DVR / PVR (Digital Video Recorder/Personal Video Recorder) News

Video Compression Leader Qpixel Unveils New Reference Platforms For H.264 Streaming And Digital Recording Applications
Jan 6, 2008 – Qpixel Technology has unveiled the Q.stream network media streamer and Q.record personal video recorder/player, two new reference platforms based on its industry-leading, low power H.264 codec family.
News categories: Qpixel, Shenzhen MELE Digital Technology, Techwell, Ralink Technology, Broadband, CES2025, DVR, Gateway, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Pinnacle Systems Selects Mobilygen for Pinnacle Video Transfer
Jan 4, 2008 – Mobilygen has announced that Pinnacle Systems has selected Mobilygen's MG1264 H.264 SD codec chip for the Pinnacle™ Video Transfer product that is set to debut at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
News categories: Mobilygen, Pinnacle Systems, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Tablet

ViXS Debuts New Series of Companion ICs for High-Speed Transcoding, Encoding and Decoding
Jan 3, 2008 – ViXS Systems has announced the introduction of a new family of XCode™ Companion ICs: the XCode™ 3106, 3108 and 3111. Key capabilities of the XCode™ 3106, 3108 and 3111 are MPEG2 to AVC transcoding, AVC to MPEG2 reverse transcoding, AVC/MPEG2 decoding and encoding.
News categories: ViXS Systems, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

ViXS Debuts Next Generation HD Multi-stream Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder SoC
Jan 3, 2008 – ViXS Systems has announced the North American debut of the XCode™ 3290, the world's most advanced MPEG4 AVC (MPEG4 Part 10/H.264) Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder System-on-a-Chip (SoC).
News categories: ViXS Systems, CES2025, Content Protection, DRM, DVR, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor

Pinnacle Systems Simplifies the Transfer of Video Content with a New Pocket-Size Device
Jan 3, 2008 – Pinnacle Systems, the consumer division of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), has announced Pinnacle™ Video Transfer, an innovative device that records analog video onto any USB 2.0 storage device without using a PC.
News categories: Pinnacle Systems, Avid Technology, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Tablet

Motorola Delivers Enhanced Viewing Experiences and More HD Content with Next-Generation DVR Set-Tops
Jan 3, 2008 – As the cable industry prepares to deliver increasing amounts of high definition (HD) content, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced a new generation of MPEG-4 set-tops that reinforce the company's leadership position in the digital video market.
News categories: Motorola, Cable TV, CES2025, DOCSIS, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Broadcom Announces High Definition PVR Satellite System-on-a-Chip Solution for Direct Broadcast Satellite Set-Top Boxes
Jan 3, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced a new single-chip, multi-format high definition (HD) satellite set-top box solution that enables manufacturers to develop low cost satellite set-top boxes (STBs) with personal video recorder (PVR) functionality.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, DVB-S2, DVR, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

EchoStar Communications Corporation Announces Distribution Date for the Separation of Its Businesses
Dec 28, 2007 – EchoStar Communications (Nasdaq:DISH) (re-named DISH Network Corporation) will retain the pay-TV business, with EchoStar Holding Corporation holding the technology and certain infrastructure assets, including the set-top box business and certain satellite assets.
News categories: EchoStar, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, MandA, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Tilgin receives IPTV order from Swedish Urban Networks
Dec 27, 2007 – Tilgin has announced a first commercial order from three Swedish Urban Networks of an IPTV solution for the Swedish open TV networks environment and open base box environment.
News categories: Tilgin, Swedish Urban Network Association, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Sweden, Terrestrial