Humax
USA DRT800 DVD Recorder With TiVo® Service Receives DVD ETC. Magazine’s Top Choice Award, Scoring A Rating
Of 95!
Irvine, CA – Dec. 15, 2004 – Humax USA, the
“Easy-Digital” company, today announced that its new DRT800
DVD Recorder with TiVo service has received a Top Choice Award by the
editors of DVD ETC. Magazine for its outstanding value in combining an
80-hour digital video recorder (DVR) with the TiVo service, a DVD recorder,
and a progressive scan DVD player, all for a price of $399.
The Humax
DRT800’s 3-in-1 functionality coupled with TiVo’s best-of-breed
service and intuitive user-interface allows consumers to easily find,
record and burn their favorite TV programs and movies to DVD and play
them back, all within the same unit. Ideal for capturing and recording
celebration activities this holiday season, home movies can also be easily
transferred to DVD via the camcorder audio and video connections located
on the unit’s front-panel, which includes a Digital Video (DV) Input.
DVD ETC. Magazine
editor-in-chief Clint Walker said, “We awarded the DRT800 with our
Top Choice Award because it represents the pinnacle of value product in
digital video recorders and finally welcomes the mainstream consumer in
cost effective components that make living in the digital domain easier.”
Humax USA Business
Development and Strategic Marketing VP Tony Goncalves said, “We
are honored to have been recognized by DVD ETC. Magazine for
this award. Just recently hitting retailer’s shelves and already
receiving accolades from the press, retailers and consumers, the DRT800
is quickly proving to be a must-have for anyone interested in watching
and recording their favorite TV programs and movies, making it this holiday
season’s ultimate consumer electronics gift choice.”
For $399 after a $100
TiVo service activation rebate, the Humax DRT800 is available at retailers
nationwide including Amazon.com, Best Buy, Buy.com, Circuit City, Good
Guys, Humaxusa.com, J&R Music, Sam’s Club, and TiVo.com.
TiVo Service
For only $12.95 per month for the first box and $6.95 per month for additional
boxes,* the TiVo service included with the Humax DVD Recorder offers the
same intuitive user-interface from TiVo that consumers love, and the popular
service features only available from TiVo, such as Season Pass™,
WishList™, Online Scheduling, and Home Media Features that provide
the ability to connect a TiVo box to a home network, view digital music
and photos through a home theater system, and access multi-room viewing.
Furthermore, with the advanced search capabilities of the TiVo service,
not available from other DVD recorders, consumers can quickly find and
record specific shows that can be burned to DVD, making it ideal for traveling
or archiving to watch when and where they want.
Key Features
of the Humax DRT800 DVD-R with TiVo Service
3-in-1 Humax offers
easy-to-use interface for recording, playback and burning TV programming
to DVD.
80 hours of recording
capacity on Hard Disk Drive.
Broadband connection
allows you to connect to your home network to enjoy the Home Media Features
that enable consumers to access digital photos and music from their
PC, schedule recordings online, and access programming from multiple
TiVo boxes.
Only the TiVo
service burns DVDs in background; you can still record and watch live
TV.
Only the TiVo
service allows you to manage what’s stored on the hard disc. You
never have to worry about a program getting deleted.
Now Playing menu
makes it easy to find the shows you recorded onto DVD.
Only the TiVo
service works with any programming source including cable, digital cable,
satellite, and antenna.
Includes DV input
for camcorder transfers directly to DVD and a set of Front AV inputs
for easy access to analog video transfers.
Consumers can find
a complete list of participating retailers at
www.humaxusa.com.
For all media
inquiries, please contact The Buzz Farm at 718.309.5277, or email media@thebuzzfarm.com.
For more information
on the TiVo service, please go to www.tivo.com.
About Humax
Founded in 1989, Humax Co. Ltd of Korea is one of the world’s leading
digital satellite set-top box manufacturers, exporting its products to
more than 90 countries across the globe. Listed on the Korean stock exchange
(KOSDAQ), the company’s international headquarters and R&D facility
are based in Korea with offices in Dubai, Germany, India, Italy, Japan,
the UK and the US. In 1997, the company opened a manufacturing facility
in Northern Ireland that won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International
Trade 2002. Further production facilities are located in Korea, India
and China. Humax recorded revenues exceeded US $300 million in 2003 and
has announced plans to increase this figure to $1 billion by 2006. Humax’s
US headquarters are located in Irvine, CA. For additional information
please visit www.humaxusa.com or
phone toll free – 1-866-HUMAXUSA.
About TiVo Inc.
Founded in 1997, TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO), a pioneer in home entertainment,
created a brand new category of products with the development of the first
digital video recorder (DVR). Today, the company continues to revolutionize
the way consumers watch and access home entertainment by making TiVo the
focal point of the digital living room, a center for sharing and experiencing
television, music, photos and other content. TiVo connects consumers to
the digital entertainment they want, where and when they want it. The
company is based in Alviso, Calif.
* The TiVo service
is required and sold separately. Pricing, terms and conditions of TiVo
service are subject to change without notice. TiVo service is accessed
through a standard telephone line and is available as a local call in
most areas. In some areas, local and long-distance toll charges may apply.
TiVo and the TiVo
Logo are registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. in the United States and other
jurisdictions. TiVo Series2, Season Pass, and WishList are trademarks
of TiVo Inc. All rights reserved. All other company or product names mentioned
may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies
with which they are associated.