It recorded three straight shutouts in group play and was then beaten on penalty kicks in the second round by Ukraine after both teams failed to score in regulation or overtime.
Russia had defaulted on its debt in 1998 but after Putin came to power, it recorded nine successive years of growth.
Not only can it record two HD programs at one time (kind of normal), but can also burn recorded programs onto a Blu-ray disc.
Between 1988 and 2003, after the company was revived, it recorded seven of the operas.
It is down 17percentthis yearand and unless it turns around this will be the first time it has recorded three consecutive down years since 1939-41.
A spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said it had recorded seven deaths as a result of the storm.
The company's last fatal accident was more than 20 years ago, and it had recorded nine flight-related deaths in 40 years.
The dual tuner setup also allows it to record two channels at once.
It can record two hi-def programs at once while you view another that's already on the hard drive.
