A sneak peek at the new DirecTV DVR
Matt Haughey at PVRBlog ran across some info about the new R15 DIRECTV Plus DVR, as posted at TV Predictions. There’s only one very blurry black-and-white screenshot, and the details are sketchy. Highlights: The new service will cost $5.99 a month (hardware is extra) and will have a 90-minute live buffer. It will also allow you to “bookmark” a program, which is a nifty idea. There are also some vague details of an on-demand pay-per-view service that sounds a little kludgey. The hardware is supposedly due in October.
With any new DVR, of course, the devil is in the details. And given that this material is from a bootleg copy of a product manual, it’s difficult to characterize the experience of using the actual product. Meanwhile, DirecTiVo users can rest easier knowing that they’ll be supported for a long time to come.
Update: In the comments, Brian Hoyt points out that the R15 is SD only, and the long-awaited HD version is still under wraps. I’ve changed the headline accordingly.
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