Plextor's ConvertX PX-TV100U $99 Personal Video Recorder

By Thomas Ricker

Today Plextor introduced their ConvertX PX-TV100U Personal Video Recorder which gives you enough kit for a decent do-it-yourself PC-based PVR. In fact, Plextor claims it's the "simplest and most affordable way to watch, record, and pause live TV." And maybe, just maybe, this isn't the usual marketing drivel. See, you just plug in your satellite,
cable, or foil-swaddled-rabbit ears antenna into PX-TV100U's built-in TV tuner to record (via USB 2.0) to your PC's hard disk, CD, or DVD recorder in MPEG-1 (VCD), MPEG-2 (DVD), or DivX video formats. You then manage the PVR with SageTV Lite PVR software which features a 3-day electronic programming guide for quick setup of recordings. Hell, it even ships with Ulead VideoStudio SE DVD for editing and authoring interactive DVDs. Ok, it's not
TiVo but it's only $99 and there aren't any monthly service fees... so there.

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