Dell turns on satellite TV - To Sell DirecTV

[James]

News.com Article

Beginning next month, the Round Rock, Texas, PC maker plans to sell hardware and to sign up subscribers for DirecTV's digital video recording (DVR) service, a Dell representative said. A DirecTV representative confirmed that the two companies are discussing a deal.

The system combines DirecTV's satellite TV with TiVo's digital video recorder (DVR), which can store and play back TV programs.

Dell sells a wide range of third-party products, including digital cameras, televisions and TiVo DVRs, through its software and peripherals division. However, recently it has spawned a digital home effort that seeks to reach deeper into the consumer electronics market with a line of Dell-branded devices for the home. The PC maker aims to double its annual revenue over the next few years.

 

[silversurfer]

Dell turns on satellite TV

Dell is finalizing a deal to sell satellite TV systems provided by DirecTV.

Beginning next month, the Round Rock, Texas, PC maker plans to sell hardware and to sign up subscribers for DirecTV's digital video recording (DVR) service, a Dell representative said. A DirecTV representative confirmed that the two companies are discussing a deal.

The system combines DirecTV's satellite TV with TiVo's digital video recorder (DVR), which can store and play back TV programs.

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[Stargazer]

Perhaps they could get more into the PC DVR's as well.

 

[Stargazer]

There will probably be a lot more people asking for a PC based DVR system seeing that Dell is going to be offering the DirecTivo's.

 

[James]

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