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When the "special care team" member called yesterday to install my "new" pace sky+ box ,I asked him a number of questions and got reliable informative answers ,which I wont go into ,but one of his answers was very interesting.
He said that Pace had ceased production of the sky+ boxes due to not making enough money from them and that I had one of the last 150 left in the country ,but 100 were getting shipped out to Ireland.
Can this be true ???he seemed very genuine .
I found out just before he left that the Pace box that he installed is a PVR2 ....even though its brand new .Now I thought all "new installations" were getting PVR3 models .What is the difference between PVR2 and PVR3 Pace boxes and have I got a new old stock box
He said that Pace had ceased production of the sky+ boxes due to not making enough money from them and that I had one of the last 150 left in the country ,but 100 were getting shipped out to Ireland.
Can this be true ???he seemed very genuine .
I found out just before he left that the Pace box that he installed is a PVR2 ....even though its brand new .Now I thought all "new installations" were getting PVR3 models .What is the difference between PVR2 and PVR3 Pace boxes and have I got a new old stock box
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The engineer said there was only slight difference between PVR2 and PVR3 and that was in the casing only ,he didnt mention recording space .
i`m getting confused
he deffinately said it was a PVR2
PVR2 - Amstrad and Pace, 40 Gig HDD, 20 hours approx recording time
PVR3 - Amstrad Pace and Thomson, 160 gig, 80 gig being availble to the punter (the rest reserved by Sky for PPV or some other reason), 40 hours approx - oh, and it has USB ports. Check to see if you have these. No known use at present.
yes ,it has a USB ,its by the card slot
http://www.new-channels.com/images/Product%20Images/Pace%20Sky+%20Cropped_400.gif
This is a PVR3:
http://static.sky.com/images/ordersky/equipment/skyplus_popup.jpg
never mind ,but still ,wonder if its true about no more Pace boxes
Because he's ignorant?
it's true. Pace have stopped making V3s and there are almost impossible to get hold of. Had it confirmed this morning as he installed one. It's terrific. It's quick and almost silent. Beg, borrow or steal one.
Not sure I would believe the word of your installer any more than ifcevans'. However if it is true I guess it is another example of SCM (supply chain management - purchasing to you and me) squeezing the supplier until they either deliver crap or decide to exit.
He was a special care engineer. If its true the engineers aren't being given any to instal (as seems the case), then seems pretty much the same thing to me.
interesting - new model? So that would mean a V4 then - from all manufacturers, not just Pace?.........
this is a thomson pvr3 not a pace pvr3
149 - I'm having a Pace PVR3 insalled by an indy this Saturday! Yay! I made a point of reqeusting one and asked if he could guarantee that it would be one. He said yes.