Because plugging your TV into your TiVo is such a hassle, LG just announced a new series of HDTVs with built-in 250-GB hard drives to hold your recorded programming. The hard drive is big enough to hold about 30 hours of HD video or 200 hours of boring, old standard-definition TV. You do need more than just a hard drive to turn your TV into a full-fledged DVR device, so LG includes its own program guide on it. LG's DVR software has been somewhat lacking in features in their past models, allowing you to record shows but not featuring the scheduling features of a TiVo recorder, but we don't know if they've upgraded their software for these new TVs. Coming in 37-, 42-, and 47-inch varieties, the LCD TVs will be released in Korea just in time for the soccer World Cup (early June). No word on pricing or availability stateside. — Adam Frucci

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