Mobile Personal Video Recorder is designed for payTV.
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Featuring 5 in. widescreen display, PVR2GO downloads conditional access protected digital TV content onto 40 GB hard drive for user to view at any time or place. It comes with touch screen controls, integrated speakers and 3D-surround sound, headphone socket, and analogue TV out for large screen viewing and sharing. In addition to TV, unit can be used for audio, viewing j-peg images, and playing games. Connectivity options include USB 2.0 and 1394.Original Press Release:
Pace Launches World's First Mobile Personal Video Recorder for payTV Handheld PVR2GO Premieres at IBC 2004
IBC 2004 Amsterdam, stand 1.420, 10 September 2004: Pace Micro Technology plc (pic.l), the world's largest dedicated developer of digital set-top box technology, has today revealed the world's first mobile personal video recorder (PVR) for payTV services, with the end-consumer placed at the centre of its iconic design. Pace is a market leader in PVR product technology; this latest innovation makes it possible to view conditional access protected digital TV content, wherever and whenever a subscriber chooses.
Pace's PVR2GO, with a 5" (12.7cm) widescreen display, extends the opportunity for PVR services beyond the 'traditional' home-viewing environment. Users can download protected TV content onto a 40 GByte hard drive, to view on a handheld screen anywhere that they choose: on the train, in the car, on holiday. The display is encased in a robust outer with touch screen controls that include pause, fast-forward and rewind. In addition to television, PVR2GO can be used for audio (MP3 and Windows media audio), viewing j-peg images and playing games.
"This is a new era in PVR," comments Neil Gaydon worldwide sales and marketing director. "Every operator we talk to has or wants PVR in their business plan as it totally revolutionises the viewing experience, enabling the viewer to watch what they want, when they want. Now with PVR2GO a viewer can watch TV where they want too, an exciting new proposition for operators seeking to attract high-value long-term subscribers.
"PVR2GO makes a PVR subscription even more attractive and valuable to the end-user, as well as extending revenue opportunities for the operator - it's a win-win proposal. This new device will also help operators take on new competitive threats coming from illegal peer-to-peer downloading and gaming devices capable of storing content downloaded from the internet."
He continues: "PVR typically attracts premium subscribers from high income, but often very busy families. Our own in-depth customer research with pay-TV subscribers has revealed real excitement for the viewing flexibility PVR2GO can now provide. In addition, our research has shown that PVR2GO's class-leading form factor is small enough to take anywhere a subscriber wants, enabling them to catch up on favourite shows or download additional pay-per-view content for watching on the move. Our PVR2GO platform can be tailored to an operator specification, with different screen sizes, functionality and travel accessories."
PVR2GO comes with integrated speakers and 3D-surround sound, has a stereo headphone socket and wireless headset support and 'analogue TV out' for large screen viewing and sharing. Connectivity options include USB 2.0 for content downloading and 1394 for multimedia distribution.
Pace engineers have designed PVR2GO to support all industry standard conditional access systems and can be configured for operator specific middleware and applications. It can also be formatted to utilise MPEG-2, MPEG-4 or Window Media 9 content.
