I want one of these … freeplayTV is an attempt at a working, low-cost, replacement for TiVo and ReplayTV Digital Video Recorder systems (also called PVR or “Personal Video Recorder”).” (Thanks Per)

Kevin Werbach nails it again with this comment,

“… the growth of PVRs is inevitable. Almost every Tivo user will tell you that controlling the TV experience is a killer app. The costs are falling inexorably because the devices are based on familiar hardware and software. Broadcasters won’t be able to stop them; they need to develop new business models and marketing mechanisms that don’t depend on 30-second commercials.”

“PRISMIQ has developed a high-end yet affordable networked set-top box that supports your personal media (such as MP3s and digital photos), digital television, IP-based video on demand, musical/digital jukebox, and web
access.”

All for $249.95 … not bad …

and … “[PRISMIQ has a] flexible architecture that can support a variety of additional components like a Personal Video Recorder (PVR). Our unique hardware and software solutions are built from the ground up to take advantage of the home network from Ethernet, to WiFi, to HPNA, to HomePlug. We put the fun in your home network.”

From CNET : “Sony’s PlayStation 2 video game console will gain TiVo-like video functions with software to be announced Monday by two start-ups.”

I think I’ve found a new toy …

“ReplayTV 4000 is the first home-networked DVR, a revolutionary product with broadband connectivity that lets consumers store up to 320 hours of television or other media, share video clips between rooms in the home or with friends outside the home, as well as playback recorded programs without commercials.”