It's very good and you don't have to pay �1000, well not at once anyway. It's an initial cost of 200+50 (50 waved if ordered on line) and then it's �10 + Whatever package you have, per month. If you have the top of the range package then the �10 is waved. To summarise, I paid �200 one off for the box, plus �41 per month. I don't have a video any more, don't need one. The facilities are excelllent. I'd certainly miss it if I didn't have it now. Yo can pause live TV, rewind, record off the menu very easy.