Tag archive: ReplayTV

Satellite TV operator DirecTV has inked a deal to aquire most of the assets of ReplayTV from its current corporate owner, Japan's D&M Holdings, Inc. “Although we valued this asset and the business was profitable, the sale of ReplayTV to DirecTV makes the most sense for this business, its employees and us,” said D&M Holdings chair and CEO Eric C. Evans, in a statement. “We believe this transaction is a… Read More

By Michael Greeson, CEO, Co-Founder of The Diffusion Group The Shot Heard Round the World In a moment that sent shockwaves through the personal technology industry, Sonos CEO John MacFarlane told the BBC on Tuesday that he thinks the 'digital home' is still a decade away from becoming a reality. This pointed comment was picked up by hundreds of electronic and print publications… and not a day after I was speaking… Read More

ReplayTV today announced ReplayTV PC Edition, the company's long-anticipated DVR software for PCs. ReplayTV PC Edition promises users “the ultimate DVR experience,” combining an intuitive interface with multi-room networking capabilities and quick searching tools. “For many consumers, their PCs are the center of their entertainment life for music photos and the Internet. And with the PC experiencing exponential… Read More

DVR maker ReplayTV has announced that in 2006 it will begin selling softwareenabling PCs to record live television in conjunction with Hauppauge Computer Works WinTV-PVR add-on TV tuners. ReplayTV has been working to restructure itself out of the hardware business and into the software and services market. Like rival TiVo, ReplayTV built its business selling set-top DVR units and associated services to enable easy recording and management of… Read More

Quote from the article at eCoustics: “One of the religious differences between TiVo and ReplayTV owners is how they fast forward through commercials. While TiVo's  button will get you through those intrusive breaks soon enough, it requires some trained skill to manipulate those  and  buttons while keeping a keen eye and trusting your instincts to anticipate the end of the commercials. ReplayTV, on the other hand,… Read More

In addition, consumers with multiple active ReplayTV DVR units who currently subscribe via the monthly service will also be eligible for this new discounted price (on up to five additional units).   "ReplayTV offers the world's most powerful DVR at a great value, and now we are proud to offer our customers an even greater value," said ReplayTV President, Bernie Sepaniak.  "Our discounted monthly subscription rate… Read More

The program, which runs through September 30, offers new purchasers of ReplayTV 5500 DVRs the following rebates: $50 for the 40-hour RTV5504 ($149.99 suggested retail price); $100 for the 80-hour RTV5508 ($299.99); $100 for the 160-hour RTV5516 ($449.99); and $200 for the 320-hour RTV5532 ($799.99). Consumers may elect to purchase the ReplayTV program-listing service for a $12.95 monthly fee, or choosing to pay one lifetime service fee of… Read More

An untold number of customers recently took advantage of a dramatic price drop for ReplayTV's lowest-end model, thinking the $149 deal included three years of the service that's required for the devices to work. Now, some are furious, finding their service has been disconnected and that they will probably have to pay additional fees to reactivate it. “It's almost like buying a car and having the car later stop… Read More

Beginning immediately, consumers will be able to purchase ReplayTV 5500 Series DVRs at the following prices: $149.99 for the 40-hour Model RTV5504; $299.99 for the 80-hour RTV5508; $449.99 for the160-hour RTV5516; and $799.99 for the new 320-hour RTV5532. With each model, consumers will have the choice of either purchasing the ReplayTV Service for a $12.95 monthly fee, or choosing lifetimeservice bundled with the product for a single, onetime… Read More

ReplayTV continues to innovate its premium-quality Digital Video Recorders (DVR) with the addition of Show|Nav, a powerful new viewer control feature. Show|Nav joins QuickSkip, Instant Replay, andJump Anywhere in ReplayTV's industry-leading JumpItâ„¢ set of viewer control features. Show|Nav lets ReplayTV DVR users navigate programs by segment, making it more intuitive and easier than ever before to quickly find and view precisely the… Read More

Gary Arlen loves his ReplayTV personal video recorder. “But I bet I haven't plugged it in for more than a year now,” says the Maryland-based president of Arlen Communications. It's not broken. The stand-alone ReplayTV box, which uses a hard drive instead of tape, can still record and store hours of television programming. And, like machines from competitor TiVo, it can pause live television and zip through… Read More

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Should the sale of ReplayTV be approved by the District Court in San Jose, California, its future would then lie in the hands of Japan's D&M Holdings Inc. ReplayTV allows users to save television programming to a hard drive within a set-top box. “The service is going to continue without interruption,” said Jim Hollingsworth, vice president of marketing at Sonicblue, based in Santa Clara, California. “Through the… Read More