(High-Definition Digital Video Recorder) A DVR that supports high-definition video formats. It may be a stand-alone device or built into the HD set-top box. See DVR and high-def DVD formats. See also HD DVD.
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- Blog posts 2009-11-29
- Mitsubishi LT-46249
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Logitech Harmony 700
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- Product reviews 2009-11-18
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- Software downloads 2009-11-17
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers
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- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- Moxi introduces three-tuner HD DVR, reduces prices on dual-tuner version
- TiVo isn't the only company trying to entice people to choose its DVR solution over one you can get bundled with your cable or satellite programming. Moxi is going the extra step with the latest version of its HD DVR, unleashing a new model that incorporate...
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- TiVo readying 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter?
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- Blog posts 2009-11-07
- LG 60PS80
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- Product reviews 2009-11-02
- LG 50PS80
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- Product reviews 2009-11-02
- Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- HP TouchSmart 600
- The HP TouchSmart 600 shows how getting an early jump on unproven technology can pay off. HP was first to market with a touch-based all-in-one PC more than two years ago. Now that Windows 7 has spurred almost every major desktop vendor toward multitouch, HP has the advantage of years...
- Product reviews 2009-10-13
- TechCrunch throws down on cable boxes: Who can argue?
- The TechCrunch blog usually covers start-up culture, but a post today takes a diversion into the limited, primitive realm of cable boxes. You know 'em, you hate 'em. As post author MG Siegler points out, the interfaces are archaic, the horsepower anemic, and the remotes unappealing. He rightly suggests that...
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Sylvania LC320SLX
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-04
- SlingPlayer Mobile (iPhone) 1.1 (Mobile)
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- Software downloads 2009-09-25
- WTV H.264 to MPEG Converter 3.2 (Windows)
- WTV H.264 to MPEG Converter is a easy-to-use video converter for converting WTV file with H.264 format to MPEG2 format, replay recorded TV show on other computer without windows 7 or Vista TV Pack, user can batch convert wtv files with on-click. It output high quality video and support 1080p/720p...
- Software downloads 2009-09-15
- Apple regroups for living room push; drops 40GB Apple TV, slashes 160GB price
- I'll keep hoping for a hardware refresh...But it's equally likely they did this because there is no longer a real price difference between a 40GB hard drive and a 160GB hard drive and sales between the two are equally lackluster. Why have 2 models at all when the parts cost...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- The Internet's migration to the TV
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- Discussion threads 2009-08-26
- Should Apple make its own TV?
- yes!I have been looking for a smart tv for a while and it came only as a PC connected to a big monitor.Somebody has to break the ice, and, if it's Apple, more power to them.No!Can you imagine an Apple TV:It will be priced twice as much as any other...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable?
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- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
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