http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/06/09/alienware-needs-3-essential-items-for-hd-media-centers/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:30:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/06/09/alienware-needs-3-essential-items-for-hd-media-centers/#comment-15298 Digeo’s Moxi DVRs Are Competition for Tivo and Vista Media Center » Floppyhead - Digital Media and Home Theater Computers Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:26:09 +0000 http://www.floppyhead.com/2007/06/09/alienware-needs-3-essential-items-for-hd-media-centers/#comment-15298 [...] I am not sure why a company would release a media center type device without CableCard support right now (Alienware Hangar 18 also comes to mind). The Moxi Home Cinema Edition HD DMR sounds like a product that is dead on arrival. The Moxi Multiroom HD DMR looks more promising, though its success will hinge on its price-point.  If it is more expensive that a Tivo Series 3, then I think it will never gain traction in the marketplace. Moxi is also working on an OCAP solution. From the Digeo website: Moxi for OCAP is a software-based version of the Moxi user interface optimized to run on lower-end set-top boxes and other hardware using the cable-industry standard OCAP middleware platform. Compatible with multiple hardware platforms, Moxi for OCAP provides cable operators increased flexibility in bringing the Moxi user experience to their customers as they strive to effectively compete with IPTV and satellite service providers to acquire and retain customers. [...] [...] I am not sure why a company would release a media center type device without CableCard support right now (Alienware Hangar 18 also comes to mind). The Moxi Home Cinema Edition HD DMR sounds like a product that is dead on arrival. The Moxi Multiroom HD DMR looks more promising, though its success will hinge on its price-point.  If it is more expensive that a Tivo Series 3, then I think it will never gain traction in the marketplace. Moxi is also working on an OCAP solution. From the Digeo website: Moxi for OCAP is a software-based version of the Moxi user interface optimized to run on lower-end set-top boxes and other hardware using the cable-industry standard OCAP middleware platform. Compatible with multiple hardware platforms, Moxi for OCAP provides cable operators increased flexibility in bringing the Moxi user experience to their customers as they strive to effectively compete with IPTV and satellite service providers to acquire and retain customers. [...]

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