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Nokia Enters PVR Market

Posted by timothy on from the come-one-come-all dept.

Daaelar writes "Nokia has just recently announced their entrance into the PVR market with the realease of their Mediamaster 260 S. It apparently has PVR capabilities as well as the ability to receive small images via Bluetooth for viewing on a larger screen, i.e. your television. It also includes some built-in games, as well as a feature to record from a digital camera or camcorder."

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  1. Link to non-flash and much more informative page- by ultrapenguin · · Score: 4, Informative

    here. The flash intro linked in the article doesnt even provide any specifications.

  2. DTV set-top boxes by Nexus+Seven · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, Nokia has been making Digital TV decoder set-top boxes for a while in the UK - probably Europe, too.

    I can't imagine it's much of a stretch, therefore, to move into the PVR market.

  3. European TV rules. by JonMartin · · Score: 4, Informative
    Not what is on TV, but how you get it. In Europe there is a standard that all digital (cable and satellite) signals use. There is a standard for decryption units/cards. When you sign up for service with FooTelly(tm) they give you a card. You can then stick that card in any third party decoder box (like this Nokia) and it will work. Great for competition and do-it-yourself-ers (check this project out).

    But not here in North America. Nope, everything here has to be proprietary. We have to "let the market decide" (translation: "let the corps screw us over"). The result less competition and little innovation. I am guessing Europe is at least three years ahead on TV tech and they are pulling away because they picked ONE standard and ran with it.

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