Plug and Replay: Cardless Kit Turns a PC Into a TV Recorder. Personal video recorders like TiVo are continuing their march into the living rooms of the land, but for TV fans who have nice big hard drives on their computers, the PC can become a personal video recorder itself. An all-in-one kit from Pinnacle Systems, PCTV Deluxe, effects that transformation, making it possible for viewers to record programs on their laptops or desktop computers and watch them whenever they want. By J.d. Biersdorfer. [New York Times: Technology]