Sony Shows New Piece of its Digital Media Strategy.(Product Announcement)

Publication: The Online Reporter

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Sony Japan previewed some of its strategy for linking home digital media appliances to each other and the web when it showed a digital video recorder (DVR) called the Channel Server CSV-E77 with a 160GB hard disk, two TV tuners and more functional user software. It's the first of what Sony calls its Cocoon digital media line that it hopes will be an alternative to the PC for accessing the Internet and networking at home. Available November 1 but only in Japan, Channel Server's expected retail price will initially be about $1,100. "What It Isn't" Is Strategically as Important as "What It Is" 1.Channel Server isn't based on SonicBlue's ReplayTV or Tivo's technology. Sony was very careful in pointing out what it perceived as two advantages over Tivo: Channel Server's broadband connection...

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