ReplayTV Out of Hard PVR Market

ReplayTV announced that it is going out from the market of PVR set-top boxes to concentrate on making software video recorders. They have partnered with Hauppauge, maker of TV tuners for PC to make the software compatible and probably provide software /hardware bundles. Other than the benefit of adding a competition in already saturated by Microsoft, SageTV, SnapStream, and tons of opensource recorder market, I do not see any new innovations coming from the ReplayTV camp. This is just a strategic move for D&M holdings, the owner of ReplayTV, to not close the company with an attempt to explore an avenue they see most fit.

Source: eCoustics
Press Release: ReplayTV.com