Wednesday, June 15, 2005

New Guides for the PVR

As reported in Smarthouse there are new versions of the Electronic Program guide being released. IceTV offers iceguide an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for all free-to-air channels* up to 7 days in advance. Their service for just $3 per week (which seems a bit steep for an EPG) your PVR can be updated daily with full program listings, including episode descriptions and movie synopses.

IceTV offers a specific service for the Topfield TF5000PVRt.

Improvements to version 2.0 of the iceguide for Topfield software include automatic padding to recording times, Easier selection of the appropriate guide channels, automatic scheduling of iceguide fetches and uploads and increased guide loading speed.

The IceTV iceguide lists programming a week in advance and can be updated over the Internet on a daily or weekly basis. Free to air TV programs can then be scheduled for recording using a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) and remote control.

To access iceguide, you will need a PC running MS Windows 2000 or XP, with Internet access. The Topfield connects to the PC using a USB cable.

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