TiVo
is actually a technology that is used by several different
distributors, kind of the same way VCR Plus is used on
many different VCR's. Everyone can add it as a feature.
Well, TiVo is currently used by Phillups, Sony, Thompson
(UK), among others.
TiVo is a personal television (PTV)
product. Sometimes it goes by personal video recorder,
digital video recorder, digital network recorder, smart
TV, video recording computer, time-shifted television,
hard disk recorder, personal television receiver, television
portal, or on-demand TV.
TiVo
sits in between your television and your cable box, satellite
receiver and/or antenna. Ideally, it acts as a personal
assistant, changing channels for you, recording programs
that interest you, and helping you watch them when you
want.
It's much more than just a digital
VCR. Features include live TV buffering (the ability to
pause/rewind television shows as they are broadcast),
simultaneous digital recording and playback (the ability
to watch a recorded show while recording another), short-term
archival of recordings, dumping of recordings to videotape
for long-term archival, an electronic program guide (EPG),
time-shifted viewing, and timed recordings.
Philips HDR312 TiVo 30 Hour
Personal Video Recorder
TiVo powers a digital video recorder
and works with every TV system--cable, digital cable,
satellite, antenna, or combinations--to give you complete
control over LIVE TV. And because it’s smart, TiVo
automatically finds and records your family’s favorite
programs so you can watch what you want, when you want.
