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VideoMate X series, P series tuner card

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Compro Technology has announced their latest analog and digital TV product series.
The VideoMate X series tuner card comes complete with a high-quality silicon tuner and professional 3D Y/C separation chip. The VideoMate P series cardbus interface digital and analog TV cards which are designed especially to increase notebook user’s ability to watch and record TV […]

ASUS to deliver first motherboard with TV reception

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

In a move with if widely adapted could change the face of DIY PVR’s, Asus has announced that it is to launch as motherboard with TV reception.
ASUS will use a two-chip solution from Philips that includes a silicon tuner and audio/video decoder in a compact form factor to make it easy for motherboard manufacturers to […]

ATI and Titan join forces

Monday, May 30th, 2005

Titan TV and ATI Technologies have joined forces to “enable one-click record and watch capability for ATI customers from TitanTV.com”
ATI HDTV Wonder customers can now download an update and immediately begin using TitanTV.com to schedule to record and watch TV on their PCs.
“We’re pleased to be working with an industry leader like ATI to […]

TiVo subscriber drive pays off

Sunday, May 29th, 2005

Good news for Tivo with increased subsriber numbers after there latest membership drive.
SFGate reports TiVo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mike Ramsay said the company’s controversial strategy to spend money on marketing to boost its subscriber base is paying off. “We’re managing the business growth to make sure we achieve the goal of sustainable profitability,’’ […]

Consumer Demand for Personal Video Recorders Rising

Sunday, May 29th, 2005

Demand for Personal Video Recorder (PVR) products increased tremendously during the past year, as unit shipments rose from 4.6 million in 2003 to more than 11.4 million in 2004, reports In-Stat. This demand stems from increased consumer awareness about the concept of time-shifting television programming, and both pay-TV service providers and PVR product manufacturers are […]