The Supreme Cable Box

Tivo, move over! I have been waiting for the right PVR unit to come along so that I could jump on the bandwagon. Admittedly, I was so close to buying a Tivo but now there is something new. Charter Communication’s new DVR.

The box, to be released in the fall, records programming onto a hard drive, has a built-in DVD player and can serve as a media center for digital photos and music. The dual-tuner device supports two TVs, allowing users to simultaneously record two different shows, or watch one program in one room while playing another show in another. It also supports high-definition television, video-on- demand and pay-per-view services.

The above description of the box alone sounds awesome, but there is more. Ethernet or wireless networking, and BroadBand capabilities are also included. The idea behind this is to allow the user to transfer music and photos between the unit and the PC, bidirectionally, to a 80-gig hard drive. Digeo’s Moxi is the software that will be powering the system. Digeo is generating some good press which will pave the way to a great debut. Charter Communication will debut its new set-top-box this fall, starting with their digital cable customers in Rochester, Minnesota.