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Hitachi’s DV-DH1000W, a terabyte hi-def DVR with DVD recorder

While this device has not hit the streets in the U.S. I still can't get over the fact that I've been sitting on an over 1TB HD PVR/DVR DVD Recorder for well over a year now (thank you MythTV) that outstrips every feature I've seen yet in a consumer set top box, and allows me to do whatever I want with the content.

Link:Engadget

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New Backend only system

I'm in the process of putting together an exclusive backend only system. When I get a chance, I'll put the specs together here, but basically, I'm going for a three HD tuner (HD-3000) six drive system running Fedora Core 4. I'm starting out with two tuners and two 400 Gig Drives but the case I got expands to six drives which is going to be key for a Heavy Duty HD Backend system.

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Ultimate AV: Hot Streaming HDTV

I personally think that MPEG-4 compression would be better suited for streaming of HDTV but the possibility that we might soon have the capability to stream HDTV via DSL is astonishing.

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My new (cheap) HD frontend for MythTV

I've just purchased the IO-Data AvelLink Player. It's a High-Definition Network Media player which also plays DVD's (standard DVD's as well as any other media file including MPEG4-HD files!). It has a D4 digital output (which is a standard in Japan) and comes with a D4 to Component dongle. All for just $249.00. I haven't received it yet, but when I do, I'll do a write-up on it. I touched on it before in this entry. The thing that really put it over the edge for me is that they released a Linux version of their AvelLink Server.

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TV Executives couldn't care less about Consumers

Edward Felton (Freedom to Tinker) has a blog entry about what the Television Network executives have to say about the Broadcast Flag, and how it can negatively impact device compatibility. To sum it up, Rick Lane, vice president of government affairs at News Corp. said: "Compatibility is not a goal". His comment was seconded by NBC Universal's Senior Counsel for Government Relations Alec French. From Ed Feltons blog: