Honey, did you remember to call the DVD recorder?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: September 13, 2004 10:17:47 AM EDT
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Subject: Honey, did you remember to call the DVD recorder?

Honey, did you remember to call the DVD recorder?

By Ed Frauenheim
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Story last modified September 8, 2004, 6:10 PM PDT

Panasonic announced on Wednesday a DVD recorder that takes requests
from the road.

The machine has a 400GB hard disk drive, is capable of zapping video
elsewhere in a home, and is designed to let consumers program
recording remotely over the Internet--including via cell phones. The
new product, dubbed the DMR-E500H, and related devices with smaller
hard drives, are slated to be available in Japan beginning Sept. 21.

The DMR-E500H, billed as allowing for more than 700 hours of recorded
video, demonstrates the growing capabilities of devices combining DVD
recording with hard drives. A hybrid between traditional DVD
recorders and so-called digital video recorders , such machines allow
users to begin watching a show from an earlier moment in a live
broadcast. These types of products are battling against a new
generation of personal computers to be kings of the digital living
room.

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http://news.com.com/2100-1041-5357834.html



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