LG's Time Machine TVs take two

Philip Wong | Sep 13, 2007

LG is taking its second shot at its digital video recorder-equipped flat panels, a.k.a. Time Machine TVs. Available in both LCD and plasma flavors from 42 to 50 inches, these offer 33-hour-long video-recording and time-shift capabilities. The latter allows users to pause and replay live programs just like any regular TV recording.

To address its previous shortfall, the new-gens now ship with a USB Backup function. Implemented via a high-speed USB 2.0 port, this allows recorded clips to be archived onto external hard drives. While this frees up onboard storage space, the exported footage is unfortunately incompatible with computers.

On the brighter side, the above jack supports a variety of multimedia formats. Hook it up with an inexpensive thumbdrive and you could enjoy instant playback of MP3, JPEG and DivX files. The 42LBRT, 42PB4RT and 50PB4RT will be available in Singapore from September. Details for the rest of Asia were pending confirmation at press time.

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