Thomson: Sky+ 160
Saturday, July 29th, 2006
From Press Release:
The Sky+ 160 is the first box in the Sky+ family to offer increased storage capacity via the use of a 160 Gigabyte hard drive, delivering an average of 80 hours recording capacity. It also features USB 2.0 connectivity for future applications and is based on xTV, the DVR and extended conditional access system from NDS. The DVR functionality will be identical to that of the existing leading Sky+ product line.
Brian Sullivan, Director, New Product Development and Sales at BSkyB said, "The manufacturing agreement with Thomson underlines Sky’s determination to remain at the forefront of digital broadcasting. Sky+ has already revolutionised the way that the UK watches television; Sky+ 160 will allow BSkyB to offer even more flexibility, choice and control for our growing customer base. This is an important product for BSkyB and we are delighted to have the support of Thomson as developer and manufacturer." (more…)
