<![CDATA[Kotaku: Playtv]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Playtv]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/playtv http://kotaku.com/tag/playtv <![CDATA[Sony Working on PlayTV 2]]> Back in 2008, PlayTV was released in PAL territories. It's now 2010, what's going on with it? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5552186&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Here's How PlayTV Works]]> European? Here's how PlayTV - the television set-top box and recorder for the PlayStation 3 - actually works. Right down to tracking down to the important stuff, like chimps and the football highlights. American? Here's how it'd work if you were actually getting PlayTV. But you have TiVo, so you don't really need it. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5052097&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony's PlayTV Weighed, Measured, Found Adequate]]> Should Americans be upset at the fact that won't be seeing Sony's PlayTV device in the states, or are they better off with the DVR options they already have available to them? CVG takes a good hard look at the PlayTV peripheral, walking us through the install and going over some of the more pertinent features of the device. Aside from the ability to watch recorded shows remotely via your PSP, it seems to just be your standard DVR with a few serious limitations. Not being able to choose a show and just have it record it regardless of time slot for instance, instead having to rely on pre-set timers to capture whatever the channel you select might be broadcasting. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5046081&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[No Format Shifting For PlayTV]]> US-based PS3 owners who were annoyed that Sony's PlayTV TV recorder won't be coming to NTSC-land can cheer up a bit. Sony has decided to redress the balance by making the PlayTV rubbish. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5037265&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PlayTV Gets Final U.K. Date, Pricing]]> PlayTV, Sony Europe's HDTV tuner & recorder for the PS3, has gotten a final release date for the UK. While it was previously announced that the unit would be released September, Sony announced today that PlayTV will be released September 19th for £69.99 (US$133). Originally, it was thought that PlayTV would retail for £80. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5036421&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Britain, Your PS3s Will Stream TV As Of September 10 (Everyone Else, Little Later)]]> Europe's PlayTV service for the PS3 is looking very nice. We already knew SCEE were looking at a release window of around September, but yesterday Sony's David Reeves started handing out actual dates and actual info. The UK will be the first country to get PlayTV, with it due to start up on September 10, with a staggered roll-out across Europe in the weeks after. As a bonus treat, he also confirmed that you'll be able to record TV onto your HDD at the same time you're playing a game, with the necessary code having been quietly slipped into the 2.41 update. Oh, and before anyone not up to speed on PlayTV asks, no, there are no plans to bring it to the US. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5026571&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PlayTV Hits Europe In September]]> Looks like those SCE Australia reports were spot-on. At yesterday's SCEE event in London, Sony announced that PlayTV - Sony Europe's HDTV tuner & recorder for the PS3 - would be launching in Europe sometime in September, for the price of €99/£80. No idea how well this kind of thing will do at market (it's an awful lot of money considering it's skimming off your PS3's HDD), but as someone yet to fork out for a HD tuner for my own TV, I'll be keeping an eye on it later this year regardless. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=387940&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[SCEE Plays Up Social Gaming At Gamer's Day 08]]> At Sony Europe's Gamers Day event, the company took care to emphasize the "social gaming" angle it's pursuing. The company focused on "games where players of all ages socialize through gaming," pointing out EyeToy products, puzzle titles and Buzz!: Quiz TV, where groups can play trivia games on a variety of topics over PlayStation Network. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=387647&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PlayTV Hits European, Aussie PS3s In Q4]]> PlayTV, Sony's digital television tuner/recording device for the PS3, has finally been given a release window. Speaking with Sony Australia during a techy meeting this morning, Gizmodo AU were told that the system would launch in Australia during Q4 2008, "roughly a month" after it's released in Europe. They were also told that it would retail "for less than AUD$200" (USD$185). Any Americans not already aware, now's a good time to remind you that, sorry, thanks to the way your TV is broadcast, you will never ever see this in the US. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=385479&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PlayTV Has Zero Restrictions On Recorded Video Footage]]> Somewhat-exciting news, Europeans! SCEE have revealed that PlayTV, the PS3's digital TV set-top box and recorder, will let you do almost anything with your video files once they've been recorded. Anything?
Anything you like, really, as long as you do it legally. It's in its raw format...We've talked to our legal department about it. All we're doing is moving it out of PlayTV and to the cross-media bar as if it was any other recording. So hopefully users won't do stuff they shouldn't do with it.
"Hopefully"? In other words, go nuts distributing those TV show downloads, you crazy kids. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=360679&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Look At PS3's PlayTV]]>
A BBC blogger got some hands on with the upcoming PlayTV. PlayTV is a jazzed up cable box for the PS3. The menus look pretty swank. The neat part? You can set something to record and switch off your console; It will then switch back on to record the show and shut itself off. Also, it supports subtitles and can live stream broadcasts onto the PSP. Slick! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=356839&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Europe's PS3 PlayTV]]> Sure we may not get Play TV for the Playstation 3 here in the U.S., but that doesn't mean you shouldn't watch this instructional video and then bitch endlessly about how you don't get to use it. See that's what the Internet is all about. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=346659&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony Turns PS3 Into DVR]]> Early next year the PlayStation 3 takes a big step towards becoming the ultimate entertainment box in Europe. At Sony's Games Convention press conference they announced Play TV, a device that hooks between your PS3 and television that will allow the console to record one channel while you watch another. Play TV not only supports high definition video but will also allow you to stream live or recorded video from the PS3 directly to your PSP via Remote play, effectively allowing you to watch your television shows on the handheld from anywhere in the world. Freaking amazing stuff. I'm impressed. Hell, even Crecente was impressed. No word on when the feature could be coming to regions outside of Europe, but I've no doubt in my mind that it will, and it will be awesome. More »
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