First picture of Virgin Media TiVo box emerges

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/home-entertainment/video/personal-video-recorders-pvrs/VirginTiVobox-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>Virgin Media has released a teaser photo of its forthcoming TiVo-powered set-top box – including a glimpse at the remote control that the next-generation offering will be coming with. </P><br /><P>The company has already outlined certain details of its new box – including the fact that it will have a modem built in – and has now shown off a picture of the box, albeit masked by a sheet. </P><br /><P>The new <a href="http://shop.virginmedia.com/tv/tivo.html">TiVo Virgin Media boxes</A> are due to arrive in 2010, so it is not long to see if the colaboration with the US PVR masters is a good one.</P><br /><P><STRONG><img alt="Virgin tivo" src="http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/classifications/home-entertainment/video/personal-video-recorders-pvrs/virgin_remote-420-90.jpg" width="420"></IMG><BR></STRONG></P><br /><P>TiVo has established a reputation for a top quality user interface, and the company has enjoyed mainstream acclaim from the States. </P><br /><P>The brand did have a brief launch in the UK but found itself shoved out by early-ally Sky – a company which has enjoyed huge success with its Sky+ offering. </P><br /><P>Other details on the new box include a 1TB hard drive and the aforementioned modem – which will mean that streaming television will not affect your broadband connection.</P>

First picture of Virgin Media TiVo box emerges

Virgin Media has released a teaser photo of its forthcoming TiVo-powered set-top box – including a glimpse at the remote control that the ne...

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