Log in

View Full Version : "Sony DVR/PC concept features a terabyte of storage and seven television tuners"


James Fee
06-15-2004, 11:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=2828' target='_blank'>http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=2828</a><br /><br /></div>"Sony recently showed a new device concept which can simultaneously record seven television channels, function as a standard personal computer and a predictor of the type of functionality likely to be incorporated into home entertainment systems in the not-too-distant future. The Type X is the first mega-PVR machine and demonstrates an entirely new way of thinking, offering the ability to record seven TV channels simultaneously with a massive storage space of over one terabyte – that’s a thousand Gigabytes."<br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/2828_main.jpg" /> <br /><br />This is an update to a <a href="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5442&highlight=7+tuners">post</a> Suhit made about a month ago. Included are a couple images of the PDA type controller (with the "Designed for WinXP logo") and no mention of TiVo. Could Sony be <a href="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5658&highlight=directv">the latest</a> to move beyond the DVR pioneer?

dean_shan
06-16-2004, 12:03 AM
This thing looks like it will cost you your first born.