Prismiq, which claims to be a leader in networked entertainment devices and software and SnapStream Media which develops digital entertainment software have announced a partnership for integration of SnapStream's Personal Video Station TV recording software with the Prismiq MediaPlayer networked entertainment gateway system.

This integration will provide consumers with greater PVR (personal video recorder) functionality and flexibility, with the ability to watch multiple television shows that were recorded on their PC hard disk simultaneously on TVs throughout the home.

SnapStream's patent-pending TV recording software resides on the networked PC and makes TV recordings onto the PC's hard disk. The Prismiq MediaPlayer sits atop any television, stereo, or entertainment centre, and via an Ethernet, wireless (WiFi), or other home network connection, enables users to play PC and Internet media files on their home entertainment centre, TVs and/or stereos. With this new partnership, users will also be able to access SnapStream TV recordings and play them back -- even different pre-recorded shows on different TVs at the same time -- in a turn-key fashion.

SnapStream software turns the PC into a TV recording device, giving consumers the ability to digitally record their favorite television shows onto their PC hard disk in a PVR fashion. SnapStream TV recordings can then be accessed anytime, anywhere -- over the wireless home network, over the Internet, on handheld devices, on laptops, and with devices like the Prismiq MediaPlayer, on televisions anywhere in the house.

The Prismiq MediaPlayer eliminates the requirement to be physically present at the PC in order to experience digital movies, MP3 audio, and digital pictures. It also connects to the Internet through the home network for relaxed, TV-based web surfing, instant messaging, personalised TV-displayed news, and easy access to emerging next-generation broadband services.