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ReplayTV to Make PC DVR Software for 2006

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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 shows. However (like rival TiVo the company has also been struggling to succeed on the hardware side in the face of aggressive competition from cable and satellite providers. Although ReplayTV says its hardware business is now solidly profitable, the company says it should complete sale of all remaining ReplayTV 5500 units by the end of 2005, marking the company’s transformation out of the hardware market.

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Neither company has released availability or pricing details on the ReplayTV/WinTV-PVR bundled products.

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