August 2002
The Personal Video Recorder
60 Tables & Charts /
100 pages
Available formats: Print & PDF
Electronic: £1990.00,
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Print: £995.00,
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The personal video recorder (PVR) is arguably the first new home recording product category since the VCR. A revolutionary concept, it promised to unshackle the viewer from broadcasting schedules through intelligent hard-disk recording and the ability to 'pause' live TV. Yet, despite the hype, it has so far failed to capture the public imagination. Those who use the device generally become enthusiastic converts, but the extensive advertising campaigns were unsuccessful in conveying the product's benefits to the wider market.
Nearly four years on from the appearance of the first PVRs, this status report examines the pending evolution of the technology.
As market forces push standalone-PVR service operators further towards a service-centric business model, the potential of the device of being more than just a hard-disk VCR is becoming increasingly apparent.
Special areas of focus are the transition of the PVR from 'product' to 'service', the viability and prospects of the standalone services in the face of an impending proliferation of PVR-integrated second-generation digital set-top boxes, and the underlying implication for broadcasters, pay-TV operators and content-owners.
The result of 12 months of primary research, numerous personal interviews and drawing on substantial historical library gathered through Screen Digest's global information network, this report examines the impact of hard disk recording technology on the business models of hardware firms, electronics manufacturers, pay-TV operators, cable system developers and interactive television solution providers alike.
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(PDF) £1990,
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$2045,
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