Clarification on PlayTV

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Article written by nofi in PS3 News, on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 15:17.

There’s been much speculation over the last two days about whether PlayTV can export its recordings from the PS3’s hard drive to, say, a PC for archiving. Eurogamer said that it can’t, yet a few other sites claim it can.

To put the record straight, we’ve spoken to SCEE, who clarified the situation: “you can not transfer content to your PSP, PC or memory sticks”, a spokesperson told us. “You can stream live or recorded TV content on your PSP via Remote Play only”.

We hope that solves the issue once and for all.

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burtens | 14/08/2008 15:42
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Too bad.
I´m not always near wifi hotspots, and it would be nice to be able to watch recording offline on the psp or a laptop.
Just like (… what did they use back then… ) VHS..?
Jeebers | 14/08/2008 16:25
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Noo! I’m sure that’s not what was said originally. This would have been great for watching last nights TV on the train on your PSP. WiFi only access doesn’t cut it. I’m peeved
Jeebers | 14/08/2008 16:31
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In fact check the bit out at the bottom of the ‘official’ ‘Sony’ statement…

http://threespeech.com/blog/2007/08/playtv-view-record-rewind-tv/

* Portable viewing with PSP: Seamless PSP connectivity allows you to set recordings, watch Live TV and recorded TV programmes remotely on the PSP via a WiFi connection (using Remote Play feature) – or you can transfer video files to your PSP via USB cable.

Do i win £5?
TheDeathAvenger | 14/08/2008 16:36
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Oh well. Even just to the PSP would have done nicely. Really hope it will support the 4 HD channels (when they come out).

Question 1: Does your PS3 have to be switched on to record scheduled programs or will it be able to turn on (from stand-by), record, then turn off again?

Question 2: Will folding@home work when recording, just like games and movies do?

Thanks in advance for any info!
marronthered | 14/08/2008 17:09
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i dont have a psp…. but being able to watch recorded programs may have led me to buy one… no chance of that now i guess
Mossychops | 14/08/2008 17:26
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Come on Sony sort your PR dept out, HMV are still telling people you can tranfer Content with the play TV to PSP

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=757271

And at Play.com too

I think Trading Standards will have to get infolved now.
nofi | 14/08/2008 18:27
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TheSixthAxis: hiding the truth since 2007.
- burtens | 14/08/2008 19:40
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burtens | 14/08/2008 19:00
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Maybe, just maybe, Sony will adress this at Leipzig?

..Or maybe we´ll just have to find out ourself next month?
seedaripper1973 | 14/08/2008 19:33
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nice one jeebers!
if i had a fiver i’d give it to ya
that was an official sony statement….what went wrong???
(i’m sure some ‘entrepreneur’ will be able to hack it so it can download ‘elsewhere’
colossalblue | 14/08/2008 19:34
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Doesn’t really bother me but I do think they’ve missed a trick. I suppose there’s licensing and re-broadcast issues at play, it’s a shame though it turns what could have been a fantastic product into just a decent one. I fear the HD stuff won’t be supported either, making PlayTV that little bit more frustrating for the missed opportunity.
Gamoc | 15/08/2008 11:28
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I wish they wouldn’t tell us things that turn out to be untrue. It’s annoying, and getting progressively more annoying as they do it more.
glennpfc | 15/08/2008 17:31
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I was all but sold on buying this until now. If I cant watch Mock the Week on the train then what is the point….

Ok its still a good product, but it could have been so much better!

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