"Pre-orders for the peripheral were around 9000 according to Sony. Momentum is building in the run up to Christmas, with specialist and national press giving thumbs up to the device, which strengthens the PlayStation 3's status as a multimedia hub for the living room."

"Sony has released a fancy 3-minute commercial for the PS3’s digital television offering, PlayTV, outlining what the whole thing is all about quite nicely, including the few steps necessary to get it set it up, and its many functions, including connectivity with your PSP. As far Sony’s as past UK-targeted PS3 commercials go, this one is definitely up there with the best."

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"Hands on video review of Sony PlayTV for the PS3. Turn your PS3 console into a Freeview PVR. From Stuff.tv - the gadget guide.

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"Sony have informed Eurogamer.net of the release information for Play TV - the addon for your PS3 which will allow it to be used as a fully fledged Freeview PVR. You will also be able to enjoy TV content from your PS3 via remote play on your PSP. The kit will be available to buy from the shelves on September 19th for a quite reasonable price of £69.99. Check Eurogamer for more details…"

"Sony has announced that its much-hyped Freeview PVR PS3 device will be released in the UK on September 10.

PlayTV will turn the PlayStation 3 console into a fully-functional digital TV device, allowing users to watch Freeview TV and to record it onto the machine's hard drive.

Sony also confirmed it has now added the ability to record TV while playing games, a function that was previously missing from the service.

Online retailer Amazon claims the new device will retail for £59.99, bu..."

"PlayTV a well anticipated playstation 3 feature for the UK was priced and the release date was put up on Amazon,com. After seeing such a thing, Sony told Amazon to take it down. Now you only see a blank image and the release date changed to October. The original Release date was July 31, and it was also priced at £59.99."

"When HMV let slip a March release date for Sony’s PlayTV add-on our excitement meter went berserk, but as the date sailed by with no sign of the PlayStation 3 TV tuner, we began to lose hope of it ever appearing.

Now Amazon’s rekindled our interest, with a new date, and some new details of what’s in store for PS3 owners.

According to the online megastore, PlayTV will waltz into living rooms on July 31st, bringing dual TV tuners that’re HD compatible, and ready to store Freeview programm..."

Play TV was announced last year for Europe. It will allow you to record television on to your ps3 and view it when you want. Some brand new pictures are released showing off the interface of Play TV. Currently Play TV is only for Europe, no word if it will be released anywhere else.

Available to be purchased at HMV for £99.99, the PlayTV add-on was supposed to allow UK gamers to watch and download freeview TV straight onto their Playstation 3's Hard drive, and more to that, they would then be able to stream it on their PSP's.

However the accessory which was dated for March 28th has now been canceled by the store after Sony told them that the product "no longer has a scheduled release date". From the looks of it, it seems that HMV may have had inside sources as to it'...

PlayTV is an upcoming feature of the PS3 which will allow users to record television programs to the PlayStation 3's Harddrive for later viewing. After many months of no information regarding this feature, we finally have some news...

Available as an add-on to the PS3, it will be in the form of a little black box which can cannect to your PS3 via a USB Port, Darren Waters from BBC was given a one-on-one session with the little black box, and we can even view the video of him playing it. Ju...

In an interview with Michael Ephraim, Screen Play asked them many questions regarding the future of the Playstation 3, and many questions were answered. Here's a quick overview of the key points raised:

1. Larger Hard drives may be created by Sony and sold as additional peripherals, or Stores may do that them selves
   
2. When PlayTV comes to the PS3, it will include a form of the EPG (Electronic Program Guide) which gives you details on upcoming tv shows.
3. Sony (or specifically Michael) are unaware of...

"London (England) - Sony has released more details on PlayTV, the service that allows users to turn their Playstation 3 into a digital video recorder and TV tuner.

There is a new trailer for PlayTV that details how to connect the service to the console. Users will need a special PlayTV set-top box, which receives the TV signal. The box connects to the PS3 via USB. It uses the PS3's hard drive, so users can have dozens of gigabytes worth of recorded videos.

PlayTV incorporates a dual d..."

"One of the biggest announcement's during Sony's press conference at the GC 2007 yesterday was the unveiling of PlayTV for PAL territories. This plan allows the PS3 to act as a TV recorder (you can record one channel while watching another), and the PSP will even be able to act as a remote access device. Sony is definitely going all-out in attempting to prove their console is the absolute best fit for any entertainment center.

"With the introduction of PlayTV's state of the art TV tuner and..."

"Sony is primed to make key announcements for its PlayStation 3 and PSP consoles as the Leipzig games show, in Germany, opens its doors.
The Japanese giant is expected to announce a tuner for the PlayStation 3 that will allow the recording and playback of digital TV.

It will also give more details of a video download service for the PSP handheld, developed with Sky in the UK."

"Apparently being a games console, media centre and Blu-ray player isn't enough for the PlayStation 3 - now it wants to be your personal video recorder as well.

The PS3 wants to be all things to all men, but is Sony getting too greedy in its attempts to own your lounge room? Personal Video Recorders are mission critical devices and, as media centre PC owners will tell you, they behave best when left undisturbed.

Is it really practical to use the one device for gaming, watching movies and..."

"UK, August 1, 2007 - Not content with the fact it already plays games, Blu-ray discs, old PlayStation stuff and music, Sony's New Zealand sales and marketing manager Warwick Light says that next year the PlayStation 3 is set to become a TV recorder rather like Sky+ or TiVo."