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More on the Replay TV 4000

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oh-thats-so-yummy dept.

boskone noted that Replay TV's site has updated with a variety of new information that will definitely allow the Tivo/Replay flamewars to escalate. Besides the networking capability we mentioned earlier (send shows to friends, or to other Replay's on your home LAN), and the gigantic 320 hour maximum storage capacity, there are more detailed specicifcations. Also notable is the progressive video output port, and the fact that it actually requires ethernet, but doesn't require a subscription! I'd love to try one of these buggers out when they ship.

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  1. Re:subscription by Syberghost · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Don't be so quick to jump on the "no commercials" idea.

    The broadcast networks can only afford to be free if they have income, and if enough people start skipping the commercials, they'll have to do something about it.

    So unless you wanna pay a monthly fee for access to the networks and your local stations, you better hope Autoskip stays a niche product.

  2. One FAQ, I'd like to see answered by eam · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I read the FAQ on their site, but there was one important question that went unanswered:

    If I buy a Replay4000, and Replay goes under, will I still be able to use it, or will it go dead when it can't get schedule updates from the Replay server?