Sony's new PVR at $400 for a 30 gig drive and an out-put for a Sony VCR.........
Sony/Western Digital....................................
sony.com
SONY AND WESTERN DIGITAL TO FORM STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO CO-DEVELOP HARD DISK DRIVES
FOR CONSUMER AV APPLICATIONS
Integrates WD HDD development and high-volume manufacturing expertise with Sony's AV technology; Major storage utilization required in non-PC market
TOKYO, JAPAN and IRVINE, CA-December 15, 1998 -- Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) and Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) today announced that they will form a strategic partnership to co-develop a new hard disk drive (HDD) for consumer audio and video (AV) applications.
C-Cube/Western Digital............................
c-cube.com
C-Cube and Western Digital Partner to Drive Emerging Digital Video Recorder Market
Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Gain Industry's First DVR Reference Platform
Milpitas, Calif., - September 21, 1999 - C-Cube Microsystems (Nasdaq: CUBE) C-Cube and Western Digital (NYSE: WDC) today announced the industry's first Digital Video Recorder (DVR) reference platform. The new C-Cube/Western Digital DVR platform allows consumer electronics manufacturers to rapidly develop MPEG-2 hard drive-based DVR products with the ability to timeshift, pause, rewind and replay live television broadcasts.
wave-report.com
Sony Announces Digital Network Recorder
(January 5)
According to Internet Wire, Sony Electronics introduced a digital network recorder integrating TiVo technology and service. The Sony SVR-2000 will be available this spring. It incorporates a 30-gigabyte hard drive that records up to 30 hours of television programming or up to nine hours at high quality (DVD-Video) settings.
By employing hard disk technology, the network recorder enables consumers to play, pause or rewind live television broadcasts as they are being watched. To enhance the home entertainment experience, it also is designed to work with standard definition terrestrial broadcasts, as well as digital satellite systems and cable programming services.
TiVo's personal television service can suggest programs for recording based on personal preferences by using an integrated program guide that features a thumbs up/thumbs down option. This can establish preferences for a specific genre of programs or for individual programs broadcast at different times of the day. All preferences are stored in the system's memory. Keywords can be used as other options for finding programs.
By utilizing TiVo's personal television service, the SVR-2000 can record favorite shows while another prerecorded program is being watched. The SVR-2000 also allows users to transfer recordings via one-touch dubbing to Sony VCRs for archival purposes.
Additionally, the digital network recorder enables users to browse within groups of related programs by including a Sony Showcase area, which can link viewers to different content from Sony entertainment companies. Once shows are recorded, the SVR-2000 offers one-touch access via the List button on the supplied remote commander.
Sony anticipates building upon the hard-disk drive platform by introducing several combination or hybrid products, which can integrate TiVo technology with DirecTV and digital set-top box products. These products will have the capability of storing high-definition broadband digital content in the future, and will feature the i.LINK (IEEE-1394) digital interface protocol which employs the Digital Transmission Content Protection system.
The SVR-2000 will be available in April and is expected to sell for approximately $400.
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