CES: Ultimate TV Shows New DirecTV Receiver/PVRs


by Stephen Muratore, Smart TV & Sound Editor in Chief


Like units in the previous generation, the new Ultimate TV DirecT

V satellite receiver-PVRs contain two tuners and are capable of picture-in-picture, as well as recording one channel while playing back another. The chief improvement this year’s models will have over last year’s will be larger hard drives: 80 GB instead of 40. This should allow recording of as much as 70 hours of television programming. The new Ultimate TV boxes will be made by Sony and RCA. Look for them in stores at the end of February.