ReplayTV Inc. Delivers Third Generation of Personal Television Service

6-Oct-00

ReplayTV Inc., a leader in personal television, introduced the third generation of its free ReplayTV Service. This version delivers the previously announced MyReplayTV, the first and only service in personal television that allows viewers to program their digital video recorders from virtually anywhere via the Web. New features include the ability to record segments in the middle of programs, to extend recordings beyond network-controlled schedules, and to save more refined preferences for types of shows and movies that are most interesting to the user.Consistently lauded by critics and reviewers for its fast-and-easy installation, the ReplayTV DVR takes a fraction of the set-up time of other DVRs. The ReplayTV Service, with its familiar, easily navigated channel guide format and innovative ReplayZones, also gives viewers the greatest convenience and choice in their television experience.ìReplayTV continues to raise the bar and set new standards for the personal television industry,î said Jim Hollingsworth, ReplayTV Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. ìOur customers, corporate partners, and media sponsors, help us to reach our goals of creating and innovating the features and functions that are making the personal television experience the best it can be. This breakthrough version of the ReplayTV Service, with remote access, and advanced capabilities makes the television experience more fun, more convenient and more entertaining. Itís simply the best that personal television can offer, and ReplayTV is making it happen.îWith ReplayTV 3.0, any segment of any show can now be manually recorded. ReplayTV users can set their DVRs to capture specific segments such as a late-night show hostís monologue or the half-time show of a football game. Through the new ability to extend recordings beyond scheduled times, every minute of a World Series game that goes extra innings can be captured easily; the service no longer needs to stop at the regularly programmed time. ReplayZones, where the ReplayTV Service features enhanced content from networks and categorizes programming, has been improved to make searching for shows faster and more entertaining. And last, but equally importantly, advances have been made to the easy-to-use and familiar channel guide that is now translucent with pop-up menus.ReplayTV 60-hour and 30-hour DVRs record hours of personalized television programming and are widely available at consumer electronics retail stores throughout the U.S. The ReplayTV Service and DVR let viewers pause live TV, rewind, fast-forward and instant replay. With the push of a single button, they can automatically find and digitally record shows on to a hard drive for anytime playback. Users can just as easily create personal channels based on their favorite programs or topics and navigate ReplayZones to find new shows about various topics such as adventure films or comedies. MyReplayTVWith its activation in November, MyReplayTV (my.replaytv.com) will let viewers access their ReplayTV channel guides via the Web. MyReplayTV creates for the first time an entirely new way for people to interact with television programming and related information. ReplayTV customers using a personal computer can control any digital video recorder powered by the ReplayTV Service from anywhere in the world.Whether at the office or on vacation, users can go to the Web site, view their personal ReplayTV channel guides to find shows and set-up recording options just as easily as if they were at home on the couch. They can also search for shows, actors, directors, themes or movies simply by typing in names.In the future, MyReplayTV will allow users to personalize and view information such as television news and related online data at a single, easy-to-use place. With MyReplayTV users could set-up a New York Yankees ìvirtual channelî where all games, post-game shows and news coverage would be automatically recorded on a DVR, and all online news, schedules, statistics and merchandise would be automatically available online.All new ReplayTV Service features will be automatically downloaded free by telephone connection to ReplayTV customers.With prices starting at $499 and storage capacities up to 60 hours, the ReplayTV ShowStopper from Panasonic is available in consumer electronics retailers nationwide including Best Buy, Circuit City and Sears stores. ReplayTV can also be purchased from ReplayTV at www.replaytv.com and from online retailers Amazon.com, 800.com and DishDirect.com. ReplayTV 3060, the industryís only 60-hour single-drive DVR, is now available and is priced at $799.Currently, ReplayTV Inc. is offering a $100 rebate with the purchase of any ReplayTV DVR.For more information, visit the ReplayTV Web site at www.replaytv.com or phone 800 266 1301.

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