The remarkable SmartBox 8000 is more than just a PVR – it also enables you to download hundreds of movies and TV shows without subscription (requires broadband connection) and it will share photos. Music and video from your PC to your TV. With FetchTV on-demand you can select and download from hundreds of the latest movies, TV series, kids programmes, documentaries and more. There’s no subscription required, no monthly bills and no contract tie-ins – with FetchTV on demand you simply pay for what you want to watch. Once you’ve selected your movie or TV show it will be delivered directly to your TV, and if it’s available in high definition, it will play in all its eye-popping glory on your HD ready TV. You’ll also be able to view online catch-up TV services like BBC iPlayer and selected web videos from Channel 4, Discovery Channel, CNN and more. The Freeview+ twin tuners provide access to all free-to-air digital channels and you can plan your viewing with an 8-day on screen programme guide so you can record one channel and watch another. You can also pause, rewind and record live television. The built-in 160GB hard drive has enough room for up to 40 hours of your favourite programmes but the two USB ports mean you can have unlimited storage – simply attach an external hard drives or USB memory key for you to export recordings to and keep them to watch again and again. The FetchTV SmartBox 8000 also acts as a Media Centre; as well as saving your TV shows and movies, it will also play video, music and photos in high definition directly from the library on your PC or USB drive. And to top things off, when you connect to your TV using the HDMI cable the SmartBox 8000 will upscale standard definition broadcast to near HD quality, so your picture is crisper and clearer on your HD TV.