DirecTV Launches Non-TiVo Digital Recorder
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LAS VEGAS  - DirecTV Group Inc.  onThursday debuted its first digital video recorder withtechnology from another News Corp.  division, raisingquestions about the strength of its relationship with digitalvideo recording pioneer TiVo.
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On Tuesday, TiVo pulled another card out of its deck with a service that lets customers download digital movies and TV shows from Amazon.com directly from their TV -- without a PC.
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ALVISO, Calif. -- When TiVo Inc. introduced a high-definition digital video recorder last fall, it touted the long-awaited set-top box as a best-in-class product with a price tag to match.
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TiVo's Series 3 digital video recorder has become an almost required device for any high-definition aficionado, and it's far and away the best DVR on the market. But a $799 USD price tag has kept the S3 confined to a relative small number of homes. TiVo hopes to change that with the Series 3 "Lite," priced at $299 USD.
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Playing a bit of catch-up to rival offerings, TiVo Inc. will unveil Tuesday a new high-end digital video recorder that will be the company's first to support high-definition programming.
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TiVo has been synonymous with digital video recording since it pioneered the industry five years ago, controlling an estimated one-third of the market in 2004. That lofty perch is now beginning to crumble.
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Microsoft is getting ready to take the wraps off of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Formerly known by its code-name "Symphony," the update centers around high-definition satellite and cable television. A well placed industry source told BetaNews that Microsoft may be setting its sights on TiVo by including enhanced digital video recording (DVR) capabilities that support two different TV tuners. Other added improvements are DVD burning, expanded support for portable devices and new user interface elements.
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SnapStream has released a new version of its Beyond TV personal video recorder software, enabling users to easily create DVDs of their television show recordings through a burning plug-in. Version 4.5 is a free update for customers, but the plug-in will cost either $29.99 or $39.99 USD.
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In the latest twist in the ever-shifting digital video recording industry, the nation's leading satellite broadcaster DirecTV has purchased most of the assets of ReplayTV, an early pioneer of DVRs that was crushed into near oblivion years ago after a court battle with Hollywood.
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TiVo Inc. wants to declutter living rooms and simplify changing channels with its television recorders as it announced plans Thursday to launch models that integrate the converter boxes required by many cable TV companies.
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Owners of Tivo's popular digital video recorders (DVR) will soon be able to download films and television shows for rental and purchase from Amazon.com, the two companies announced Wednesday.
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It's a brave new world for advertisers. With digital recorders like TiVo , video-on-demand services from cable providers, and the nation's biggest cable company, Comcast , introducing cable boxes with built-in TiVo-style recorders, people can watch whatever they want whenever they want, gleefully fast-forwarding through every commercial break.
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TiVo on Tuesday introduced its highly anticipated Series3 digital video recorder, its first standalone HD-compatible unit. The box records up to 32 hours of high-definition or up to 300 hours of standard-definition programming.
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Philips is preparing a digital video recording system called Personal TV Channel, which could be seen as a competitor to TiVo. The cost of the service will be offset by its advertising features, which allow commercials in programs to be replaced by ones more relevant to what a consumer may be interested in.
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External storage option, TiVo To Go, and Multi-Room Viewing are finally on deck for HD TiVo models, along with progressive downloading of Amazon Unbox downloads.
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Larger digital televisions, future DVD recording technologies on 2005 horizon.
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Device can be connected to a camcorder or VCR for transferring taped footage directly to a DVD, without using a computer.