Sony's Linux DVR Can Record Two Weeks of TV

DoctorNo writes "Sony will introduce - in Japan only - a Linux based video recorder in early November which can store 342 hours of content with 500GB of hard drive space. As well as the highend machine, Sony will also offer a cut down version with a 250GB drive. They will be priced at $1380(500GB) and $1035(250GB). More information, specs , and pictures (Japanese). Add another to the list of consumer Linux devices..."

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You're forgetting ...

[burgburgburg]

the $699 US to SCO.

Please be more careful next time.

Are these TiVos?

[Andy Dodd]

Considering that Sony and Philips used to be the manufacturers of TiVo units, and TiVos are Linux-based - Are these just new TiVos with huge hard drives?

Thats a lot of bananas

[stratjakt]

Close to 1500 for a suped up VCR. Ouch.

I have a question, would you all be as excited about yet another PVR, would this be newsworthy, if it ran Windows CE or anything other than linux?

And why does it not bother anyone that the OSS community will get nothing out of this, like improved video capture drivers for your linux box?

Re:Thats a lot of bananas

[mark_lybarger]

first off, how do you know they're not providing patches back?

secondly, it is good for the community. it shows that the cost of using a linux implementation is more effective than using another (windows) implementation. these companies don't have to pay licensing fees (go to hell SCO) for every box they sell, or some huge development licensing fee.

sure the TCO's have different aspects with the different os's. the TCO of a .NET .vs. a j2ee implementation also has different aspects and depending on the project requirements (longjevity .vs. quick to market perhaps), the technologies will fall into place.

linux makes sense for consumer devices.

2 weeks of tv...

[cetan]

Or, after you remove the commercials, about 24 real hours...

Priceless...

[MrLizardo]

Slick micro-atx case: $59
Athlon and mainboard with integrated sound/video: $160
2x 250GB harddrives: $500

The Sony logo to put on it: priceless

For everything else there's a cheap x86 box.

-AX

Re:2 weeks?! But but....why?

[stratjakt]

Why in the world would you want 2 weeks of TV?

Because Comcast screwed up and gave you the Spice Channel. You want to capture as much as possible before they realize their mistake.

a possible market

[Savatte]

the average consumer doesn't need this, but a business might. Imagine being able to record 2 weeks worth of security footage without having to change a tape.

Ahh the beauty of the 'fish

[trellick]

this is what babelfish kindly gave to me

* Keyword just is registered, gathers favorite program,new "entrust roundly record 2".
* You study the taste, the favorite so being automatic, you videotape program,"the male be completed algorithm".
* Ground wave 2 tuner loading which corresponds to CATV. 2 programs where broadcast is piled up can be recorded simultaneously,"2 program simultaneous video recordings".
* Relay of the baseball and the soccer becoming extension, without letting escape, you can record,"baseball extended corresponding function".
* Without overlapping it can videotape can reserve continual drama and animation"series reservation".
* It can enjoy to seamless also program and the still picture which are video recording program and in the midst of broadcasting"MyCast view".
* The attachment remote control which adheres to ease of use, actualizes comfortableoperativity.
* with cooperating, recording favorite video recordingprogram to DVD.
* Bulk hard disk loading which records favorite program and the program which becomes matter of concern, steadily and is accumulated."

What does "entrust roundly record " mean?
Sounds nice tho'!!