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[HD Beat] There aren't that many standalone HD PVR units out there yet, although this is clearly a growing segment. With so few choices, the standalones are much more expensive and can't compete with the integrated set-top receiver and recorder.
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[Hdbeat.com] HD Beat: Each week we ask our bloggers to choose their top posts, which we bring to you in one easy-to-read weekly post. You’ll find links to the hottest posts from the past week after the jump including an Engadget Blinged-out Gadget Contest, the worst TV news of the week and information on the possible death of Tom Hanks.
[Pvrblog.com] News Archives | PVRblog: I am personally waiting for the day that TiVos and other PVRs start using variable bit encoding and better codecs a la DivX (MPEG-4). Right now, the amount of space a television show takes up on your TiVo is set by the quality you set the recording to be (unless you are a DirecTiVo owner, at which point you have no choice) -- by using variable bit encoding, higher motion sequences could use higher bitrates, and lower motion sequences use lower bitrates and therefore space.
[Wireless.engadget.com] DirecTV @ CES - DTVs own DVR - Wireless - wireless.engadget.com: according to DirecTV and further putting the hurt on TiVo), which will feature 100-hour recording capability, one-touch recording, dual tuners (record two and watch a third already-recorded show), onscreen caller ID, instant replay, bookmarks, and a search function. The cache is large enough to pause and rewind live TV for up to 90 minutes and the unit will be available in mid-2005 (no price announced).
[Rssfwd.com] Reading RSS the way you are already reading your emails: What we're watching and why: I was complaining earlier about the abyss of high-def golf coverage, so it's only fair that I point it out when it does air. While it's already started by the time you read this, the PGA Championship's second round is on TNT-HD until 7 p.m.
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