@hughesged wrote:
I think you'll find 'few' doesn't equate to 'three' or any specific number at all it is a 'relative' term which is open to interpretation, hence it is used when no firm date or approximate date is known but is perceived to be a 'small' number. Cynically you could say it is deliberately used to give the impression that it is 'soon' but without any commitment like 'the cheque's in the post'. This is a firmware/software update and to give a date shouldn't be that difficult. There are thousands of companies/organisations that do it all the time! The ability to record on a PVR is sort of 'expected' as it defines what the product is in the first place, so not to be able to record all of the channels is somewhat more than amiss as it is basic functionality that shouldn't require a significant rewrite/patch of the firmware. In any case it should not be difficult to give a specific date as to when this should be available, even if this date may be delayed. It would be more useful to have something more specific, being woolly doesn't endear anyone.
YouView doesn't pre-announce release dates. That policy won't change just because a couple of posters here demand otherwise.
As for the complexity, the standard recording of DTT channels is controlled by the DTT tuner software and delivered by the box makers as part of the the layer they, and not YouView, are responsible for. On the other hand, the recording of IPTV channels is something the YouView devs will need to deliver.
So it's bit more involved than just expanding an existing function.
