TiVo HD DVR Now Has Microtune 3 in 1 TV Tuner

Microtune’s 3 in 1 TV tuner has been deployed in TiVo Inc’s HD DVR. Microtune’s chips provide superb HD pictures, sound, TV entertainment, multimedia and interactive service capabilities to the TiVo set-top. According to Albert Taddiken, CEO, Microtune, the TiVo set-top using Microtune’s tuners and feature rich software would deliver superior sound and picture. State of the art MT2131 chips would be used in the box.

Mark Roberts, Vice President of Engineering at TiVo also said that the TiVo HD DVR with the Micro Tuner(TM) is the best media centerpiece for the family featuring the widest broadband content there is. In addition there are broadcast and cable progams which give HDTV viewers unparralled control and choice. They were very happy to be associated with Microtune in an effort to achieve the highest quality, performance and feature flexibility.

The MT2131 tuner from Microtune is the flagship product from the company for the Digital TV market. It is made in a way that it will deliver superior TV reception, both analog and digital. When both tuners are integrated, they deliver robust reliable radio frequency (RF) performance needed to enable off air TV broadcasts, cable channels, on demand video programs and much more.