Dell To Sell DirecTV DVRs

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Dell To Sell DirecTV DVRs

Starting next month, Dell will begin selling Dell-branded DVRs with DirecTV service. The device looks to be a DirecTiVo receiver and pricing starts at $99 with the usual 1-year service agreement. The move furthers Dell's recent push into the consumer electronics/home media market, adding to other Dell-branded devices such as an iPod-competitor MP3 device and LCD-based televisions.

by Paul Sharpe October 20, 2003 in Products

Comments

I wonder if they are planning their own PVR/DVR down there in Round Rock ;)

Posted by: Gen Kanai at Oct 20, 2003 5:45:38 PM

I'd like to see Tivo work with Motorola on a 4d Tivo for the 4dtv digital/analog c-band satellite system. C-band offers the best picture quality available, but making it work with a Tivo is not as ideal as it could be. (Tivo records whatever satellite channel happens to be on at the Tivoed time.)

Posted by: ___Diana at Oct 20, 2003 7:39:28 PM

The interesting thing from the article (IMHO) is the inter-operability with the DirecTivo...sorry, DirectDVR...units. Presumably they're talking about networking the DirectDVR, an oft-requested feature which is currently unavailable on this little puppies. Hopefully this will mean a new software release for all DirectDVR customers soon (either from DirecTV officially or through the back channel communities!)

Posted by: Kevin at Oct 21, 2003 1:32:52 PM

So is it Tivo or not?

Posted by: pb at Oct 22, 2003 10:03:06 AM

yes pb it is tivo specifically direct tivo boxes

Posted by: kevin at Oct 22, 2003 6:05:59 PM

I want to be a door to door sales man for direct tv can anay one help me out

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Posted by: jeff at Aug 30, 2006 5:41:38 PM