ReplayTV Models

(For a master list of all ReplayTV OS versions to date, visit ReplayVersions)

First Generation 2000 Series

Ports

RF/ANT F-Type (Antenna in)
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right in
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video in
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right out
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video out
2x FireWire (never enabled/used, possibly not even connected - see this AVS Forum thread or a local copy)
IR Blaster mini-stereo
DB-9 female serial
RJ-11 Port (telephone line)

Remote

A 48 Button Remote that appears to be an OEMed version of the One-For-All Cinema 6 (URC-6200) or the non-learning version of the One-For-All Cinema 7 (URC-7200)

Models:

Number	Capacity	Price, December 1998	Price, April 1999
2001	6	$995	$699
2002	10	$1295	No longer listed - never actually released
2003	13	$1495	$899
2004	26	$1995	$1499

Second Generation 2000 Series

Ports

RF/ANT F-Type (Antenna in)
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right in
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video in
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right out
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video out
IR Blaster mini-stereo
DB-9 female serial
RJ-11 Port (telephone line)

Changes

Model numbers now directly correspond to size
FireWire ports removed

New 45 button remote that appears to be an OEMed version of the UEIC Catalyst 34 (note that One-For-All and UEIC are the same company, and the URC-7200 and Catalyst 34 are very possibly internally identical, and are certainly very similar. See http://www.hifi-remote.com/ofa/ for more information on these and other closely-related remotes).

Sole Model:

Number	Capacity	Price
2020	20	$699?

Architecture

Sutter based: see SutterSoftware.

Full Name

Title changed to "Personal Video Recorder".

Internals

Innards

3000 Series

Ports

RF/ANT F-Type (Antenna in)
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right in
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video in
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right out
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video out
IR Blaster mini-stereo
DB-9 female serial
RJ-11 Port (telephone line)

Changes

Macrovision detection & creation circuitry
Closed Captioning passed through
Better tuner with improved audio volume
New IR decoder hardware, supported WebTV keyboards with pre-3.0 software

Remote

Except for the PV-SS2710 (ShowStopper Combo) used the same remote as the 2020; the OEM models had the OEM's brand and some other minor wording changes.

The PV-SS2710 uses a Panasonic-designed 48 button remote.

Models

Number	Capacity	Price, April 2000	Notes
3020	20	$499.99
3030	30	$599.99
3060	60	-	Later addition to the lineup; there may be other changes as well

OEM Models

OEM & Brandname	Model	Capacity	Price	Notes
Panasonic ShowStopper	PV-HS1000	20	$499	Originally wouldn't record Macrovision.
Panasonic ShowStopper	PV-HS2000	30	$599	Originally wouldn't record Macrovision.
Panasonic ShowStopper	PV-HS3000	60	$799	Originally wouldn't record Macrovision.
Panasonic ShowStopper	PV-SS2710	30	$799	Combined TV/ShowStopper unit. Panasonic remote control. Won't record Macrovision. Hasn't been (won't be?) upgraded to 3.0 software
Comcast	3030C	30	?	Comcast-branded, otherwise identical to ReplayTV-branded units; may have been other models
AT&T	RTV3030D	30	?	Used nonstandard software; included support for PPV purchases. Other differences?

Architecture

Sutter based: see SutterSoftware.

Other notes

This forum thread (local copy) discusses the differences between the 2000 and 3000. This forum thread (local copy) has an official statement from Replay about the copy protection feature.

4000 Series

Ports

RF/ANT F-Type (Antenna in)
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right in
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video in
RF/ANT F-Type (Antenna out)
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right out
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video out
IR Blaster mini-stereo
DB-9 female serial
RJ-11 Port (telephone line, disabled)
RJ-45 Port (Ethernet)
Progressive Output (VGA)
Digital Output Audio (TOSLink)

Changes

Completely new hardware design, based on Teralogic's Cougar reference board and the TL810 and TL850 chips
Very different software internals -- VxWorks based, modularized, heavy use of C++ & derived classes presumably to support replacing/extending hardware easily
Ethernet support added, on a daughter card
Telephone support disabled (but present on motherboard -- disabled in software only?)
Front-panel controls duplicate most remote functionality
Automatic commercial skipping
Photo album

Remote

A new 46-button remote based on a Panasonic design rather than an UEIC design; very similar to the remote used on the PV-SS2710 -- silver rather than black, and has 2 fewer buttons (and one button relocated); the button layout is more different than the hardware appears to be.

Models

Number	Capacity	Price, December 2001
4040	40	$699
4080	80	$999
4160	160	$1499
4320	320	$1999

From April through May the 4040 and 4160 seemed to be discontinued, however, as of May 25th 2002 they are being offered for sale at the SonicBlue website stating "New units arriving 1st week of June!".

Architecture

Plymouth/Gaea based: see GaeaSoftware, PlymouthVsGaea and GaeaHardware.

End of Life

On 06/03/2002 all of the 4000 series models were discontinued and replaced with 4500 models; 4040s and 4160s were not actually ever available again -- existing orders were filled with 4504s and 4516s.

4500 Series

Ports

RF/ANT F-Type (Antenna in)
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right in
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video in
RF/ANT F-Type (Antenna out)
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right out
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video out
IR Blaster mini-stereo
DB-9 female serial
RJ-11 Port (telephone line)
RJ-45 Port (Ethernet)
Progressive Output (VGA)
Digital Output Audio (TOSLink)

Changes From 4000 Series

Modem Active
Service Fee Model

Remote

Same as 4000 series.

Models

Number	Capacity	Price (hardware + service), June 2002	Price (hardware + service - rebate), August 2002	Price (hardware + service - rebate, October 2002
4504	40	$449.99 + $250	$399.99 + $250 - $50	$299.99 + $250 - $50
4508	80	$749.99 + $250	$549.99 + $250 - $100	$399.99 + $250 - $50
4516	160	$1249.99 + $250	$999.99 + $250 - $100	$599.99 + $250
4532	320	$1749.99 + $250	$1399.99 + $250 - $100	$999.99 + $250

Service Plans

Duration	Fee
Lifetime	$250
Monthly	$9.95

Architecture

Plymouth/Gaea based: see GaeaSoftware, PlymouthVsGaea and GaeaHardware.

End of life

Replaced by the 5000 series in October 2002. The final prices above are presumably to close out unsold inventory.

5000 Series

Ports

RF/ANT F-Type (Antenna in)
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right in
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video in
RF/ANT F-Type (Antenna out)
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right out
RCA video/audio-left/audio-right + S-Video out
IR Blaster mini-stereo
DB-9 female serial
RJ-11 Port (telephone line)
RJ-45 Port (Ethernet)
Component Output
Digital Output Audio (TOSLink)
USB port

Changes From 4500 Series

Slight revision of the Gaea architecture, but a whole new motherboard design
New tuner, no longer any Panasonic involvement evident
New MPEG encoder
No front panel buttons
USB port
better video quality, at least for component out

Remote

New UEIC-based remote, not quite as full featured as the pre-4000s one, but a large improvement from the monstronsity that was the 4000 silver tower.

Models

Number	Capacity	Price (hardware + service - rebate, October 2002
5040	40	$299.99 + $250 - $50
5080	80	$399.99 + $250 - $50
5160	160	$499.99 + $250 - $50
5320	320	$899.99 + $250 but not available until Q12003

Service Plans

Duration	Fee
Lifetime	$250
Monthly	$9.95

-- ToddLarason - 26 Apr 2002

some other stuff added in 4000, plus some info that should get into the StealingService page if it's not already there: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=101345

-- ToddLarason - 27 Apr 2002

The 200x capacity numbers may be based on medium quality, not low

-- ToddLarason - 04 May 2002

Other useless fact:

Power drain (watts) 25 (power on) 21 (power off/standby mode)

-- LeeThompson - 10 May 2002

Credits

Some of the remote images are from http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/elund/ptvbox.htm

-- LeeThompson - 03 Jun 2002

URC-7200:

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