LG Rolls Out New Flat Panel with DVR Televisions in Korea

[Audioholics]

<A href="http://www.audioholics.com/news/pressreleases/LGplasmaLCDDVRs.php"><IMG style="WIDTH: 125px; HEIGHT: 83px" alt=[LG50DVR] hspace=10 src="http://www.audioholics.com/news/thumbs/LG50DVR_th.jpg" align=left border=0></A>Today at the Hilton hotel in Seoul LG showcased a complete line of flat panel LCD and plasma HDTV’s that feature built in DVR. The new line from LG will come in both LCD and Plasma. LCD panels will be available in 37”, 42” and 47” and plasma models in 42”, 50” sizes. The DVR capacity will be a full 250GB, enough for 21 hours of HDTV content. The new higher capacity is a jump from current models LG demonstrated at CES ’06 which have 160 GB drives. The DVR functions will include commercial skipping capabilities and high speed rewind and fast-forward. The TV will have a lot of extra functionality but if you’ve been waiting for 1080P with a built in DVR you’ll have to continue waiting, 1080P/DVR is one feature LG has overlooked so far.

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[Duffinator]

Bad Idea

Anyone else think it's a bad idea to have a DVR built into a TV? I just can't see the DVR having the same life span as the TV and then what do you do when it needs to be repaired? With the vast majority of people subscribing to cable/sat I can't imagine that it makes much sense from a marketing perspective either.

 

[Mort Corey]

Another solution in search of a problem. I still like the idea of the separate media receiver box to store the tuner, etc. Less heat in small spaces can only be good.

Mort