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totoaus
Posted: Saturday, August 02, 2008 7:05:20 PM
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Yeah, ok the Foxtel IQ2 sounds good I suppose; if you're willing to pay the price for Pay TV. This is a bit like the article suggesting Sony's PS3 is the best Blu-Ray player, suited to a limited audience.
For those not into Pay TV, I think Panasonic's DMR-BW500 at http://panasonic.com.au/products/category.cfm?objectID=3513 deserves a close look. Two HD tuners, 500 GB disk, SD card and a Blu-Ray recorder. The only thing I would add to it would be to network it to my PC so I could burn its files onto Blu-Ray.


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First Look: Foxtel iQ2, the good and the bad?
Our first impressions of FoxTel's new HD box are positive - four TV tuners means more HD than you can handle, though it does miss some of the tricks of the TiVO.

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cpvwayne
Posted: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 1:13:08 PM
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The beauty of the IQ2 is that it is has a HD tuner built in which allows you to view the HD channels now available on Foxtel as well as the ease of upgrading the unit.
We currently are using the old foxtel unit and have looked into the price of the upgrade and I personally believe that it is to expensive for what it offers and don't forget that you never own the unit.
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haggiskiwi
Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:59:24 AM
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Inm NZ we have MySkyHDI which uses a variation on the Pace decoder that Foxtel call their IQ2. They're a great box for the Ts&Cs of the rental.
The question I have is what use are the Ethernet, USB & eSATA ports on this box?
Can they be used for anything other than service? or is it up to the individual providers to make future use of these ports?
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