LG's 50PS70 and 60PS70 plasmas get 160GB Time Machine functionality
by Darren Murph 
posted May 21st 2009 at 8:59AM
[Via Akihabara News]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
scyber @ May 21st 2009 11:52AM
Get rid of the internal HD and just allow me to record to external drives.
ProfWho @ May 21st 2009 1:23PM
Maybe LG ought to focus on making good plasmas instead of gimmicks.
NoAndThen @ May 21st 2009 1:38PM
I'm confused. Why isn't apple upset over them using "Time Machine" in terms of HDD backup? Seems pretty blatant to me.
nikster @ May 22nd 2009 1:53AM
LG was first as far as I remember. I guess a DVR and a backup solution are different enough to keep 'em from suing each other.
nhheger @ May 22nd 2009 1:55AM
I was specifically looking for a LG Time Machine TV recently, to no avail. I thought they had dropped the whole idea.
The reason this is good is that it's actually really hard to find a proper DVR that just works - without signing up for TiVo or whatever.
Dave @ May 25th 2009 1:29PM
The question is whether this is like old models with the built-in DVR where it only recorded off of the built-in tuner, or if it will allow you to record whatever input signal is coming in (HDMI). Most people aren't using the built-in tuner due to Cable/Satellite boxes, so the built in DVR was pretty worthless. (Granted, you could use a CableCard with the old models, but then you lost the on-screen guide and ability to do OnDemand/PPV, so it wasn't worth the benefit for most people.)
If they will allow me to record whatever input signal I kick to it, then that would be freakin' awesome. If not, I'll be passing again, LG.