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Digital video recorder war in full swing - Technology - http://www.smh.com.au/technology/ May Wong reports for smh.com.au on the DVR war that has kicked off the new year.Competition in the growing and lucrative industry is intensifying as cable providers, satellite operators... More
ALVISO, Calif., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mike Ramsay's statement: "FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell will be sorely missed by all of us at TiVo. Chairman Powell has made an indelible contribution to a digital revolution that is only beginning to... More
TiVo Series2 DVR (80 hours) review - Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) - CNET Reviews CNET review of the TiVo Series 2, giving it a rating of 8.0/10.0.TiVo remains the coolest, slickest, and most versatile standalone DVR available.The bottom line?The best... More
Humax DRT800 (80-hour TiVo) review - Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) - CNET Reviews CNET Review of the Humax DRT800 which earned an editor's rating of 8.3/10.The Humax DRT800 is an excellent combination of TiVo and DVD-recorder functionality, but it's a... More
The latest DVDmarketer.com study found that 83% of advertising and media agency executives value a fast-forwarded or skipped ad at only 25% or less of its original theoretical value; the majority felt that it retains little or no value at... More
Competition Will Spur Cablecos, Satellite Vendors, and Telcos to Deploy Entertainment Networking Solutions DALLAS, TX--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 25, 2005 -- Cable and satellite television providers will step up deployment of multiroom DVR (digital video recorder) solutions starting in 2005 such that... More
Panasonic PV-HS1000 Digital Video Recorder Reviews in Digital Video Recorders at Review Centre User Reviews from ReviewCentre.com giving an average rating of 6.7/10Pros:Free programming guide with no monthly service feesEasy setupCons"If the romote dies, you can no longer use the... More
Ipsos-Insight research reports on Digital Video Recorder market trends and shift away from retailers NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ - Despite a significant year-over-year jump in awareness of digital video recorders (DVRs, also known as PVRs or by the popular... More
Monterey County Herald | 01/26/2005 | Supreme Court prepares for file-sharing case MGM vs. Grockster is going to the supreme court, and its outcome could affect the freedom of DVR manufacturers to innovate and your future ability to share programs.... More
Blogging about Incredible Blogs Ken Leebow, best-selling author of 300 Incredible Things to Do on the Internet and 19 other books has included DVRInfoSpot.com in his listing of incredible blogs. What's the purpose of his site?2005 will be the year... More
Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/23/2005 | New way to watch is reshaping advertising From better commercials, to product placement, to "pay-per-view" advertising (similar to pwy-per-click ads on the web) in which the advertisers will only pay for ads actually watched, the... More
(PRWEB) January 23, 2005 -- DVRInfoSpot.com (www.dvrinfospot.com), announces that it has begun the process of consolidating DVR, PVR, and related equipment reviews from around the internet. With the growing number of Digital Video Recorders hitting the market, it is important... More
Atlanta, GA – January 20, 2005. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (NYSE:SFA) today reported fiscal year 2005 second quarter earnings of $58.7 million, or $0.38 per share, on sales of $441.7 million. Compared with last year’s second quarter, sales increased by $25.1 million,... More
By Bear Cahill TiVo will change your life... for the better. Plain and simple: record shows by telling TiVo to record them (not when, what channel, how long, etc.), record all new episodes of X, record all movies w/ so-and-so... More
Humax PVR-8000T Digital Video Recorder Reviews in Digital Video Recorders at Review Centre ReviewCentre has 8 user reviews of the Humax PVR-8000T posted, giving it an average rating of 7.6 out of 10. Get the full story here. Offical spec.... More
PCWorld.com - Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2 PC World reviews the $140 Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2 TV Tuner, giving it 4/5 stars. (via ecoustics)Though the remote control is frustrating, this USB tuner performs well and has many attractive features.Get the full story here.... More
PCWorld.com - Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 PC World reviews the $99 Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 PCI card, giving it 4/5 stars.(via ecoustics)Good performance and helpful features outweigh the frustration of this TV tuner's remote control.Get the full story here.... More
DigiFusion FVRT100 Digital Video Recorder Reviews in Digital Video Recorders at Review Centre Mike Harp reviews the Digifusion FVRT100 at reviewcentre.com giving it a rating of 9 out of 10.Got a DigiFusion FVRT100 after living with the Goodmans GDB2 and... More
Humax T800 (80-hour TiVo) review - Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) - CNET Reviews No editor's comments yet, but there's a reader review.Basic specs for Humax T800 (80-hour TiVo) Remote control type-- Universal remote control Max Recording Capacity-- 80 hour(s) Instant... More
Home Theater Magazine: DMR-E95H DVR/DVD Recorder Adrienne Maxwell reviews the Panasonic DMR-E95H DVR/DVD Recorder for Home Theater Magazine. (via ecoustics)Highlights • Advanced editing functions for the more-advanced user • Record to the 160-GB hard drive or a DVD-R/-RAM discGet the... More
FAQ: CableCard? What's that? | CNET News.com If you're in the market for a new DVR or TV, you need to be familiar with cable cards. Check out this FAQ from CNET. (via slashdot)The government has a plan to help... More
www.bigpictureblog.com Here's some more on DVR ad skipping in the UK from Simon over at Big Picture. Thanks, Simon! Get the full story here.... More
RedNova News - Comcast Ups Ante to Beat Out TiVo in Portland, Ore., Area Comcast has launched their DVR service in Portland in a bid to steal TiVo's market share.Comcast's DVR costs $9.95 a month, $3 less than what TiVo... More
Product Review: At coming out party, TiVo dons a straight jacket Frank Bajak reviews TiViToGo for post-gazette.comThe good news: The service doesn't add a penny to TiVo Inc.'s $13 monthly subscription charge. The bad news: It's only about half of... More
DirecTV HD DVR (HD TiVo) review - Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) - CNET Reviews CNET gives the Hughes HR10-250 HD DirecTiVo a rating of 8.3 (out of 10).The DirecTV HD TiVo is the best option to record high-definition TV.Get the... More
Real-time Monitoring of Federal Toll Roads and Bridges OTTAWA, Jan. 19 /CNW Telbec/ - March Networks(TM) Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) and software are being used by Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos (CAPUFE), the Mexican decentralized government... More
Yahoo! News - TiVo CEO insists innovation can win loyal users willing to pay top dollar TiVo CEO may be on the way out, but he's not giving up on the company's ability to hang onto customers, despite the tough... More
Philips HDRW720 review - Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) - CNET Reviews CNET gives the Philips HDRW720 a rating of 6.7 out of 10.Saddled with a crippled electronic programming guide and hard-to-browse menus, Philips's new DVR-DVD recorder is more trouble than... More
Watch, Monitor and Control Home AV Systems from Anywhere in the World Patent-Pending Technology Measures Network Bandwidth & Adjusts for Optimal Viewing PORT CHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- SkipJam Corp., a leading provider of home media networking solutions, announced... More
Motorola Buys Media Software Firm Motorola stock is up on Ucentric acquisition.Motorola shares rose 19 cents to $17.22 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Get the full story here.... More
Recordings Made Way Too Hard ToGo (washingtonpost.com) Roberd Pegoraro reviews the new TiVoToGo service for the Washington Post.TiVoToGo quickly runs aground because its developers made one small and one huge mistake. First, their failure to build in a fast, convenient... More
Looking for New Ways to Make Viewers Pay: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Will DVR users have to pay more for their television service? In the eyes of the television industry, Charlie Flint is the enemy. His Beverly Hills apartment has not... More
HORSHAM, Pa., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that the company has acquired privately-held Ucentric Systems, Inc., a Maynard, Massachusetts-based provider of media networking software for the connected home. This strategic acquisition enables Motorola to actively... More
LG records USD 2.1 billion sales in 2004 - AME Info Business News Global and regional digital leader LG Electronics has announced record sales turnover of USD 2.1 billion, a 38 percent increase in its Middle East and Africa Operations... More
Did TiVo's Ramsay Blow a Cable TV Deal? Could TiVo have been the new Comcast DVR?TiVo last summer hammered out an agreement with Comcast, the nation's largest cable operator, to offer its Digital Video Recording service. However, TiVo CEO Mike... More
AP Wire | 01/17/2005 | TiVo assailed as digital video recording options multiply Though TiVo still offers the best, most user-friendly all-around service and interface, competition is heating up as competitors match them on features and beat them on price.... More
Technology > Circuits > Video: Clutter Disappears as DVR Merges With Plasma TV" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/13/technology/circuits/13soon.html?oref=login">The New York Times > Technology > Circuits > Video: Clutter Disappears as DVR Merges With Plasma TV LG Electronics has announced a new line of... More
Yahoo! News - Andrew Kantor: CyberSpeak - Big drives, wide pipes will shift how we watch TV Andrew Cantor describes how bandwidth and cheap storage is changing the way we watch TV in this USAToday.com article.Whether it's a toddler, a... More
Comcast Cable Survey Shows More Than Half of Fans Consider High Definition and Big Screen TV When Deciding Where to Watch the Big Game PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- America has spoken: high-definition television has taken its place, alongside friends... More
It integrates hardware and software IP for Multi-Standard Video Codecs and its a programmable platform for flexible Settop Boxes, DVR and Smart Cameras San Jose, CA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) January 13, 2005 -- PACT XPP Technologies, the leader... More
Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/13/2005 | TiVo or Not TiVo? The Philadelphia Enquirer is conducting an informal survey of users in the wake of DirecTV's announcement of it's own DVR and Comcast's recent DVR release. We are especially interested in hearing... More
Yahoo! News - Update: Apple ups the ante with Mac mini, iPod, and Xsan The $499 Mac Mini, on display last week at CES promises to be the new multimedia hub of your living room.Tricked out with accessories that are... More
TiVo on hunt for new chief executive | CNET News.com Here's coverage from C|Net.It's been a busy month for the company so far. TiVo used last week's Consumer Electronics Show to tout a number of deals and product plans. Among... More
Ramsay to Remain Chairman of the Board January 12, 2005 - ALVISO, Calif. – TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), announced today that its Chairman and CEO, Michael Ramsay,... More
TiVo rebounds amid speculation; CEO says no sale Shares of digital video recorder technology innovator TiVo recovered and moved into positive territory Wednesday afternoon amid speculation that the company is for sale, but the company's chief executive has reportedly said... More
DVR reference design runs Linux, open source MythTVEmbedded Software Group (ESG) is collaborating with Transmeta on a fanless digital entertainment center reference design based on Linux and open source DVR (digital video recorder) software. The Royal Linux Media Center runs... More
TiVo's Stock In Rewind TiVo's stock continues to fall since the DirecTV announcement. The company has lost nearly 30 percent since DIRECTV announced it would launch a rival DVR service.Get the full story here.... More
Mitsubishi HDTV Features Built-in DVR - Home Video News - Designtechnica News Mitsubishi has announced a new line of HDTV/DVR combo units including 5 TVs and one receiver/controller.The WD-62825 is a Digital Cable Ready 62-inch DLP(TM) HDTV display with a... More
Klegg Unveil 200GB DVR Press Release: Klegg have used CES 2005 to launch their EMC 280-DIVA 4-in-1 media center. Viewers can record up to 200 hours of TV to a built-in hard drive or, using the integrated DVD recorder; burn... More
Comcast's New DVR Provides Unbeatable Value to Bay Area Residents SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Comcast announced a remarkable milestone: Less than a month after the introduction of the company's Digital Video Recorder (DVR) service in the Bay... More
Due to greater than expected traffic during the pre-launch phase, TheAirmchairGeek.com has been formally launced as the source for the latest news/articles/info on all of the best of technology: TiVo/DVR, VOIP, digital cameras, etc. (PRWEB) January 11, 2005 -- The... More
The Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Blog DVRInfoSpot.com, which provides the latest news on DVR technology has joined the AnswerBlog Network. (PRWEB) January 11, 2005 -- DVRInfoSpot.com (www.dvrinfospot.com) has become an official member of the AnswerBlog Network (www.answerblogs.com). The purpose of... More
FresnoBee.com: Technology: DON LINDICH: Questions about TiVo Don Lindch answers a reader's questions about TiVo and gives a good intro to DVRs in general.Q: I currently use Comcast digital cable and want a DVR hard disk recorder. I'm only interested... More
St. Paul Pioneer Press | 01/07/2005 | Multi-TV DVRs coming from Time Warner soon Apparently Time-Warner Cable has been testing the new Scientific-Atlanta 8300 Multi-Room DVR for the past several weeks and will be the first cable company to make... More
TheBostonChannel.com - Money - TiVo's Show Isn't Ending Yet With DirecTV's announcement of a non-TiVo DVR and the subsequent drop in TiVo's stock price, it's easy to question TiVo's future.Is it time to trade in your TiVo (TIVO)? After all,... More
Digital Network System Provides Seamless DVR in Every Room Las Vegas, NV Jan 6, 2005 DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading and fastest-growing digital television service provider, today introduced at the International Consumer Electronics Show an advanced new receiver and networked... More
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2005--EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and its DISH Network(TM) satellite TV service announced today that for the first time it will offer a Video On Demand (VOD) service called DISH On Demand. DISH Network will roll... More
DVRs forcing ad agencies into changing their messages: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Now that digital video recorders are letting TV viewers zip past commercials, many in the advertising community can't help but wonder what will become of the traditional 30-second advertisements... More
Innovative Atlas custom IC, co-developed by both companies, now in production Geneva and Atlanta, January 10, 2005 -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), the leading supplier of silicon chips for set-top boxes, and Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. a leader in DVR and high-definition set-tops,... More
BBC NEWS | Technology | TV's future in the hands of viewers DVRs are reshaping the future of broadcasting.What this means, said Stacey Jolna, senior vice president of TV Guide TV group, is that the way people find the content... More
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Silicon Image, Inc. , a leader in multi-gigabit semiconductor solutions for the secure transmission and storage of rich digital media, today announced at the Consumer Electronics Show the availability of the SteelVineTM storage architecture... More
LG bows Windows-friendly set-top recorder - CNET.com LG Electronics showed there new DVD recorder with built-in DVR off at CES this week. It uses new osftware from Microsoft and wirelessly connects to your home network. Features Network media DVR/DVD recorderCompatible... More
TiVo surfs Internet for new service | CNET News.com With DirecTV releasing it's own DVR and no other takers, TiVo is racing to stay ahead of the game by branching out into broadband-based services.TiVo has been trying to woo cable... More
TiVo shares close 14% lower on DirecTV news - UPDATE 1 Messenger | Yahoo! Finance- Ouch! Thanks DirctTV!. TiVo shares close 14% lower on DirecTV news. Get the full story here.... More
By Michael Casamento Has This Ever Happened To You? OK.. it's Friday night, the kids are asleep, and a movie you've been waiting for is on Pay-Per-View for the first time. You buy the movie, grab a bag of popcorn,... More
by: Becky Jacobs The introduction of the VCR changed so much for the television viewer. Before the introduction of the VCR, you had to watch the show when it was broadcast by the network – that was your only option.... More
ARCHOS PMA400 Anounced ARCHOS debuted it's PMA400, a 30GB pocket-sized media player at CES. It's due out this month. It has a 3.5", 320X480, 262,000 color display and can store a whopping 120 hours of MPEG-4 video! Get the full... More
DirecTV launches non-TiVo DVR - Jan. 7, 2005 Last summer DirecTV began to pull away from TiVo, which led some to believe that they were developing their own DVR to replace TiVo. Thursday DirecTV debuted their DVR."We'll support our existing... More
Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300 Multi-Room DVR Announced Scientific Atlanta released the first Multi-Room DVR today winning the "Best Integrated Home Entertainment" award at the Storage Visions Converence in Las Vegas. It's available in both standard and HD models. Multi-room operation... More
TiVo.com | TiVo Press Releases TiVo Unveiled their new strategy for giving subscribers more control over what and when they watch on TV. Codenamed "Tahiti," the plan involves downloadable content, a cable ready HD DVR, portability, and more. Get the... More
TiVo Developing High-Definition, Digital Cable Ready DVR TiVO announced a cable ready High-Definition DVR today. The DVR will be release as part of the "Tahiti" strategy, allowing access to downloadable broadband content. The DVR is expected out in early 2006.... More
Sonic and Avtrex Create Integrated DVD Recording and DVR Solution Sonic and Avtrex announced a partnership today at CES whereby Avtrex will begin shipping Sonic's AuthorScript CE CD/DVD burning and playback software with their own Linux based DVR software. Get... More
Seagate Ships 400GB DB35 Series Hard Drive to Enable High-Definition DVR Recording Seagate unveiled the BD35 today at CES, a 400GB hard-drive designed for DVRs. Features include:400GB of space - providing up to 44 hours HDTV recording or a whopping... More
FIC Vassili Personal Media Player Showcases AMD Alchemy Au1200 FIC has announced the Vassili personal media player using the new AMD Alchemy chip. The Vassili Features: AMD Alchemy AU1200 processorDVD quality 3.6 in display20GB internal storage4 hours video playback or... More
EE Times -AMD unveils media processor, teams with TiVo for DVRs: AMD's new Alchemy Au1200 processor promises to streamline media player manufacturing and possibly lower costs. They've also brokered a deal with TiVo. Once content is on the media player,... More
MercuryNews.com | 01/03/2005 | Comcast's new DVR services beat satellite According to Mike Langberg at Mercury News, the new Motorola DVRs from Comcast that caused such a ruckus in California last month has proved to be worth the wait. The... More
Yahoo! News - TiVo Upgrade Shifts TV Shows to Computer Laptop TiVo has announced a new service called "TiVo ToGo" that will allow Series 2 users to view recorded programs on a computer or laptop. The upgrade will be free... More
The new TV gizmo that will take over your life Here's a great introduction to Digital Video Recorders from www.rep-am.com. It's a beginner's look at DVR technology and its appeal.... More
Sony RDR-HX900 review - DVD Players - CNET Reviews CNET has reviewed the Sony RDR-HX900 DVR-DVD recorder combo giving it 7.0 out of 10. Get the full story here.... More
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