New Three-Tuner Moxi(R) HD DVR and Reduced Pricing for Moxi Multi-Room Packages Unwrapped for Holiday Season
November 10 2009 - 12:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
Under ARRIS Ownership, Moxi Continues to Innovate and Deliver New
Features to Consumers SUWANEE, Ga., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- As part of its first product update since acquiring the
award-winning Moxi product line from Digeo, Inc. in September,
ARRIS (NASDAQ:ARRS) today announced the introduction of a
three-tuner version of the Moxi HD DVR as well as reduced pricing
for its two-tuner Moxi HD DVR and Moxi multi-room packages. -- The
new three-tuner Moxi HD DVR, which allows for recording of three
channels simultaneously while watching a fourth recorded program,
is available in a Moxi HD DVR plus Moxi Mate bundle for $799 MSRP.
-- The price of the two-tuner Moxi HD DVR introduced earlier this
year has been reduced to $499 MSRP (formerly $799). -- In addition,
ARRIS is introducing a three-room multi-room bundle option--a
three-tuner Moxi HD DVR plus two Moxi Mates that collectively serve
three rooms for $999. The company also announced plans to deliver
live TV on the Moxi Mate via the Moxi HD DVR. The Moxi HD DVR will
receive the update automatically through a software download.
Additionally, the price of the Moxi Mate has been reduced to $299
(formerly $399). "We've heard from consumers that they love the
Moxi products but are looking for different price and component
options to serve their individual needs," said Marc Beckwitt, VP of
CPE Video Business Development, ARRIS. "The recent acquisition by
ARRIS brings the market presence and leverage required to drive
cost out of the product, and consequently, we're able to offer
these very competitive prices to consumers." ARRIS continues to
stand by the commitment to deliver the Moxi "all in", with no
monthly or lifetime DVR service fees. Moxi also has no in-menu
advertisements. The Moxi HD DVR is designed to appeal to the most
demanding digital cable entertainment enthusiasts. Some of its key
attributes include: -- A native HD interface and Emmy®
award-winning Moxi Menu -- Up to 75 hours of HD recording space or
up to 300 hours at standard definition, and expandable to 6.5
Terabytes for up to 1000 hours of HD recording with an external
eSATA drive -- Access to many Internet services consumers already
use, such as Rhapsody®, Flickr® and online video from Netflix®,
Hulu(TM), and YouTube(TM) via DLNA server software such as
PlayOn(TM) (currently provided at no charge) running on their PC --
Multi-room viewing with the Moxi Mate and the ability to record
three channels simultaneously while watching a fourth recorded
program on the three-tuner version of the Moxi HD DVR -- Remote and
mobile browser scheduling to set recordings while away from home --
MoxiNet for full-screen web browsing and Superticker(TM) --a ticker
widget that provides information, such as weather, sports scores
and news along the bottom of the screen The Moxi HD DVR makes it
effortless for consumers to discover, experience and share high
definition media from their digital cable provider, PCs on the home
network, and the Internet. Also scheduled for release later this
month are additional software upgrades to Moxi, which include new
search and record option menus. These software updates will enable
users to specify preferred record settings that can be applied to
any new recorded TV shows or TV series. The new menu structure
delivers easier access and better visibility related to the DVR
function of the Moxi HD DVR, such as available hard drive space and
other Moxi HD DVR related recording and scheduling functions.
Software upgrades, which have been delivered each quarter since
unveiling the Moxi at CES in January 2009, continue to be delivered
to the consumer automatically and at no charge. Taking advantage of
ARRIS e-tail infrastructure, the company is also introducing
payment via major credit card instead of the PayPal option
previously offered. The new Moxi pricing and bundle options are
available now at http://www.moxi.com/. For more details, technical
specifications and screen images of the Moxi HD DVR and Moxi Mate,
please visit: http://www.moxi.com/. You can also follow Moxi on
Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/moxi_hd or on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/moxi.hd. About ARRIS ARRIS is a global
communications technology company specializing in the design,
engineering and supply of technology supporting triple- and
quad-play broadband services for residential and business customers
around the world. The company supplies broadband operators with the
tools and platforms they need to deliver, reliable telephony,
demand driven video, next-generation advertising and high-speed
data services. ARRIS products expand and help grow network capacity
with access and outside plant construction equipment, reliably
deliver voice, video and data services and assure optimal service
delivery for end customers. Headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, USA,
ARRIS has R&D centers in Suwanee; Chicago, IL; Beaverton OR,
Kirkland, WA; State College, PA; Wallingford CT; Waltham, MA; Cork,
Ireland; and Shenzhen, China, and operates support and sales
offices throughout the world. Information about ARRIS products and
services can be found at http://www.arrisi.com/. ARRIS, Moxi, and
their respective logos are the trademarks of ARRIS. Emmy is the
trademark of ATAS/NATA. Flickr and the Flickr logo are the
trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. Rhapsody is the trademark of
RealNetworks, Inc. All other marks are the property of their
respective owners. Recording capacity times can vary depending on
content type and bit rates utilized by the provider. Stated
recording capacities are calculated in typical usage scenarios.
Certain future services may be offered at additional cost.
DATASOURCE: ARRIS CONTACT: Casi Kneebone, Bite Communications, ;
Erica Beyer, ARRIS, , Alex Swan, ARRIS. Web Site:
http://www.arrisi.com/
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