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PVRLib > December 24, 2005

More on Nielsen's measurement of PVR homes

[PVR Wire] Nielsen Media Research is getting ready to begin measuring the habits of PVR-owning households next week. Until now, the company didn't know what was recorded and watched later, assuming everything was watched live.

BeyondTV 4 review @ eHomeUpgrade

[HD Beat] eHomeUpgrade took a look at the latest version of the software, this time featuring HDTV suppport, and seem to be very impressed. The ability to recognize multiple tuners, DVR functions, and OTA HDTV support weigh heavily in BeyondTV's favor, it can even compress shows using DivX, unlike Windows Media Center's built in software.

Posted at 11:45 AM

December 24, 2005

More on Nielsen's measurement of PVR homes

Posted at 11:47 AM

BeyondTV 4 review @ eHomeUpgrade

Posted at 11:45 AM

DTV House-brand DVR Struggling

[Checksum Crusader] I cannot say that I am surprised by this, but the recently introduced DTV DVR has had some pretty significant issues develop. I will repeat again, that no DVR has the "fit and finish" that TiVo has, although it certainly isn't perfect.

Posted at 11:43 AM

Swann Announces New Home Surveillance Equipment

[PopHomeTech.com | Your Source For Home Technology News] Swann Announces New Home Surveillance Equipment Manufacturer Link: Swann Swann’s latest DVR records four camera feeds and plays back through any monitor or television. Control of the DVR4-Net is made simple through an on-screen menu display, enabling video recording to be activated manually or automatically via built in motion detection.

Posted at 11:43 AM

December 10, 2005

DVR owner watches ads anyway

[AdJab] Filed under: Television "Once you get over the sordid idea that someone is trying to manipulate you into buying something, commercials can be...

Posted at 02:23 PM

Mac mini power adapter, now sold separately

[niload - Media, Apple, cats, and more] it’s been a busy week with end-of-year stuff piling up at work and home. Anyway, I caught this minor news item on AppleInsider earlier in the week and found it to be interesting.

Posted at 02:19 PM

Video Blogs Come To TiVo

[digitalmerging.la] As a number of blogs are reporting (PVRBlog, PVRWire, Zatz Not Funny, TiVoBlog), you can now subscribe to the popular video blog, Rocketboom, with...

Posted at 02:18 PM

Tivo: A cautionary tale

[TV Squad] I don't get excited about new gadgets, and even as they become more ubiquitous I still stay away from them until I'm convinced there's really a need. This has served me well, I think, but it can have its disadvantages.

Posted at 02:17 PM

December 08, 2005

TiVo Podcasts, ehh it’s okay

[NickStarr.com : Nick Starr dot com] I don’t think I will use it for listening to tons of podcasts, especially with an iPod, two mac computers, and one pc around that I can listen to it on. Certainly worth a try if it’s on your TiVo.

Posted at 09:38 AM

Watching commercials anyway

[TV Squad] One of the benefits of owning a DVR is, of course, the ability to skip over commercials, but Scott Colbourne writes in the Globe and Mail that, despite having a DVR that affords him that luxury, he still watches the commercials. He does have a point that commercials can be just as entertaining, sometimes even more entertaining, than the shows they interrupt.

Posted at 09:37 AM

LG 42”³ Xcanvas With 160GB inbuilt PVR

[ PVR Spot: DIY PVR, TV Cards and more] HD-ready LCD TV will feature a built-in 160GB hard drive for recording your HD shows and movies. This is great because it allows you to ditch the PVR box and keep your living room (or bathroom, if you’re that cool) looking streamlined and uncluttered.

Posted at 09:35 AM

TiVo Adds Video Podcasting

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] TiVo says: Rocketboom is currently one of the most popular videoblogs on the internet with more daily subscribers for original syndicated multimedia content than nearly any other site, including podcasts. Now, Rocketboom is available on TiVo as part of the TiVo Video Download Trial.

Posted at 09:34 AM

December 03, 2005

Neuros MPEG4 Recorder 2

[BostonGeek] Apparently thumbing their nose at the entertainment industry, Neuros has delivered a low-cost way to move your recordings from a DVD player, VCR, DVR, or other device to flash memory or memory sticks.

Posted at 07:28 PM

Streaming video via dot-Mac makes Apple's TV network possible

[The Blackfriars Blog] Prior to Blackfriars, Carl directed Forrester's research in networking, computing, and infrastructure and was also a principal analyst. Carl's research predicted the next wave of Internet innovation in "The X Internet" and predicted the decline of the PC industry in 2000 in his 1998 report "PC Industry Roller Coaster."

Posted at 07:27 PM

PVRLib > December 24, 2005

More on Nielsen's measurement of PVR homes

BeyondTV 4 review @ eHomeUpgrade

December 24, 2005

More on Nielsen's measurement of PVR homes

BeyondTV 4 review @ eHomeUpgrade

DTV House-brand DVR Struggling

Swann Announces New Home Surveillance Equipment

December 10, 2005

DVR owner watches ads anyway

Mac mini power adapter, now sold separately

Video Blogs Come To TiVo

Tivo: A cautionary tale

December 08, 2005

TiVo Podcasts, ehh it’s okay

Watching commercials anyway

LG 42”³ Xcanvas With 160GB inbuilt PVR

TiVo Adds Video Podcasting

December 03, 2005

Neuros MPEG4 Recorder 2

Streaming video via dot-Mac makes Apple's TV network possible

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