Sony unveils PlayTV telly tuner for PS3
Sony has unveiled its forecast TV tuner for the PlayStation 3, enabling users in Europe to record and watch digital TV on their games console, Sky+ style.
The announcement was made at the Leipzig games show in Germany – a show being heralded by many as the new E3, or at the very least a respectable European equivalent to E3.
The twin-tuner add-on will be called PlayTV and will launch early in 2008 in the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain, with other countries soon after. This is the first time a console has been given digital video recorder (DVR) capabilities, offering gamers access to free channels that are delivered over digital terrestrial TV.
Full article: reghardware.co.uk
