVR device. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not sure how I managed without this...
I bought this in November 2008, and have used it almost daily since. This is really great addition to the PS3, and I am not sure how I managed before i could pause, record and... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Play TV
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beats any other Freeview/Recorder on the market hands down!
An awesome piece of kit.
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