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TVPredicitons.com is carrying a piece that has quotes form DirecTV that indicate that they will launch their HD DVR next month in LA, with other cities following later in the year. This comes just after a story from Forbes indicated that the DVR would be delayed yet again.

The fact that it is only being launched in LA raises a lot of speculation. As Phillip Swann (from TVPredictions.com) points out, this could all just be a way to launch the product while it is still in a test phase. So far this HD DVR has been one major mess for DirecTV. Although they already have a HD DVR (thanks MegaZone), it does not currently record in MPEG-4. Instead of waiting for TiVo’s solution, DirecTV has decided that they could do better on their own and create a DVR solution that will be compatible with new channels that they will be adding soon.

We’ll have to wait and see if DirecTV actually does launch it, and if so, will it be ready for prime time?

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