A new update from the team behind GBPVR 0.94.8, although mainly bug fixes.
The good stuff:
- Added support for using the EPG that is broadcast with DVB transmissions. Please note, you have to be using the default 2 for this to work. Those that changed to 1 will not be able to use this feature.
- […]

A great review from iRecordTV (thanks to John for the tip)
The DMR-EH50S is Panasonic’s mid-range priced DVD recorder with a 100GB HDD (hard drive disk). It also acts as a DVD player and is compatible with Dolby Digital and DTS. It even plays MP3s. Panasonic was also able to add a SD card slot which […]

Another thing from Pace, and as much as its geared to apartments and what not imagine it attached to your PVR! No nead for seperate cables any more, now if only they could do away with the cables altogether!
Media Release: Pace Micro Technology plc has launched a new technology, Pace Multi-Dweller that enables operators to […]

Pace has launched what’s claimsed to be the first ever DVB-H mobile PVR.
The DVB-H, PDH400 product allows real time TV viewing, and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC encoding (high-quality video streaming compression), a 40GB hard drive (200 hours of recording) and 4.3-inch widescreen display.
One very nice looking machine!
(via MobileMag)

Got an email from the folks over at SnapStream on their new series of posts on HD TV. Some great content:
As you know, we’re including high-definition support in Beyond TV 4. Because setting up a PC-based DVR with HD is a bit more complicated, we’ve decided to educate our customers on all things HD. […]

One for the techies:
WISchip International Ltd., has announced two new “turnkey” reference designs that will enable system designers to quickly bring to market next-generation network personal video recorders (PVRs) and IP Cameras based on WISchip’s Cypher 7108 multi-format streaming media encoder System-on-Chip (SoC).
“Our Network PVR reference design offers a comprehensive toolkit for rapidly developing a […]

Interact-TV, a developer of Linux-based home entertainment servers, has unveiled the TellyVizion playback unit that seamlessly accesses and plays digital media from any Telly Home Entertainment Server. TellyVizion will be shown at the September 2005 CEDIA Expo, Booth 4114. TellyVizion is scheduled to start shipping September 2005.
TellyVizion is a playback unit that easily integrates with […]

Pinnacle Micro has been named the exclusive local distributor of Hauppauge TV cards in South Africa.
The deal delivered immediate availability of two Hauppauge cards, the WinTV-PVR-150 and the WinTV-PVR-350 cards into the South African Market.
(via ICT World)

This from Media Post, perhaps I’m biased but I’d think that PVR/ DVR type devices have a much better chance and will probably end up closer to the penetration of VHS as opposed to Pay TV, but then again thats me:

DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDERS MIGHT NOT take over the TV universe after all, as worried TV […]

OpenTV Corp. has announced that the latest generation of its personal video recording solution, OpenTV PVR 2.0, is now in general release for network operators and set-top box manufactures worldwide.
The OpenTV PVR 2.0 platform come with support for standard and advanced features including push VOD and remote event booking. OpenTV PVR 2.0 also includes […]