In June Telstra will launch their T-Box, bringing together BigPond TV, internet entertainment and on-demand movies to Aussie TVs.
Entertainment from the internet, free-to-air TV, movies and sport will be available on the biggest screen in consumers’ homes when Australia’s largest ISP and online content provider launches an IPTV service later this month.
The Telstra T-Box™ brings HD free-to-air TV, BigPond® TV and YouTube videos to one set top box and one remote. BigPond TV includes seven sports, news and music channels plus a library of on-demand videos. BigPond® content is unmetered and exclusive for BigPond customers with no monthly subscription fees on top of their regular internet connection.
T-Box, with full personal video recorder functionality, twin HD tuners and 320GB of hard drive storage, will be competitively priced at $299 outright, or eligible customers can add it to one of Telstra’s bundles and pay it off in installments over 24 months. BigPond movies will start at $3.99 per movie.
The T-Box provides HDMI, composite and component video connections to the TV and requires a high speed BigPond Broadband connection such as BigPond Cable Elite or BigPond ADSL 2+ Elite, connected via ethernet or WiFi. Additionally, the T-Box will enable analog televisions to receive digital broadcasts, ideal for customers who don’t want to upgrade their current TV to a digital set.
T-Box also supports connection to home theatre systems with digital audio and standard audio connections. It will receive remote software updates which automatically download and install, so your T-Box is always up to date.
T-Box can be purchased from selected Telstra Stores later this month. Customers can pre-register their interest for the T-Box at: www.telstra.com/tbox
