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If you've been waiting with baited breath to get your hands on a new Moxi PVR from Digeo, well, the wait isn't over yet. But thanks to MegaZone over at TiVo Lovers, we've got a few new details to share about Digeo's upcoming set top box and PC software.

First up, while Digeo does plan to charge $1000 for its TiVo Series3 competitor, that price looks a bit more reasonable when you find out that there will be no monthly subscription fee. TiVo doesn't really offer lifetime subscriptions anymore, and when the company did it would charge up to $400. So that makes the Moxi set top box more of a $600 high definition video recorder with a lifetime service.

As for the PC software, MegaZone reports that it does almost everything the set top box interface does -- but on a PC. Digeo has made a few odd choices. For example, right now Moxi TV for PC runs on Windows XP but there's no support for Windows Vista. Tat will change soon, but it still seems a bit odd. The PC software also lacks the on-screen information browser that you get with the set top box software. In principle this makes sense because if you're using a PC you can open a full fledged browser. But I think Moxi is ignoring the fact that some people might want to run this software on a dedicated PC sitting next to their TV with no computer monitor and keyboard around.

You can find about a billion more details about these and other Digeo/Moxi products at TiVo Lovers.