Comcast to test whole-home DVR

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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[Note:  This item comes from reader Jack Powers.  DLH]

At 12:47 -0700 5/12/03, Jack Powers wrote:
> From: Jack Powers <jack () cryptnet org>
> To: DeWayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
> Subject: Comcast to test whole-home DVR
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 12:47:04 -0700
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> > Comcast to test whole-home DVR
> >
> > Copyright 2003 Gannett Company, Inc. USA
> > TODAY May 12, 2003, Monday, FIRST
> > EDITION
> >
> > NEW YORK -- Comcast will shake up the
> > digital video recorder business today by
> > unveiling a system to go on field trial
> > in Philadelphia midyear that records TV
> > shows and uses cable lines to distribute
> > them through the home.
> >
> > Samsung will make decoders with built-in
> > DVRs -- which record TV shows to a hard
> > drive, making them far easier to use
> > than VCRs. Set-top units for other TVs
> > will access that hard drive. Ucentric
> > Systems will provide the software to
> > sort through TV schedules and help users
> > select shows to record.
> >
> > What makes the Comcast system different
> > from DVRs such as those from TiVo and
> > ReplayTV is its ability to piggyback on
> > the cable system to create a home
> > network. That eliminates the need for
> > extra connections or equipment.
> <snip>
> <http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/0503/cedaily030512.htm>

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