Sony ships 85,000 PlayTV units in UK

  • Posted September 29th, 2008 at 04:53 EDT by
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According to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony has confirmed a shipment of 85,000 PlayTV units to retailers in the United Kingdom.

Announced last year, PlayTV is a DVR device that allows PlayStation 3 users to watch and record television programs to their PS3 hard drive. Furthermore, PSP owners can access their recorded programs using the PSP Remote Play function.

The hardware was launched last week in the UK with over 9000 pre-orders. Over the coming months, Sony is expected to slowly release PlayTV in other European countries including a release in Australia. However, due to the use of ATSC digital standard in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico it is unlikely we'll ever see a release in North America.

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  1. richkaos | richkaos

    • 5:05am BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 1

    This is good news and looks a good product but im not sure if you can copy the recorded programs to your PSP memory stick, lets face it your not always within range of wireless broadband. Does anyone know if this is possible?????

  2. lidders | lidders

    • 5:26am BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 2

    PlayTV uses the .m2ts extension for its recordings.  I have successfully transferred and played one of these on my PC so no DRM issues there.  I don't know if they can be played on PSP without conversion though.

  3. spawn of stumpy | spawn_of_stumpy

    • 5:34am BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 3

    you can play the stuff on your PSP no problems, just record the program you want through Play TV, then move the program from the Play TV menu (list of recorded programs) to your XMB, then if you copy it onto a memory stick & then on your PC transocde it to an MP4 format.. hey presto, jam it back onto you rpsp & your sorted. easy as pie.

  4. keller | Kellster

    • 5:39am BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 4

    Richkaos, not sure yet, I've only just got it and I've not had much time to play with it.  From the file extension it indicates that it's an mpeg2 file so it should be possible. I will try it and let you know.  Functionally though, it's a great bit of kit/software, it's fast and the picture is better than my V-box, the EPG menu's are really fast too.

  5. Rauland | PPp_Killer

    • 5:58am BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 5

    thats what north america gets with its werid ATSC singal..
    i could get 1 of these but nah

  6. alez310 | alexz310

    • 12:23pm BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 6

    great news for you guys. I would love to see play tv released in the U.S and Mexico. That way i could buy one for both of my systems I have one in the U.S where I lve at and one at Mexico in my vacation house pretty sweet for you guys over there in U.K.   

  7. Infernoz0 | Oblivian_92

    • 12:44pm BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 7

    sweet

  8. Denali2 | NEJI64

    • 12:57pm BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 8

    this will be in N.A by next year i guess when TV  in America turn digital next year

     

  9. DyingFetus | DyingFetus

    • 5:16pm BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 9

    Next year we are going all digital, so I would expect to see it sometime after that.

  10. gingo | gingo

    • 7:09pm BST - September 29th, 2008
    • 10

    psn id: gingo.... i am still deciding whether i should get this or not, its not a necessity but it would be a good peripheral to have

  11. PS3sR2DEAR

    • 5:09am BST - September 30th, 2008
    • 11

    WTF is ATSC ?

    Australian Release ? oh please $ony come screw us again with a RIDICULOUS price, while the rest of the world gets it for nicks.

    What about letting us record in DIVX ,XVID, even MPEG, open your minds and listen to your customers !

     

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