More on Apple and PVRs

In an article entitled  Merrill Lynch looks to 'killer' Apple home media server, The Register talks about the battle that's emerging in the consumer space between traditional home appliance makers and computer manufacturers. Much as I felt in the article New Apple iMac G5 a missed opportunity?, they see Apple as being much better placed than Microsoft to provide a solution for the home.

"It's premature to know which (if any) device will become the centrepiece of the digital family room of the future," the firm said. "Still, we doubt that PCs - even Media Center PCs - will win because they are too complex and unstable. It strikes us as more likely that either (1) the game console will move up market to become the leading device or (2) a new system we dub the entertainment server will be created."

"A 200GB Apple server at a reasonable price and possibly with PVR technology could be Apple's next category killer," the firm said.