ReplayTV, Inc. Delivers New, Powerful Features To Customers

ReplayTV, Inc. announced that the free ReplayTV Service will begin delivering new, powerful features further changing the way people watch television by giving them even greater convenience, choice and control in their viewing. Also, the price of the ReplayTV 2020 has been lowered from $699 to $599.Current ReplayTV features for ""live"" and recorded TV include: pause, rewind, fast-forward and instant replay, and the ability to automatically create personal channels based on the viewers favorite shows or topics. ReplayTV provides these functions without the inconvenience or unreliability of videotape.New free ReplayTV Service features include:- ReplayZones, a ""portal"" to the world of television, ReplayZones provide viewers with powerful new ways to find and record the TV shows, movies and sports they want.- Find Shows, an interactive key-word search function to locate actors, show titles, show/movie names, directors, subject-based shows or any key word such as specific hobbies, sports teams or other interests.- Multi-speed slow motion for viewing live and recorded programming at three different slow speeds.- Still-frame advance for viewing live or recorded action shots one frame at a time.- Improved save-to-VCR for easy archiving of favorite TV shows and movies.- Preserve Show feature that saves a favorite show or movie for future viewing.- Improved Standby mode that turns off the hard drive when not in use.ReplayZonesAs part of the free ReplayTV Service, viewers will be able to access ReplayZones on their screens simply by pressing the ReplayZones button on the remote control. Planned ReplayZones include editorial zones such as the Movie! Zone that features a variety of selections including action-adventure, drama, classics, comedy, family films, science fiction and teen comedy. By selecting a category such as classics, viewers can see a list of upcoming classic movies in listings and select the desired one for automatic recording. A sponsored ReplayZone such as the CNN Zone allows ReplayTV users to easily locate popular CNN programs such as CrossFire, Sports Tonight, Moneyline, News Hour and Larry King Live, and set them up for automatic recording.Interactive Search For TV ShowsThe interactive keyword search brings the speed and convenience of a Web-like search engine to television viewers. With the new search function, called Find Shows, viewers can use the ReplayTV remote to enter a word like ""Eastwood."" Within seconds, all movies, talk shows or other programs where Clint Eastwood is slated to appear during the next week are listed on the screen. These shows can be marked for recording for on-demand playback at a later time. Using the Find Shows feature, viewers can search for keywords in the actor, director, show title and show description data fields that are included with the ReplayTV Service.Slo-Mo, Still-Frame AdvanceWith multi-speed slow motion, viewers can slow live TV to a crawl using their remote control. Viewers can also advance still pictures frame by frame, an ideal feature for settling controversial calls on televised sporting events. These features, as well as instant replay, let viewers control their own special effects for sports and other programming.Improved Save-To-VCR, Preserve Show, Standby ModeA new enhancement to the record-to-VCR function is an on-screen interactive ""assistant"" that helps viewers archive shows to videotape. The new feature also records a descriptive label showing the program title, recording date and length. With the new Preserve Show option, ReplayTV users can easily designate any recorded program to be saved for viewing rather than having its space recycled for other shows. Also being delivered through the ReplayTV Service is a ""Standby mode"" feature that turns off the hard drive when the system isnít in use or isnít anticipating an upcoming recording. This feature increases hard-drive life, reduces noise and saves energy.Product Availability, PricingNow priced at $599 with 20 hours of storage, the ReplayTV 2020 which includes the free ReplayTV Service is available on the Home Shopping Network and at Amazon.com, 800.com, Roxy.com, Gigabuys.com and direct from ReplayTV at http://www.replaytv.com or 800 266 1301. A Panasonic version of ReplayTV is expected in retail stores in April 2000.About ReplayTV, Inc.ReplayTV, Inc., based in Mountain View, California, is a leader in personal television technologies with the ReplayTV Service. For more information, visit the ReplayTV Web site at http://www.replaytv.com or phone 800 266 1301.