ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 18/03/05 01:35 AM Share Posted 18/03/05 01:35 AM I thought I would let you all know about the new Foxtel IQ. I am getting mine tomorrow morning, so I thought I would let you all know what it does/is.Essentially it is a Foxtel Digital receiver with a 160Gb hard disk inside. It will allow you to record 2 digital channels at the same time, pause live TV and schedule recordings based on the Foxtel TV guide.If you are a TV addict, it is a must have.If you want more info, Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wados Member 617 Member For: 20y 23d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 18/03/05 01:42 AM Share Posted 18/03/05 01:42 AM I think it is a waste of money we looked into it and we have to pay 500 up front and no monthly fees but it is not ours to keep, I might aswell go and buy one from a store for an extra couple of hundred and then it is mine to keep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 21y 11m 26d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 18/03/05 02:00 AM Share Posted 18/03/05 02:00 AM $5.95/mth service fee. You have no way of exporting recorded programmes to disc etc and the movies you record expire after 2 weeks.... Buy outright a HD capture card for $170 odd http://www.pccasegear.com/prod1831.htm use the SVid connection and record and keep all you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 18/03/05 03:31 AM Author Share Posted 18/03/05 03:31 AM I did check out all the forums and made my decision on several things.We only plan on using Fox Digital, we do not have an external aerial so all our TV comes through the Fox box.I donot care that I do not own it as it will be covered by Fox onsite warranty, kept up to date by fox and does what we need.I have aPC that can do all the caputre things, burn to DVD, etc, but it is all difficult for SWMBO to use. We also never need to keep anything we record on Fox, we record it then watch it, then delete it. You can keep it for as long as you want, except for FBO programs.I like it because it is simple to use and you can record on 2 different channels at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown BA In Your Face Member 6,195 Member For: 21y 8m Gender: Male Location: Peninsula Posted 18/03/05 05:17 AM Share Posted 18/03/05 05:17 AM I think it is a waste of money we looked into it and we have to pay 500 up front and no monthly fees but it is not ours to keep, I might aswell go and buy one from a store for an extra couple of hundred and then it is mine to keep<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Totally agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 19/03/05 03:57 AM Author Share Posted 19/03/05 03:57 AM Well for all the doubters I have started using it and IT ROCKS It was up and running by 8:30 am, so I decided to record the V8 supercars and the Voyager x 3 in a row all at the same time.I had some chors to do and I am now watching the V8's from the begining while it is recording the current broadcast 2hrs ahead of what I am watching.I can skip through ads at 30x with crystal clear fast foward.I can record just by selecting programs from the fox digital menu.Yes you can buy your own recorder, they cannot do what the IQ can do.I bet if any of you tried it you would love it after 20 mins use.Do not knock something that has onloy just been released, you can bet there will be a wait for these in 2 months once the word spreads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flukey Seriously Flukey Member Donating Members 4,354 Member For: 20y 7m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/03/05 04:25 AM Share Posted 19/03/05 04:25 AM $5.95/mth service fee. You have no way of exporting recorded programmes to disc etc and the movies you record expire after 2 weeks.... Buy outright a HD capture card for $170 odd http://www.pccasegear.com/prod1831.htm use the SVid connection and record and keep all you want. Daggy, does this then plug into your Foxtel box?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke zeke Member 792 Member For: 21y 4m 19d Location: Adelaide Posted 19/03/05 05:06 AM Share Posted 19/03/05 05:06 AM If we were on cable Foxtel, I'd order one of these thingy's. But, on satellite, you only get ABC ands SBS of the FTA channels via Fox.....so you can't use to record the other FTA channels. At least, that's the way I understand it. It'd be nice to find out I'm wrong.So, I'm one of the many waiting for the HD7000 Topfield twin-tuner PVR....it's been so long coming that people are starting to call it the Mirage HD7000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 21y 11m 26d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 19/03/05 05:09 AM Share Posted 19/03/05 05:09 AM $5.95/mth service fee. :o You have no way of exporting recorded programmes to disc etc and the movies you record expire after 2 weeks.... :oBuy outright a HD capture card for $170 odd http://www.pccasegear.com/prod1831.htm use the SVid connection and record and keep all you want. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Daggy, does this then plug into your Foxtel box??<{POST_SNAPBACK}>It could but the box is in another room in the house so at the moment I have it running through a GigaAir AV Sender similiar to this one but half the price :http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefro...duct/View/L5965Running this you can have Fox on different TV's in the house for free (Must watch the same channel but with the remote extender you have full control...unless somebody else has the other remote....). How much cheaper...probably shouldnt tell but:http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...me=STRK:MEBI:ITThere recievers only you still need the transmitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wados Member 617 Member For: 20y 23d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 19/03/05 06:53 AM Share Posted 19/03/05 06:53 AM I just use my dvd recorder for all my tv shows and just use rw discs, I think its a great idea just not for the price not when I just spent a crap load on a dvd recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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