Thanks for posting those links! Couple of things caught my eye in particular, one was the rather ominous fact that Sky have the ability to disable fast-forwarding thru ads with the Sky+ pvr and the other was the issue with pay-per-view programs, you can only access the recording for 24 hours after paying for it and some events you can't record at all.. I wonder how many other DRM-type features will find their way into the boxes by the time they are actually available here? I suspect you'll always be better off with a 3rd-party PVR than one supplied by the broadcaster with a vested interest in controlling your viewing habits/options.