Who Will Win the DVR Wars?

Andrea Wood | May 25, 2006, 10:26 AM

For several years, there’s been some jostling between the cable and satellite service providers as they introduce DVR service, and ongoing death watches for TiVo and Replay TV. In general, ownership of all DVRs is on the rise, including for the PC-based DVR. 5 percent of consumers said they didn’t have a DVR service, but they configured their PC as a DVR. PCs as DVRs make sense. At least for those consumers who own a PC with TV tuner or MCE. These consumers don’t need to pay for service, and can amass all their music and video content in a single location. We’re releasing a DVR forecast very shortly, including cable, satellite and standalone DVRs and PC-based DVRs. Stay tuned for more details.