Panasonic are working to release a twin tuner freesat+ PVR with a Blu Ray player/recorder built in, the model DMR BS850 is planned for release this summer.
The DMR-BS850, will feature a 500GB hard drive, in addition to the Blu-ray recorder and SD slot, also being released at the same time will be DMR-XS350 a twin [...]
The long overdue BBC iPlayer will hopefully launch this Autumn 2009, using the Ethernet (RJ45) socket on a compliant freesat set top box or TV you will be able to connect this to your Broadband router/switch allowing streaming from the iPlayer though your internet connection.
The Ethernet connection has been a freesat standard from day one [...]