Consumer Electronics Authority Awards Philips Personal TV Receiver with TiVo Service 'Product of the Year'.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1999-- etown.com Experts Sound Off On the Best Products and Technology of 1999 etown.com(TM) (www.etown.com), the world's largest online content provider of consumer electronics news, reviews, buying guides and shopping choices, today announced its fourth annual etown.com(TM) Product of the Year award-winners. The PTV PTV abbr. 1. pay television 2. public television PTV (US) n abbr (= pay television) → Pay-TV nt (= public television 100 Personal TV Receiver, a joint effort of Philips Electronics, which makes the hardware, and TiVo, which designs the software, firmware A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be thought of as "hard software." See flash memory, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and FOTA. , and service content, was selected as the overall etown.com 1999 Product of the Year. The device was chosen from among more than 2,000 products by a panel of etown.com expert consumer electronics reviewers based on several criteria including ground-breaking technology, superior performance, and overall value. etown.com 1999 Product of the Year awards were designated for each of etown.com's six major product categories: Home Audio - JBL JBL James Bullough Lansing (audio/speaker engineer) JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JBL John Bradshaw Leyfield (wrestler) JBL Jonathan Bell Lovelace (investment research) HLS (Hue Lightness Saturation) A color space that is closely related to HSB, except that Brightness is called Lightness and is measured from 0 to 1 rather than from 0 to 100%. See HSB. 610 Stereo Speakers; Television - DreamVision DL500 front projection TV See rear-projection TV and front-projection TV. ; Camcorders - Canon's GL-1 digital video technology; Portable Technology - the Visor An electronic PDA originally from Handspring, Mountain View, CA (www.handspring.com) that was introduced in 1999 by the people who invented and marketed the PalmPilot. Based on the Palm OS, it was the first handheld to use the USB interface. PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). by Handspring hand·spring n. A gymnastic feat in which the body is flipped completely forward or backward from an upright position, landing first on the hands and then on the feet. ; Telecom - the James Bond-esque Nokia 8800 cellular phone; and, TiVo in the Home Theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. category. etown.com 1999 Product of the Year winners were also named in 36 specific product categories, from which the major category winners and overall etown.com Product of the Year were selected. Previous etown.com overall Product of the Year award winners include the Iridium iridium (ĭrĭd`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Ir; at. no. 77; at. wt. 192.22; m.p. about 2,410°C;; b.p. about 4,130°C;; sp. gr. 22.55 at 20°C;; valence +3 or +4. satellite phone (1998), the Sony DVP-S7000 DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. (1997), and WebTV (1996). Philips Personal TV Receiver with TiVo Service gives consumers total control over their television viewing experience. It allows viewers to pause, rewind re·wind tr.v. re·wound , re·wind·ing, re·winds 1. To wind again or anew. 2. To reverse the winding of (recording tape or camera film). n. 1. The act or process of rewinding. , slow-motion and instantly replay live TV, automatically record favorite shows and other programs fitting a user-selected profile, and enjoy high-quality digital recording. "The dream of a device that would let you watch whatever you want, whenever you want, has been part of our collective consciousness," noted reviewer re·view·er n. One who reviews, especially one who writes critical reviews, as for a newspaper or magazine. reviewer Noun a person who writes reviews of books, films, etc. Noun 1. Cliff Roth in his etown.com review of the Philips Personal TV Receiver and TiVo Service. "TiVo brings that dream one step closer to reality by providing its service with the Philips Personal TV Receiver, one of the most amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. new products I've seen in my 20 years of reviewing video equipment." "By marking innovative products with an objective stamp of approval from our army of industry experts, we believe our etown.com. Product of the Year awards help consumers make more informed purchasing decisions," stated Robert Heiblim, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of etown.com. "Additionally, they are a way to recognize manufacturers' ingenuity and encourage them to continue to strive for excellence." At etown.com, people interested in investigating consumer electronics products can find out from the most experienced, knowledgeable and opinionated o·pin·ion·at·ed adj. Holding stubbornly and often unreasonably to one's own opinions. [Probably from obsolete opinionate : opinion + -ate1. home electronics writers anywhere what's so great -- sometimes not so great -- about the latest products and technologies. To learn more about the etown.com 1999 Product of the Year award-winners and other items in each of the product categories, go to www.etown.com. "As the creator of personal television, TiVo is very pleased to be named etown's 'Product of the Year,' said Mike Ramsay Mike Ramsay can refer to any of a number of living persons:
"Philips is proud to be recognized by etown.com with its prestigious 'Product of the Year' award," said Willem de Zoete, president of Philips Home Access Solutions. "The Philips Personal TV Receiver with TiVo Service is the latest in Philips' history of innovative, cutting-edge products. It revolutionizes the way we watch TV because it helps consumers select their preferred information and entertainment out of thousands of hours of television programming, and watch it whenever they want it - no matter when it was broadcast." About etown.com Founded in 1995, etown.com is the leading online information and shopping resource for buyers of consumer electronics (CE) products. Through its website, etown.com provides consumers with the most comprehensive, award-winning CE content, commerce, and community in any medium. Its DealerWeb(TM) of fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. partners gives consumers access to the Internet's largest selection of consumer electronics gear. Additionally, etown.com provides state-of-the-art customer support on and off-line, before, during and after any purchase. Co-branding and content partners include Yahoo! and Lycos. etown.com has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA. For more information visit www.etown.com.
The 1999 etown.com Products of the Year
etown.com 1999 Product Of The Year ...Philips Personal TV Receiver
with TiVo Service
Home Theater Category Winner.......Philips Personal TV Receiver
---------------------------- with TiVo Service
----------------------------
VCR ...............................Sony SLVM91HF 4-head hi-fi VCR
Satellite TV ......................EchoStar DISH Player 7100
satellite TV receiver
DVD ...............................Toshiba SD9100 progressive scan
A/V Receivers .....................Denon AVR-3300
Personal Video Recorder............Philips Personal TV Receiver
with TiVo Service
Surround Speakers .................Definitive Pro Cinema 80
surround speaker system
Surround Separates ................B&K AV5000 Series 2
Packaged Systems ..................Polk RMDS-1 home theater in a box
Remote Controls ...................Marantz RC5000 programmable
universal remote control
Home Audio Category Winner.........JBL HLS610
-------------------------- ----------
CD Players ........................Sony CDP-CX350 300-disc CD jukebox
Stereo Speakers....................JBL HLS610
Integrated Amps ...................Tact Millennium MK2 digital
amplifier
Stereo Separates ..................Linn Kolektor stereo audio preamp
Phonograph ........................Technics SL1200 M3D turntable
Tape/Disc Recorder ................Marantz DR700
Compact Systems ...................Denon DM3
Television Category Winner.........DreamVision DL500
-------------------------- -----------------
Direct-View TV ....................Samsung TXJ2767 27-inch
direct-view TV
Rear-Projection TV ................Sony KP-61XBR200
Front-Projection TV ...............DreamVision DL500
Flat-Panel TV .....................Sony PFM500A2WU
DTV/HDTV...........................Zenith IQB64W10W
Personal TV .......................Olympus FMD-150W Eye-Trek
video headset
Camcorder Category Winner..........Canon GL-1
------------------------- ----------
8mm/Hi8/Digital8 ..................Sony DCR-TRV310 Digital 8 camcorder
VHS/Compact VHS ...................Panasonic PVL859 VHS-C
camcorder/digital still camera
Digital Video (DV) ................Canon GL-1
Portable Tech Category Winner......Handspring Visor
----------------------------- ----------------
Boomboxes .........................Philips AZ2010
Personal Cassette .................Panasonic RQ-SW88V Shockwave
Metal Personal Cassette Player
Personal CD .......................Philips Activ 7580 personal
CD player
MiniDisc...........................Sharp MDMT515
Portable Radios ..................no award
Handheld/Palm PC ..................Handspring Visor
Digital Cameras ...................Olympus C2000
PDAP ..............................Diamond Rio PMP500
Telecom Category Winner............Nokia 8800 cell phone
----------------------- ---------------------
Corded Telephones .................no award
Cordless Telephones................Sanyo 957A
Cellular Phones....................Nokia 8800
Pagers ............................Research In Motion RIM
Inter@ctive 950 pager
Phone/Answering Combos.............Siemens Gigaset 2420 CCS
|
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion