Steal this idea
An idea came to me the other day - currently as far as digital TV recorders go you have three choices:
- Get locked down with a Sky Plus box
- Get locked down with a V+ box
- Wing it one of the various Freeview recorders, none of which seem to be very reliable or offer great value for money
Now what if the BBC were to launch their own version of the digital TV recorder box? They’re the ones responsible for Freeview so it makes sense that they offer a definitive piece of kit to view it on. They could get a large manufacturer like Samsung, etc to build it with the BBC logo on the front and develop a really decent software front end so it feels like you’re getting a rich, quality experience. Plus with it being a well known brand like the BBC, people are going to trust it - plus they could build in a Wi-Fi connection and have the BBC iPlayer running off it as well, which let’s face it is where the iPlayer really needs to be. I’d pay for something like that.
Update: I’m forgetting BT Vision already does pretty much this except again you’re getting tied down to a monthly contract.
