Telewest offers HDTV service as it launches its new personal video recorder (PVR), called TVDrive

March 14, 2006

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LONDON -- Britain's first high definition (HD) TV service is now available to over four and a half million homes, as Telewest launches its new personal video recorder (PVR), called TVDrive.

Crystal clear

Consumers can now subscribe to the TVDrive set-top box and watch free HD programmes from BBC Worldwide with stunning picture quality, with pay-per-view movies expected soon.

The HD programmes are offered via the cable company's TV-on-demand service, called Teleport, which provides instant access to a huge library of viewing at the touch of a button. HD programmes have four times as many pixels as standard TV broadcasts, meaning crystal clear pictures, even on the biggest plasma and LCD TVs.

For the record

TVDrive makes recording programmes easy and also enables viewers to pause live TV and then resume watching from where they left off. With hard drive storage for around 80 hours of TV, viewers simply press one record button to save their favourite shows. And three tuners mean more flexibility than with a Sky+ box, as up to two channels can be recorded whilst watching a third.

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