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Why Americans Don't Buy DVD Recorders

Posted by Zonk on from the local-differences dept.

Ant writes "CNET News.com reports on the reasons behind the unpopularity of DVD recorders in the US. The devices, which have seen heavy support in Europe and Asia, fall flat in the United States. The biggest reason is the penetration of Cable television. With cable, the same show can appear on a channel several times. In Europe and Japan, viewers need to grab copies of shows when they can, as it could be some time before the episode is broadcast again. TiVo also took off more rapidly in the States and elsewhere. TiVo is also one of the reasons selling TVs with embedded hard drives in the States remains a challenge."

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  1. Re:alternate universe by MSTCrow5429 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I is an are American. There be outside world?

    At least the US isn't willfully self-destructing like Europe...yet...

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  2. Maybe it's Britney Spears? by sheldon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah, sure, ok, so American television repeats the same story about Britney 20 times a day.

    But maybe the simpler answer is we really don't care what Britney Spears is doing?