<s>
ReplayTV	B-Device
was	O
a	O
former	O
DVR	B-Application
company	O
that	O
from	O
1999	O
until	O
2005	O
,	O
produced	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorders	I-Application
(	O
DVR	B-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
term	O
synonymous	O
with	O
personal	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
PVR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
consumer	O
video	O
device	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
capture	O
television	O
programming	O
to	O
internal	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
storage	I-Device
for	O
later	O
viewing	O
(	O
and	O
time	B-Device
shifting	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReplayTV	B-Device
was	O
founded	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
by	O
future	O
Roku	O
founder	O
Anthony	O
Wood	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	O
of	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
until	O
August	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
model	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
during	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
a	O
competing	O
DVR	B-Application
model	O
from	O
rival	O
company	O
TiVo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
assets	O
to	O
DirecTV	O
,	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
's	O
only	O
ongoing	O
activity	O
was	O
maintenance	O
of	O
the	O
electronic	O
program	O
guide	O
service	O
by	O
D&M	O
Holdings	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
notice	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
website	O
stating	O
that	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
continued	O
without	O
interruption	O
for	O
lifetime	O
subscribers	O
and	O
monthly	O
subscribers	O
may	O
have	O
a	O
short	O
interruption	O
in	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
programming	O
contact	O
through	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
dialup	O
system	O
was	O
terminated	O
without	O
any	O
update	O
message	O
being	O
sent	O
to	O
subscribers	O
or	O
posted	O
on	O
replaytv.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
support	O
from	O
DNNA	O
,	O
third-party	O
solutions	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
provide	O
Electronic	O
Program	O
Guide	O
data	O
to	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReplayTV	B-Device
was	O
founded	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
by	O
businessman	O
Anthony	O
Wood	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
founded	O
Roku	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReplayTV	B-Device
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
SONICblue	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
SONICblue	O
filed	O
for	O
Chapter	O
11	O
bankruptcy	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
sold	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
assets	O
,	O
including	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
,	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
electronics	O
giant	O
D&M	O
Holdings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SONICblue	O
was	O
fighting	O
a	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
suit	O
over	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
's	O
ability	O
to	O
skip	O
commercials	O
when	O
it	O
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReplayTV	B-Device
would	O
then	O
concentrate	O
on	O
PC	O
software	O
sales	O
of	O
its	O
DVR	B-Application
technology	O
in	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Hauppauge	O
Computer	O
Works	O
,	O
a	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
television	O
cards	O
for	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
D&M	O
Holdings	O
sold	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
assets	O
of	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
to	O
DirecTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
domains	O
replay.com,	O
replaytv.com,	O
and	O
replaytv.net	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
units	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
electronic	O
program	O
guide	O
are	O
owned	O
by	O
DirecTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
D&M	O
Holdings	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
permanently	O
discontinuing	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
electronic	O
program	O
guide	O
service	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
Electronic	O
Programming	O
Guide	O
(	O
EPG	O
)	O
Service	O
will	O
be	O
permanently	O
discontinued	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
date	O
,	O
owners	O
of	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
DVR	B-Application
units	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
manually	O
record	O
analog	O
TV	O
programs	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
interactive	O
program	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Effective	O
immediately	O
,	O
monthly	O
billing	O
for	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
service	O
to	O
remaining	O
customers	O
has	O
been	O
suspended.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
was	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
website:Important	O
Announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
announced	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
programming	O
guide	O
service	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
had	O
many	O
positive	O
,	O
enthusiastic	O
comments	O
about	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
DVR	B-Application
products	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
light	O
of	O
this	O
response	O
,	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
and	O
its	O
parent	O
company	O
Digital	O
Networks	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
have	O
decided	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
electronic	O
programming	O
guide	O
service	O
pursuant	O
to	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
your	O
service	O
activation	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
new	O
guide	O
data	O
was	O
not	O
being	O
sent	O
to	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReplayTV	B-Device
said	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
problem	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReplayTV	B-Device
ended	O
their	O
services	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
numerous	O
TV	O
companies	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
three	O
major	O
networks	O
,	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
SONICblue	O
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
marketed	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
alleged	O
that	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
4000	O
series	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
“	O
unlawful	O
scheme	O
”	O
that	O
“	O
attacks	O
the	O
fundamental	O
economic	O
underpinnings	O
of	O
free	O
television	O
and	O
basic	O
nonbroadcast	O
services	O
”	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TV	O
industry	O
attacked	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
for	O
two	O
reasons	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
machines	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
programs	O
they	O
have	O
recorded	O
with	O
others	O
via	O
the	O
"	O
Send	O
Show	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
transmits	O
digital	O
copies	O
of	O
shows	O
not	O
only	O
on	O
a	O
local	O
network	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
to	O
other	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
owners	O
,	O
thereby	O
enabling	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
paid	O
for	O
premium	O
channels	O
to	O
watch	O
premium	O
content	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
“	O
Commercial	O
Advance	O
”	O
and	O
the	O
“	O
Send	O
Show	O
”	O
features	O
were	O
alleged	O
to	O
violate	O
U.S.	O
copyright	O
and	O
other	O
federal	O
and	O
state	O
laws	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
TV	O
industry	O
plaintiffs	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
4000	O
devices	O
—	O
slated	O
for	O
shipment	O
on	O
Nov	O
.	O
15	O
,	O
2001	O
—	O
stopped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
5500	O
series	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
without	O
the	O
Autoskip	O
and	O
Send	O
Show	O
features	O
though	O
the	O
features	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
enabled	O
on	O
the	O
earlier	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReplayTV	B-Device
service	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
via	O
its	O
subscription	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
date	O
,	O
owners	O
of	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
DVR	B-Application
units	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
manually	O
record	O
analog	O
TV	O
programs	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
interactive	O
program	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
models	O
were	O
also	O
capable	O
of	O
downloading	O
program	O
guides	O
via	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
existing	O
internet	O
connection	O
(	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
or	O
DSL	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
via	O
the	O
dialup	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
DVRs	O
,	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
allows	O
users	O
to	O
record	O
television	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
units	O
was	O
higher	O
than	O
comparable	O
TiVo	B-Application
units	O
by	O
approximately	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
as	O
TiVo	B-Application
's	O
lifetime	O
subscription	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
lifetime	O
subscription	O
was	O
essentially	O
priced	O
into	O
the	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
models	O
allow	O
automatic	O
commercial	O
skipping	O
with	O
no	O
user	O
intervention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
4000	O
Series	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
5000	O
Series	O
"	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
units	O
have	O
Ethernet	O
connections	O
that	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
stream	O
shows	O
to	O
another	O
similar	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
unit	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
local	O
network	O
,	O
transfer	O
shows	O
to	O
another	O
similar	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
unit	O
(	O
either	O
on	O
the	O
local	O
network	O
or	O
across	O
the	O
Internet	O
)	O
or	O
to	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
capability	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
move	O
recorded	O
programs	O
to	O
PCs	B-Device
using	O
third-party	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
"	O
5500	O
Series	O
"	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
units	O
had	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
stream	O
shows	O
to	O
another	O
similar	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
unit	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
local	O
network	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
loaded	O
with	O
up-to-date	O
system	O
software	O
they	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
transfer	O
shows	O
to	O
other	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
units	O
across	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
4000	O
Series	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
5000	O
Series	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
5500	O
Series	O
"	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
units	O
stored	O
the	O
content	O
using	O
MPEG2	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	O
system	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
4000	O
Series	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
5000	O
Series	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
5500	O
Series	O
"	O
was	O
Vxworks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
the	O
earliest	O
models	O
,	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
units	O
had	O
an	O
undocumented	O
"	O
random	O
access	O
skip	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
spanned	O
several	O
models	O
of	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
models	O
released	O
were	O
the	O
2000	O
series	O
from	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
(	O
the	O
company	O
name	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
model	O
2004	O
was	O
$	O
1,995	O
and	O
provided	O
26	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
2020	O
model	O
,	O
offering	O
20	O
hours	O
of	O
recording	O
storage	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
at	O
a	O
cost	O
of	O
$699	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
5000	O
series	O
included	O
a	O
JP1	O
remote	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
reprogrammed	O
or	O
upgraded	O
using	O
free	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
subscription	O
has	O
two	O
different	O
options	O
,	O
a	O
monthly	O
recurring	O
charge	O
of	O
$12.95	O
,	O
or	O
one-time	O
lifetime	O
activation	O
fee	O
of	O
$299	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
permanently	O
discontinuing	O
its	O
Electronic	O
Programming	O
Guide	O
Service	O
(	O
the	O
channel	O
guide	O
)	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
After	O
this	O
day	O
,	O
your	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
DVR	B-Application
will	O
still	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
manually	O
record	O
analog	O
TV	O
programs	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
interactive	O
program	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
may	O
be	O
options	O
to	O
keep	O
service	O
alive	O
after	O
official	O
support	O
ends	O
using	O
the	O
WiRNS	O
application	O
as	O
all	O
units	O
should	O
be	O
permanently	O
activated	O
if	O
they	O
contact	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
servers	O
before	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
D&M	O
Holdings	O
reversed	O
their	O
previous	O
decision	O
and	O
will	O
continue	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
electronic	O
program	O
guide	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
For	O
monthly	O
subscribers	O
of	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
service	O
,	O
we	O
are	O
exploring	O
options	O
by	O
which	O
you	O
may	O
continue	O
paying	O
for	O
and	O
receiving	O
such	O
service	O
going	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
apologize	O
in	O
advance	O
should	O
there	O
be	O
any	O
minor	O
disruptions	O
in	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
service	O
while	O
we	O
implement	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
programming	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
or	O
around	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
DirectTV	O
apparently	O
turned	O
off	O
their	O
guide	O
servers	O
at	O
production.replaytv.net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
guide	O
data	O
disappeared	O
from	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
units	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
doubtful	O
that	O
the	O
guide	O
data	O
will	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
alternatives	O
exist	O
which	O
can	O
provide	O
ReplayTVs	B-Device
with	O
guide	O
data	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
(	O
the	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
units	O
themselves	O
)	O
are	O
functional	O
.	O
</s>
