Sony Play TV

My fiancé and I don't watch a lot of TV but the programmes we do like to watch (Kickboxing, X Games) tend to be on during the early hours, so we wanted an inexpensive PVR (Personal Video Recorded) to record a few things. So we figured that PlayTV would be a useful addition to our Playstation 3 (PS3). WHAT IS IT? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PlayTV is a TV tuner and a PVR accessory for the PS3. It gives you the ability to watch, pause and record Freeview digital TV, even whilst you're playing games (but not PS2 games) or watching a DVD on your PS3. It is simply a small plastic black ...  Read the complete review

This product is an add on to the Playstation 3, therefore you must have a Playstation 3 to use this product. I am not a very technical person, therefore I have written my view on this product as myself an average mummy, rather than a computer whiz, because with the technics I haven't got a clue. The Play TV box works the same as a freeview box; it allows you to watch free digital TV channels through your Playstation 3 console. Play TV also allows you to record TV programmes instantly or on a schedule, and store them using the Playstations hard drive in an easy to follow menu to watch another time. It depends on how much memory your ...  Read the complete review

The PlayTV is one of the best accessories for a games console I've ever seen. A USB freeview tuner that gives your PS3 the ability to watch terrestrial digital TV broadcasts. This alone makes the PlayTV an good piece of hardware and has helped integrate my home entertainment setup even more. However the PlayTV isn't just a good piece of hardware, it is excellent. Using the power of the PS3 and built in hard drive, the PlayTV allows you to watch TV upscaled to high definition, record, rewind and pause any broadcast and thanks to the dual-tuner setup you can record one program and watch another. The picture on a HDTV via HDMI connection is excellent and all ...  Read the complete review

The Play TV box connects to a Playstation 3 via one of the USB ports at the front and basically turns your PS3 into a freeview+ box. The set up is very easy, you insert a disc to install the software onto your playstation and after that follow the onscreen instructions - and then Play TV does the rest, searching for and storing the freeview channels available. You can then record the programmes you want, or if you have an interruption whilst watching something you can pause it and begin watching again when it's convenient for you. The library where your programmes are stored is easy to use, and it also uses a book-mark system so if you start ...  Read the complete review

"Watch, pause and rewind live TV" says the ads. It certainly does all of this but I dont believe it does it all that well. I bought it when it came out hoping to use it to record all those late night programmes or programmes that were on at the same time as each other. It is simple to set up and forms part of your X media bar. Navigation is also pretty good. Recording is easy, simply highlight your programme and press a button. You can set it to record a few minutes before and after incase it runs on and will even turn off your ps3 when its finished. Programmes are stored in a library within the play tv utility, you can send them to your ...  Read the complete review