Sony strips some PS3 PlayTV functionality

And thus a great idea dies. Didn't Sony see that DVD's are now coming with portable versions of the movie? Apparently they missed something about demand! Plus, streaming video, HD or SD, is still crap. Looks like PlayTV will be a big letdown.

agree with post above..they just fed us lies at E3 about stuff they couldnt deliver

What did you expect? the truth?

Just like every other politician. They preach pronounce make promises and knowingly they won't be able to keep such promises but everybody bites the hype finding out later down the road that a bigger letdown exists. Don't believe the hype, wait for the product to be released. Then, view reviews of others and based on that judgment its on you whether to buy something that you are not pleased with.

Originally posted by locobrown:

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Just like every other politician. They preach pronounce make promises and knowingly they won't be able to keep such promises but everybody bites the hype finding out later down the road that a bigger letdown exists. Don't believe the hype, wait for the product to be released. Then, view reviews of others and based on that judgment its on you whether to buy something that you are not pleased with.

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Words of Wisdom, Loco.

You guys wanna know the truth? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!

Originally posted by SProdigy:

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And thus a great idea dies. Didn't Sony see that DVD's are now coming with portable versions of the movie? Apparently they missed something about demand! Plus, streaming video, HD or SD, is still crap. Looks like PlayTV will be a big letdown.

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It is a digital broadcast thing, not a streaming thing dumbass.

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It is a digital broadcast thing, not a streaming thing dumbass.

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Originally posted by SProdigy:

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And thus a great idea dies. Didn't Sony see that DVD's are now coming with portable versions of the movie? Apparently they missed something about demand! Plus, streaming video, HD or SD, is still crap. Looks like PlayTV will be a big letdown.

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It is a digital broadcast thing, not a streaming thing dumbass.

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Hmm... so what are you trying to say? Every device with a TV Tuner sold since May 2007 needs to accept digital broadcasts. I'm lost on how that affects Sony pulling out on the transfer function of PlayTV.

I can record a digital HD feed sampled down to 480 through my analog inputs on my DVD recorder (digital to analog to digital). I can convert that to any format I want to on my PC, and play it. I can take it to a PSP, iPod or Smart Phone. Yes, the quality goes down as I convert, etc. but, it drops considerably less when you have to keep bandwidth in mind for streaming. Nevermind pixelation and pauses while video buffers.

So, that means it looks like crap because... It is a bandwidth thing, not a digital broadcast thing... um... what he said ;-)

That sucks...I was expecting big things from Sony PlayTV.

Major bummer on their part...

And sony fails again...

And again.

this is what i always have disliked about sony they promise all of this great stuff then strip it to make it cheaper lame

Hey don't actually let ppl know, if we can keep it contained to the internet then ppl will still think that what we said at e3 is still reality and by the time they have the device home we already have their cash. Mwaaaah-ha! ha! ha!

I have been calling this from day 1... no big surprise here.

pointless, next!

so .. i cant transfer my stuff that i've recored to my External HDD??? Someone clear that up for me please.

and can i record directly to my external NON-Sony HDD or other storage medium ???


i'm confused , any help will be greatly appreciated :)


thank you

Originally posted by ammad123:

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so .. i cant transfer my stuff that i've recored to my External HDD??? Someone clear that up for me please.

and can i record directly to my external NON-Sony HDD or other storage medium ???


i'm confused , any help will be greatly appreciated :)


thank you

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