Monday, February 27, 2012

Moxi whole-home six tuner DVR on its way to WOW! customers

Moxi whole-home six tuner DVR on its way to WOW! customers:
Just because Arris found limited success with its Moxi DVR in the consumer space, that doesn't mean it won't continue to seek success providing hardware to cable companies. Ultra TV is what the number 15 TV provider (432k subscribers) in the US, WOW!, will be calling the 6 tuner, 500GB multi-room DVR, with MoCA, VOIP and WiFi -- a deal that seems to be a bit better than the one TiVo offers for the number 16 provider in the US, RCN. The Moxi user interface in the video below looks like the Moxi we know, but we assume the DVR gateway and players will resemble the Shaw counterparts rather than the retail ones. A comment on the WOW Buzz blog indicates that a gateway and two players will set you back $25 a month, while another indicates that installs are already being scheduled.

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Anonymous said...

This looks like a pretty decent receiver, definitely better than most of the multi-room DVRs I’ve seen. That said though, it still pales in comparison to DISH’s new Hopper. I was psyched when I saw the press release, DISH is always coming out with cool technology but this is my favorite unit I’ve seen since I’ve been working for them. The Hopper can record six shows at once with the PrimeTime Anytime feature enabled, and its hard drive is four times the size of this one’s.