space - there is quite a lot more to it that that.
Firstly there is the issue of ownership - is it to be a freetime feature or a Humax add-on. [I think the former]
Next you assume a web server is needed on the freetime unit and available, I think that it is not available or needed.
Then there is the issue that currently the freetime units are always in standby they would need to poll the remote server periodically.
You mention that Sky units have had it for years - true but it required that units were always actually on (Sky have only just added a full standby, previously the LNB's were always powered looking for signals - a cost of about £25 p.a.)
I believe that this is being worked on - it seems that both Humax and freesat policies are that they don't saw anything about timing until release.
| Sun 3 Nov 2013 13:06:24
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