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TiVo surfs Internet for new service

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

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

The Many Benefits of Owning a DVR

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

Television on Your Schedule with a Digital Video Recorder (DVR)

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 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 non-TiVo DVR Announced

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 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 Unveils Next Generation Service Strategy at CES

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 HD CableCARD DVR Announced

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 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 400GB DB35 Announced

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 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

AMD unveils media processor, teams with TiVo for DVRs

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

Comcast's new DVR services beat satellite

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

DVR News: TiVo Announces Portable Service

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

What Is A DVR?

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