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personal television: the next dimension

If you haven't yet seen these TV-top gizmos, you will soon: computer-driven devices containing a hard drive that allow live shows to be paused, rewound, recorded--and more--with a touch of a button. Sounds familiar, right? Well, think of these devices as souped-up VCRs-cum-PCs for the DVD era. The two main players in this new technology, dubbed "personal television," are TiVo and Replay, and you can get the lowdown on the attributes and drawbacks of each in this piece from E!Online. Although some kinks in both systems need to be worked out, the reviewers are mightily impressed; "your TV experience is about to improve," they declare. Read the article to decide if you're ready to take your boob-tube viewing pleasure to the next level.

Wed, 15 Dec 1999 08:52:24 -0800