14 DAY TRIAL // Yesterday, Seagate, one of the leading manufacturers of storage solutions for both consumer and business users, has announced that they will be releasing Seagate Showcase. The new product aims to satisfy the needs of users looking to save and keep their favorite TV shows and movies. Seagate Showcase plans to extend the storage capacity of DVRs as they are meant for home use. Seagate also announced that Showcase has been designed to work with Motorola's e-SATA capable HD DVR set-top portfolio.
The products, which are scheduled to be available for purchase somewhere in the third calendar quarter of 2008, are designed to offer television and movie fans more storage capacity. They will be able to use Showcase to store as much as 200 hours of HD movies and 1,000 hours of standard definition television, with an initial capacity of 1 TB. The connectivity is pretty standard with USB 2.0 and eSATA, which will increase the overall storage capacity of this home device. The stylish exterior design will make the product blend perfectly with other AV equipment a user might have at his home.
"We believe that the Seagate Showcase product line will take its place alongside the receiver, speaker system and television as a must-have component for the entertainment center", said Patrick King, senior vice president of Seagate's Consumer Solutions Division. He also added that Seagate was pleased to work with Motorola enabling a better consumer experience.
The Seagate Showcase is expected to run with another newly announced product, the Pipeline HD Series. These hard drives have been especially designed for Digital Video Recorders, offering high performance and capacity, while keeping the noise level to a minimum.
The Seagate Showcase has been announced at the 2008 Cable Show and it has been displayed on the Motorola booth, thus offering users a better insight into what they can expect come the third quarter of 2008.