How talented is this team? (Yesterday) Nov 17, 2009
DUNLAP: I saw the same report when I made it back to Pittsburgh the next day and watched the game, which I had recorded on my DVR. It was puzzling to hear Holtz, as he was critical, but only to a degree, stopping short as if he was a coach who was going to get fined or something if he had gone any further. Not to have ESPN's back, but I think Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore, the guys who called the game from the booth, more than voiced their disagreement with the call. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Tim makes home visits on Project Runway Nov 17, 2009
I rewound my DVR three times. Now I'm tempted to do a screen grab and send it in to cuteoverload. (MSNBC -- News)
Jon plus Kate equals holiday stress Nov 17, 2009
This decision was either made by the same person who dreamed up the counterintuitive Comcast DVR or was a last-minute patch when one of the Comcast installers from Yonkers was unavailable to take the job. -- This might be impressive or horrific to you (depending), but to a TV critic, the missing 11 minutes just shows you're not trying hard enough: A recent Nielsen study showed that the average American watches four hours and 49 minutes of television per day. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fujitsu Announces Fast-Response DC/DC Converter IC for Consumer Electronics Nov 16, 2009
Tokyo, Nov 16, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited today announced a new two-channel DC/DC converter(1) IC with fast transient response, for use in digital consumer products, such as LCD TVs and digital video recorders ... Today's consumer AV equipment, such as LCD TVs and digital video recorders, have increasingly larger screens, come with multiple functions and utilize advanced video compression technologies. (JCN Network, Japan)
The latest tuners bring digital, high-definition TV to your PC Nov 15, 2009
HAUPPAUGE WINTV-HVR-2250 DUAL TV TUNER $120 Pros: The Hauppauge product installs easily, finds all the channels, and can record two shows on two different channels at once, just like your $20/month cable DVR box. Cons: It s more expensive than the AVerTVHD, considering it doesn t do a whole lot more. (Boston Globe)
Showtime Rattled By Rival EPIX Arrival Nov 15, 2009
Every time I call my cable provider looking to see what they re offering up for free, they give me months of Showtime for free and yet even with my dvr there s nothing worth recording. Comment by mr d November 14, 2009 @ 4:53 pm. (Multichannel News)
Kovalchuk skips optional practice Nov 14, 2009
I dvr d the Sabres game but really just watched the OT & SO. Reason I ask is because Derek Roy scored in the shootout, but get this. He scored by doing the Eric Perrin move where he comes up the middle cuts right and goes back really quick to the left. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Comcast 'Sweeps' November with Full Line-Up of Hot Primetime Shows Available On Demand Nov 13, 2009
Customers have access to all of the highly anticipated primetime shows, including The Good Wife, Two and a Half Men, Accidentally on Purpose, Nip/Tuck, Desperate Housewives, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dexter, The Closer and many more whether they want to watch On Demand, live on TV or through digital video recorders (DVRs). Related Quotes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Around Town: Im proudly flying my geek flag Nov 13, 2009
The last definition seems to fit what most people think when they hear the term geek: "A computer expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by outsiders. ) Computer expert? Enthusiast? Hardly. As a college freshman, I was proud of my new electric typewriter. In my senior year, I was required to take a computer-programming course. This was back in the days when computers were all semi-colon, ampersand, backslash gibberish (hey, remember IMB... (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Gaithersburg, Md., Homes and Businesses Now Have the Best Alternative for Their TV and Broadband Services - Verizon's FiOS TV Nov 13, 2009
An innovative interactive media guide (IMG) that provides next-generation, personalized interactive services, along with content from TV listings, VOD catalogs and the digital video recorder (DVR), as well as personal music and photos from a home network. Among the features of the IMG are. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
TV Guide for the Internet Debuts Nov 13, 2009
Clicker is trying to set itself apart by combining elements of a search engine, a digital video recorder and a forum that allows people to recommend shows to one another. Clicker also will evoke memories of an old-fashioned TV guide, with episode summaries that include the year the video was made. (CBS News)
CPI, which is a branch of MCTV, is the best cable/internet/voip provider I've had... Nov 12, 2009
Its not interactive, it cant do HD, it cant do DVR, he said. In any case, Gessner knows the move will be an all-consuming project for the next few months. (Multichannel News)
'Mad Men' respects its fans, and we like that Nov 12, 2009
"Mad Men" is one of the rare shows that have made the proverbial water-cooler conversation relevant and necessary again in this era of DVR "time shifting." People have what seems to be an insatiable need to talk about the series and to dissect the feints and nuances of creator Matthew Weiner and his writers. Each week via SFGate. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Ten Nov 12, 2009
com: Y'all Play Nice. This story originally published on. (BigBlueNation.com)
TiVo Gets Huge Horsepower Boost Nov 12, 2009
04 The 250-GB hard drive of DirectTV's HD DVR can store about 30 hours of high-definition programming or 200 hours of standard-definition programming. Courtesy of DirecTV. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Soprano family values Nov 12, 2009
I've got the Yankees win on DVR. Still watching. I've taken up Antiques Roadshow. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
TVGuide.com Launches Online 'DVR' Bookmarks Nov 12, 2009
com Launches Online 'DVR' Bookmarks ... com has added a "DVR" feature that lets users to pick their favorite TV shows and watch episodes online if they're available ... The "My TVGuide.com DVR" provides personalization features for, launched in 2007, which indexes more than 700,000 TV episodes, music videos, movies and Web-only video content. (Multichannel News)
DIRECTV Delivers Local HD Programming To Customers in Missoula, Mont. Nov 12, 2009
To receive DIRECTV's local HD programming, customers must have an H20, H21 or H23 HD receiver, or an HR20, HR21 or HR23 DIRECTV Plus HD DVR and a Ka/Ku band dish. For information on how to get DIRECTV HD consumers can visit directv. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Slive may have to adjust rule on coaches Nov 12, 2009
Last year I watched Talking College Football and DVR d CFB live. This year I just watch whatever happens to be on when I can, maybe 2hrs during the week. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Viewers Still Watching Television At Record Levels Nov 11, 2009
Also, Nielsen says DVR use is at an all time high as well: more than 30% of all households have at least one DVR, according to Nielsen. But as television viewing has increased, so has the amount of viewing of video content on the web. (Multichannel News)
Read the story Nov 11, 2009
I would even record the execution on my DVR. Actually, if I was the judge, I would let the victims families to carry out the execution. 00004000 Anyway, let's celebrate. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Will Web TV fans sit still for as many ads? Nov 11, 2009
could potentially send consumers back to their digital video recorders to avoid ads, said Michael Gartenberg, Interpret vice president of strategy and analysis. Atlantan Neil Millman, 45, said one of the reasons he watches shows on the Internet is to avoid the commercials. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
DIRECTV Showcases Newly Branded MDU IP Technology at NMHC Apartment And Technology Conference Nov 11, 2009
In addition to supporting both DIRECTV standard and HD DVR receivers, the IP distribution platform will also support voice, internet and interactive services over a single connection, enabling the delivery of IP based triple-play bundles including Fiber to the Home. We believe the new brand, DIRECTV IPAdvantage, enables MDU property owners to immediately grasp the unique and innovative nature of this technology and its ability to transform an apartment or condo complex into a high-tech hub... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Microsoft previews digital TV update Nov 11, 2009
0 version by offering improved interactive program guide (IPG) features and new tools for use with VOD, high-definition television (HDTV) and (DVR) technology, Microsoft said Tuesday. Specific features include on-demand storefronts for in-home shopping and a new programming recommendation service, dubbed Best Bets, that uses people's viewing history to help them find VOD movies to watch. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
The scary waste of 'vampire power' Nov 11, 2009
Like most of us, you probably can't live without your PC or DVR and need to leave it plugged in. But do you really need a TV in every room of the house and three game consoles - one for each kid. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
FiOS1 to Broadcast Two Big New Jersey College Basketball Games This Weekend: Rutgers Women vs. Stanford, and Monmouth University Men vs. Florida International University Nov 11, 2009
FiOS TV also provides next-generation interactive services including an advanced interactive media guide; news, entertainment and social TV widgets; remote DVR management; multi-room DVR; and more. Verizon FiOS Internet is a leader in providing the fastest broadband connections, delivering Internet access with downstream connection speeds of up to 50 Mbps (megabits per second) and upstream connections of up to 25 Mbps. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Arris Lines Up Triple-Tuner Moxi DVR Nov 10, 2009
Arris is picking up where Digeo left off in positioning the direct-to-consumer Moxi DVR as a high-end alternative to TiVos, announcing a three-tuner DVR that will let users record three shows simultaneously while watching up three programs at the same time in different rooms ... Neither Arris nor Digeo has disclosed how many Moxi DVRs have been sold to date but previously Digeo said it has deployed around 300,000 units to cable operators ... The company will sell the three-tuner Moxi HD DVR in a... (Multichannel News)
New Three-Tuner Moxi(R) HD DVR and Reduced Pricing for Moxi Multi-Room Packages Unwrapped for Holiday Season Nov 10, 2009
Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of its first product update since acquiring the award-winning Moxi product line from Digeo, Inc. in September, ARRIS (Nasdaq: - ) today announced the introduction of a three-tuner version of the Moxi HD DVR as well as reduced pricing for its two-tuner Moxi HD DVR and Moxi multi-room packages ... The new three-tuner Moxi HD DVR, which allows for recording of three channels simultaneously while watching a fourth recorded program, is available in a Moxi HD... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
TiVo Wants FireWire Waiver For Cable-Provided DVRs Nov 10, 2009
As RCN gets ready to roll out , the DVR maker is looking to dot an ;i; on one detail. The company;s DVRs don;t have an IEEE 1394 interface (a ... Alternatively, TiVo wants a waiver to the rule for MSOs using its HD DVRs. (Multichannel News)
Dish Files To Trademark 'TV Everywhere' Nov 10, 2009
Dish has established a "TV Everywhere" section of its Web site that references its remote DVR programming features and includes a link to Sling Media, the maker of the place-shifting Slingbox devices EchoStar bought for $380 million ... A Slingbox-based service, however, cuts out content owners by letting a subscriber rebroadcast live TV or DVR content over the Internet to a PC or mobile device ... As outlined by Time Warner Inc. CEO Jeff Bewkes, for example," encompasses Web-based video... (Multichannel News)
Can viewers take any more Internet TV ads? Nov 10, 2009
Increasing the online television advertisements to match the standard 18 minutes per hour on broadcast TVcould potentially send consumers back to their [Digital Video Recorders], to avoid ads, said Michael Gartenberg, Interpret vice president of strategy and analysis. Atlantan Neil Millman, 45, said one of the reasons he watches shows on the Internet is to avoid the commercials. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Dish beats on subscribers, sets special dividend Nov 10, 2009
Good prices on Satellite HD DVR TV Packages. 200 + channels. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
TiVo sues EchoStar over DVR patent Nov 10, 2009
Some set-top boxes used with EchoStar's satellite service come with DVR capabilities ... "We've invested in building a comprehensive patent portfolio to protect our intellectual property, and as the DVR category grows, we will be aggressive in protecting those assets," TiVo CEO Mike Ramsay said in a statement ... TiVo is seeking monetary awards and an injunction against future sales of DVRs by EchoStar. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Pssst -- heard the latest on 'Gossip Girl'? Nov 10, 2009
"Gossip Girl" gets a considerable boost from online and time-shifted viewing, with its numbers increasing 60% in women ages 18 to 34 when DVR airings are tallied. It's also one of the bestselling TV properties on iTunes, and its stars are omnipresent across film, music, magazines, websites, red carpets and chat shows. (FOX59, IN)
Is the Movie Industry Crazy for Wanting to Lock Down Its Blockbusters? Nov 9, 2009
I would hate it if i could not record on my HD DVR and playback. also if i couldn't backup to Blu-Ray like i have done with DVD or before that Beta/VHS. But if it is for an exclusive window, prior to home video, like when your traveling and staying in a hotel and get ppv. (Multichannel News)
Sarah Rodman gets guitar help from Nils Lofgren - in person and online Nov 8, 2009
It was partially the common, sometimes valid, excuses for putting anything off: lack of time and energy and a full DVR. (The guitar would sit in the corner mocking me as I chose 30 Rock over trying to rock). Plus, I had the added impediment of living with two accomplished musicians, one a Berklee alum, whom I lived in terror of overhearing my neophyte fumblings. (Boston Globe)
Would starting weeknight Thrashers games 30 minutes later really make a difference? Nov 7, 2009
I was thinking about that last night while watching the game on my DVR.. Rob. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Mail it in: Bowl destination Nov 7, 2009
Two storied franchises on New Year's Day would certainly be scheduled on my DVR.. With only one loss the rest of the way, the Buckeyes will just miss a BCS bowl bid but will settle for a trip to Orlando for the Capital One Bowl. (Ohio State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Mediacom Communications Reports Results for Third Quarter 2009 Nov 7, 2009
5%, primarily due to customer growth in digital and other advanced video products and services, including digital video recorders (DVRs) and high-definition television (HDTV). During the quarter, we lost 19,000 basic subscribers, and year-over-year, we lost 36,000 basic subscribers, representing a reduction of 2. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
These guys again?! Nov 7, 2009
I m glad I didn t DVR this game. vava74. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Do kids still love Sesame Street 40 years on? Nov 6, 2009
With the DVR she can alwasy watch what she likes. There are 100 s of kids shows now. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Multichannel Newswire Nov 6, 2009
Cablevision Systems has introduced a mobile version of its Web-based DVR scheduling feature that lets broadband subscribers who also lease a DVR find shows, set recordings and delete content from any Internet-capable mobile device. CBS Television Distribution's The Oprah Winfrey Show will depart broadcast syndication, when the show's contract expires in 2011, and move to Winfrey's new cable network, according to a report published by Deadline Hollywood Daily. (Multichannel News)
Cablevision Mobilizes DVR App Nov 6, 2009
Cablevision Systems has introduced a mobile version of its Web-based DVR scheduling feature that lets broadband subscribers who also lease a DVR find shows, set recordings and delete content from any Internet-capable mobile device ... Cablevision launched the remote DVR management feature for regular Web browsers in September ... In addition to remote DVR access, Optimum. (Multichannel News)
Spikes will sit whole game. Will Meyer be joining him? Nov 6, 2009
Tony, I have your show on my DVR and was going to watch it tonight. Never mind. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
EBIF, Revisited Nov 5, 2009
The ;remind; part is aimed at people who don;t use a digital video recorder ; you;re watching TV on one channel, and are reminded that you wanted to watch a different channel at that time. This is one of those intuitive things, like Time Warner Cable;s ;Start Over,; that just makes sense for TV. Case in point: Comcast placed the ;remind/record; app on an ad for Lifetime;s Project Runway in its San Francisco market for four days; 2,600 people hit it. (Multichannel News)
Paranormal Team Searches for Ghosts at the Coffee House Nov 5, 2009
The combined crew placed their DVR cameras, four night-vision cameras and sound recording devices in second- and third-floor nooks and crannies, hoping to record shadows or something visible or audible where no living person is near. The crew was given the run of the old building, including the third floor opera house, which is still stacked with renovation supplies and carries the carved and printed names and dates of scores of former Pacific residents who graduated from high school in the... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
UPC Holding B.V. Provides Selected Financial Information for the Period Ended September 30, 2009 Nov 5, 2009
Within our digital subscriber base, the digital video recorder (DVR) continues to appeal to our customers. At UPC, we have added over 400,000 DVR cable RGUs in the last twelve months, an increase of approximately 88% since September 30, 2008. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
DIRECTV Partners With HDNet and HDNet Movies to Offer On Demand Programming Nov 4, 2009
Each day, DIRECTV subscribers enjoy access to over 265 channels of 100% digital picture and sound, exclusive programming, industry-leading customer satisfaction (which has surpassed national cable companies for nine years running) and superior technologies that include advanced DVR and HD DVR services and the most state-of-the-art interactive sports packages available anywhere. For the most up-to-date information on DIRECTV, please visit directv. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
TiVo to Report Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results Nov 4, 2009
Founded in 1997, TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: - ) developed the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). TiVo offers the TiVo service and TiVo DVRs directly to consumers online at and through third-party retailers. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Here Comes the Broadband-Enabled Car Nov 4, 2009
The front passenger can access other applications, including a network-based DVR and home-control systems. All the fun is in the back seat, where you can access on-demand video including content from childrens programmer , gaming, music, social networking and Web applications. (Multichannel News)
Techwell Introduces Two Multi-Channel Video Decoder Solutions With Embedded PCI Express Interface to Simplify Hardware Design Nov 3, 2009
TW6864, TW6868 Respond to Increased Demand for More Integrated ICs for the Software Compression PC DVR Cards Used in Security Surveillance Applications ... This high level of integration simplifies the PC DVR card hardware design and reduces production costs ... Demonstrated at the CPSE show in Shenzhen, China earlier this week, the TW6864 and TW6868 take advantage of the significantly faster speed and overall larger data bandwidth of the PCI Express interface -- a feature in high demand for... (Primezone Releases)
The Best Travel Gadgets of 2009 Nov 3, 2009
It's one thing to DVR your favorite show or the big game when you're stuck late at work, but what if you won't be going home later that night, or even that week ... The Slingbox Pro-HD allows you to control and watch video from a gaggle of high-definition* and standard-definition sources, including your cable box, DVR or DVD (Blu-ray too ... You can tune in from your laptop or mobile device and even access couch-potato features like the SlingRemote, which looks and works exactly like the remote... (Time.com)
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Rentrak Corporation/ Nov 3, 2009
Rentrak's TV Essentials is a comprehensive suite of research tools that enable customers to analyze anonymous audience viewing of programming and advertising across VOD, DVR, interactive and linear television. Utilizing proprietary technology to process massive amounts of click-stream data, the TV Essentials system is able to aggregate and report second-by-second information from millions of digital set-top boxes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hasta La Vista, Power-Hungry TVs Nov 2, 2009
Gottlieb says regulators could impose new power-consumption rules for digital video recorders, game consoles, Blu-ray players, and other gizmos. The reason, he says, is that electronics are gobbling up an increasing amount of electricity, adding up to as much as 10% of the average home's electric bill. (BusinessWeek)
Cable-Tec Expo: That's a Wrap Nov 2, 2009
Several technologies that have been stuck in labs-based demos for years ; IP video over cable, interactive TV, network DVR and multiroom DVR ; appeared to have all the pieces in place for real-world deployments. Here;s a recap of some of the highlights. (Multichannel News)
Gamecocks know it's time to pick up pace Nov 2, 2009
That said, there were times Saturday when players looked like the game could not end fast enough (rewind your DVR to Chris Culliver's lackadaisical tackle of Montario Hardesty in the third quarter). Culliver also whiffed on a tackle attempt on Hardesty's first-half touchdown run. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Nine Nov 1, 2009
com: Y'all Play Nice. This story originally published on. (TigerRag.com)
Taking a bite out of the Big Apple Nov 1, 2009
Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:39 AM PDT When you turn your clock back Saturday night, don t forget to set your DVR to record the ING New York City Marathon. Ryan Hall is among the front runners competing. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Nine Nov 1, 2009
com: Y'all Play Nice. This story originally published on. (VandyMania.com)
Networks encouraged by growing viewership Nov 1, 2009
With cable networks flexing their muscles, digital video recorders becoming more popular and computer games cutting into free time, that's a small miracle. No new shows burst onto the air as instant hits, but there weren't any embarrassing flameouts, either. (The Augusta Chronicle)
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Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:39 AM PDT When you turn your clock back Saturday night, don t forget to set your DVR to record the ING New York City Marathon. Ryan Hall is among the front runners competing. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
TiVo Gets Huge Horsepower Boost Oct 31, 2009
04 The 250-GB hard drive of DirectTV's HD DVR can store about 30 hours of high-definition programming or 200 hours of standard-definition programming. Courtesy of DirecTV. (Yahoo News -- Digital and Interactive TV)
Give the gift of safety along with that fantastic flat screen Oct 31, 2009
Still, the safest, most practical mode of displaying a flat-screen TV and all its components (DVR, video game, cable or satellite receiver, etc. is to mount the TV on the wall and place the components beneath it on a piece of furniture specifically designed for that purpose. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Full Story » Oct 31, 2009
Verizon Media Manager streams photos, music to your FiOS DVR by Macworld ... Verizon Media Manager streams photos, music to your FiOS DVR ... Once you get over the disappointment of not being able to stream video to your FiOS TV DVR set-top box, using Media Manager for the Mac is quite simple to use. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
The One Thing Oct 31, 2009
If you missed Thursday's show, I urge you to go back and watch it or on DVR.. the people (of real influence) who want to fundamentally transform this country into something completely different than our Founders intended; into a country that focuses more on spreading the wealth than actually creating it; a place where success is punished, mediocrity is encouraged and personal freedoms are relinquished in favor of a nanny state. (Fox News)
