Sky Cable goes TiVo-like w/ DigiBox iRecorder

Announced back in December, SkyCable finally launched their DigiBox iRecorder today following a TiVo-like set-up that compliments your cable subscription.

SkyCable’s Digibox iRecorder is a personal video recorder (PVR) that records up to 2 TV shows at the same time and still allow you to watch another 3rd channel as well.

Recording option can be on-the-fly or scheduled regularly so you will never have to miss another episode of your favorite TV show ever again. See full press release below.

Skycable DigiBox iRecord

The device is hooked up to your TV via an HDMI cable. It comes with a built-in 320GB hard disk drive that can store up to 86 hours of HD videos or 145 hours of standard definition videos. Of course, the set-up comes with additional monthly service fee of Php399USD 7INR 576EUR 6CNY 50 (not bad!) on top of your regular cable subscription.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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16 Comments

deuts says:

14 years ago

di na nga ako masyado nakakapanood ng TV, eto pa. though maganda ang concept nya.
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MC says:

14 years ago

Additional P400 a month is “not bad”? That’s P4,800 a year. I’d go for something like a one-time payment of, let’s say, P2,000 or P2,500 for the installation and the additional hardware device.

Anyway mukhang it’s target is the upper class naman talaga. Connected via HDMI cable meaning for HD TVs lang, which I don’t have. :))
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Calvin says:

14 years ago

may composite and component input din.

kebb says:

14 years ago

399 a month? mahal naman… oo sana may one time payment… eh kong ganyan naman lang i will stil use our play station X works just fine…. or buy some DVR station….
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Unwired Technologies says:

14 years ago

SkyCable here in place kinda suck, my place is just 20m from the headend but my signal is crap…
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Messie says:

14 years ago

Is it true that there is no way to transfer recorded shows from the iRecorder to a computer?
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Alvin says:

14 years ago

Bili na lang kayong megaupload account mga put@ngin@ ninyo para kahit 5 show nadodownload ninyong sabay sabay
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IC DeaDPiPoL says:

14 years ago

Will the scheduled recording based on time or by show (ala Tivo) ? Also is there a way to exporting the captured videos?

Seems nice for those who don’t have the time to setup a PC for DVR/Media Center use.

Still in favor of a properly configured PC since you can edit and archive the video and has better expansion courtesy of additional 1Tb+ HDD while doubling as a torrent rig ^_^
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Pedro says:

14 years ago

I’m thinking of what tv shows that I like, that I could or should record, that I cant get from pirated stalls hehehe… :p

isn’t recording tv shows “pirating” also… oh well…
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juan says:

14 years ago

Obviously to those people who complain about the price, hindi kayo yung target market nito. Kung hindi niyo kaya yung price e don’t subscribe.
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Jonaflormicfren says:

14 years ago

Having the capability to record movies on tv channel is a rare opportunity. Thanks to sky cable. http://learner-spot.blogspot.com
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