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PVRLib > December 28, 2006

Mari’s Gadget-Giving Post-Mortem, Part 1

[ Zatz Not Funny!] A family friend kindly stood in line till 3 AM so my parents could provide my brother with a Nintendo Wii for Christmas. It didn’t get set up till the 26th, but it has since provided non-stop entertainment.

November 16, 2006

Pinnacle rolls out PCTV To Go placeshifting box, bundles WiFi

[Engadget] Filed under: Home Entertainment, Wireless If you're scouting the perfect placeshifting device to cure those television blues while stuck at your TV-less grandmother's house for Thanksgiving, the Slingbox might not be the obvious choice anymore. Granted, it'll probably be awhile before the current king is dethroned, Pinnacle is giving the shifting game its best shot with the PCTV To Go. Sporting built-in WiFi / Windows MCE support, this content liaison works essentially like any other timeshifting device out there, and channels MPEG4 video to wherever you're logged in (or MPEG2 if connected locally). It also allows full control over your attached DVR, giving you the opportunity to schedule a recording for that oh-so-critical rerun of Nick Arcade, Season One. It reportedly works seamlessly with your home entertainment system, acting as a pass-through device that won't complicate things when wiring it up, but there's no word on whether it supports HD signals. The Pinnacle PCTV To Go...

Posted at 03:23 AM

August 10, 2006

Living Room PC - still a long way off

[seattleduck | kevin briody] Paul Boutin in Slate claims that the reality of the much-hyped living room PC is still a long way off. Thomas Hawk claims otherwise, and goes into some detail on how the combination of XBOX 360’s and new TV tuner card-equipped Vista PC’s will finally deliver on the vision.

Posted at 03:59 AM

August 03, 2006

Marguerite’s follow up to her DVR love/hate relationship

[PurePVR - PVR / DVR / TiVo - We have it all] As a follow up to the CNet article I posted about yesterday, Marguerite wrote her own follow up with regards to the problems she was having with Time...

Posted at 03:27 AM

July 20, 2006

Next time you go fishing, take your PVR

[PurePVR - PVR / DVR / TiVo - We have it all] From the article: The new Aqua-Vu DVR is available both as a separate handheld unit that connects to any current Aqua-Vu camera, and as an integrated Aqua-Vu DVR / viewing system. This unit, the Aqua-Vu DVR, comes complete with Nature Vision’s patent-pending “fish camera” (with 100 feet of aramid-core cable), infrared lighting for viewing in low-light conditions, battery and charger, and a handsome protective case/sunshield.

Posted at 03:31 AM

June 29, 2006

Details On ReplayTV Software Emerge (Overpriced)

[ Zatz Not Funny. . .] USA Today says: While ReplayTV will continue to serve its stand-alone DVRs, it has been unloading inventory to focus exclusively on software. “The PC is a very vibrant market,”

Posted at 03:24 AM

June 15, 2006

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

[ Zatz Not Funny. . .] Never enough time”¦ Netflix talks small film distribution and movie downloads. (Business Week) Echostar, DirecTV, and WildBlue team for satellite...

Posted at 03:23 AM

June 08, 2006

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

[ Zatz Not Funny. . .] Never enough time”¦ ReplayTV recruits for PC DVR software beta testing. (ReplayTV) Hollywood, retailers eye movie download kiosks.

Posted at 03:22 AM

May 11, 2006

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

[ Zatz Not Funny. . .] Never enough time”¦ EchoStar XI DBS spacecraft launch scheduled for 2007. (Boeing) ATI sued for misleading HDCP claims.

Posted at 03:28 AM

May 04, 2006

BeyondTV On Mac Mini

[ Zatz Not Funny. . .] SnapStream says: With Windows XP and the hardware drivers installed on the Mac mini, it was time to convert the Mac mini into a PVR! We had to choose a few small USB 2.0 TV tuner cards, one HD and one SD, so we wouldn’t lose the space savings gained by using the Mac mini.

Posted at 03:26 AM

BeyondTV On Mac Mini

Posted at 03:26 AM

April 20, 2006

Interesting News I Haven’t Covered

[ Zatz Not Funny. . .] I just couldn’t seem to find the time”¦ Philips patents digital flags to prevent channel changing or content advancing during commercials. (New...

Posted at 03:22 AM

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.

Posted at 11:47 AM

December 10, 2005

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

December 08, 2005

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

November 30, 2005

Ã¡ la carte programming ”” who pays for what?

[Mediacentric] The FCC yesterday came out endorsing “Ã¡ la carte” programming from cable and satellite providers ”” as a way to give parents more control over the type of programming coming into their house. The full statement of the FCC Chairman before the Senate yesterday is here (Acrobat document), but one section that caught my eye was this: Last year, former Chairman Powell and previous staffer Ken Ferree submitted a report to Congress concluding that a la carte and tiered pricing models (such as a family tier) were not economically feasible and were not in consumers’ interest.

Posted at 09:19 PM

November 26, 2005

Okay, count me in”¦

[.complex] NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc. on Monday said it will begin testing a feature to let subscribers transfer recorded television programming to Apple iPod digital music players or Sony’s PlayStation portable devices, sending shares up 11 percent in premarket trading.

Posted at 10:38 PM

TiVo Reconfirms HDTV TiVo and Comcast HD TiVo

[HDBlog.net] Both are dual tuner HD, and both are planned to be out next year. Dan’s right - CES is typically where you’d hear more info/details.

Posted at 10:37 PM

Microsoft’s Stand-Alone DVR Drops

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] The LG LRM-519 Digital Media Recorder is a combination digital video recorder (DVR) and DVD recorder powered by Windows Media Center Technologies with a 160-gigabyte hard drive for unparalleled recording flexibility. Creating a new industry product category and taking home theater digital convergence to the next level, the LG LRM-519 has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $599.95.

Posted at 10:34 PM

November 19, 2005

Media Center Edition to support CableCARD

[Mediacentric] Speaking of recording premium HD content”¦ Thomas Hawk has the scoop ”” Microsoft has just announced CableCARD support in Media Center PCs ”” by “Holiday...

Posted at 11:24 AM

October 30, 2005

Xbox & Mac Based Media Center

[Mediacentric] Xbox & Mac Based Media Center O’Grady’s Power Page has a nifty article on Using XBox Media Center as the front-end for a Mac-based PVR and video...

Posted at 02:09 PM

PVRLib > December 28, 2006

Mari’s Gadget-Giving Post-Mortem, Part 1

November 16, 2006

Pinnacle rolls out PCTV To Go placeshifting box, bundles WiFi

August 10, 2006

Living Room PC - still a long way off

August 03, 2006

Marguerite’s follow up to her DVR love/hate relationship

July 20, 2006

Next time you go fishing, take your PVR

June 29, 2006

Details On ReplayTV Software Emerge (Overpriced)

June 15, 2006

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

June 08, 2006

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

May 11, 2006

Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

May 04, 2006

BeyondTV On Mac Mini

BeyondTV On Mac Mini

April 20, 2006

Interesting News I Haven’t Covered

December 24, 2005

More on Nielsen's measurement of PVR homes

December 10, 2005

Video Blogs Come To TiVo

December 08, 2005

LG 42”³ Xcanvas With 160GB inbuilt PVR

TiVo Adds Video Podcasting

November 30, 2005

Ã¡ la carte programming ”” who pays for what?

November 26, 2005

Okay, count me in”¦

TiVo Reconfirms HDTV TiVo and Comcast HD TiVo

Microsoft’s Stand-Alone DVR Drops

November 19, 2005

Media Center Edition to support CableCARD

October 30, 2005

Xbox & Mac Based Media Center

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