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Sharp will be releasing the first versions of its new Freeview HD set top boxes towards the end of April.
Naturally, one of these machines will be a personal video recorder (PVR) but unusually it will offer a USB port as an additional storage connection.
The Sharp TU T1UR, which comes with three USB ports, allows the consumer to connect external hard drives, flash drives and SD card adapters into the unit.
However, it seems that it will not playback content that has been loaded from a computer, making movie downloads slightly awkward to watch.
The set top boxes connect to either HD Ready or standard definition television via the HDMI or SCART ports.
The PVR unit comes with an eight day electronic programme guide (EPG), allowing the user the record, pause and rewind live TV.
There is no word on pricing so far.
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