What is the difference between freeview playback and freeview playback 2?

Question

What is the difference between freeview playback and freeview playback 2?

Answer 1

The Freeview Playback specs lay down some core features, such as fast forward at 16x normal speed, and the ability to pause live television. The features are divided into groups, and in Group 1 – which is the minumum level to get the logo – a PVR should also be able to track schedule changes, and manage “Accurate Recording.” That means that if you set a timer for, say, Doctor Who and the football match before it runs over by 20 minutes, you’ll still get the whole of Doctor Who, and none of the football, recorded. The PVR will wait until it’s told the programme is starting and then begin to record, a little like the old PDC system on analogue video recorders.

One of the key features in Group 2 – which the Toppy will include – is series link. That does pretty much what it says on the tin: when you highlight a programme in the EPG, like Robin Hood, that’s part of a series, you’ll be asked if you just want to record that showing, or the whole series. And if you choose the series, that’s it – every episode will be recorded, whatever time it’s on.

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