0 ▁subscri bers ▁including ▁Free View ). ▁The ▁table ▁below , ▁charts ▁the ▁annual ▁growth ▁of ▁True Vis ions ' ▁subscri ber ▁base ▁( ex cluding ▁True Life ▁Free View ): ▁ ▁Product s ▁ ▁Personal ▁Video ▁Rec ording ▁System ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁True Vis ions ▁launched ▁its ▁P V R ▁( Person al - Digital ▁Video ▁Rec ording ) ▁system . ▁The ▁True Vis ions ▁P V R ▁set - top ▁box ▁included ▁a ▁ 1 4 0 ▁GB ▁hard ▁drive ▁for ▁recording . ▁It ▁was ▁sold ▁separately ▁with ▁an ▁extra ▁month ly ▁fee . ▁ ▁HD ▁set - top ▁box ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁True Vis ions ▁launched ▁an ▁HD ▁desc r amb ler ▁and ▁all - in - one ▁set - top ▁box ▁called ▁" HD ▁Plus " ▁following ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁its ▁HD TV ▁service . ▁The ▁HD ▁Plus ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁S amsung ▁and ▁Hum ax . ▁HD ▁Plus ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁P V R ▁feature ▁which ▁recorded ▁using ▁an ▁external ▁e S ATA ▁hard ▁drive . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁extra ▁month ly ▁fee ▁for ▁P V R ▁was ▁removed ▁for ▁customers ▁with ▁prem ium ▁packages . ▁ ▁High - definition ▁channels ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁True Vis ions ▁started ▁testing ▁its ▁high ▁definition ▁( HD ) ▁broadcast s ▁and ▁its ▁new ▁HD ▁P V R ▁set - top ▁box . ▁The ▁system ▁was