<PAGE>   1
        As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2001.
                                                    Registration No. 333-_______
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                             SONICBLUE INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                 Delaware                                     77-0204341
----------------------------------------------    ------------------------------
        (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

         2841 Mission College Boulevard
             Santa Clara, California                           95054
----------------------------------------------    ------------------------------
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                         REPLAYTV, INC. 1997 STOCK PLAN
                         REPLAYTV, INC. 1999 STOCK PLAN
                         ------------------------------
                            (Full title of the plan)

                                                               Copy to:
              KENNETH F. POTASHNER
            Chief Executive Officer                        STANTON D. WONG
             SONICblue Incorporated                    Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
         2841 Mission College Boulevard                  2550 Hanover Street
             Santa Clara, CA 95054                       Palo Alto, CA 94304
              (408) 588-8000                               (650) 233-4500
--------------------------------------------    --------------------------------
    (Name, address and telephone number,
 including area code, of agent for service)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Proposed
                                                  Proposed          Maximum
                                                   Maximum         Aggregate        Amount of
     Title of Securities         Amount To     Offering Price      Offering       Registration
      To Be Registered         Be Registered    per Share(1)       Price(1)            Fee
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                            <C>             <C>               <C>              <C>
Common Stock, $0.0001 par        2,276,204         $1.05         $2,390,014.20      $  598
value(2): To be issued under
the ReplayTV, Inc. 1997
Stock Plan
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, $0.0001 par        2,777,764         $1.00         $2,777,764.00      $  694
value(2): To be issued under
the ReplayTV, Inc. 1999
Stock Plan
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Registration Fee              N/A             N/A              N/A            $1,292
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

(1) Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the amount of the
    registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933,
    as amended. The offering prices are based upon the weighted average exercise
    prices for options previously granted by ReplayTV, Inc.

(2) Associated with the Common Stock are Series A Participating Preferred Stock
    Purchase Rights that will not be exercisable or evidenced separately from
    the Common Stock prior to the occurrence of certain events.

                              --------------------

The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with
Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<PAGE>   2

SONICblue Incorporated (the "Registrant") acquired all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of ReplayTV, Inc. ("ReplayTV") pursuant to an
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 23, 2001, among the Registrant,
ReplayTV and Rewind Acquisition Corp. ("Merger Sub"), as amended by the First
Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 22, 2001, among the
Registrant, ReplayTV and Merger Sub. The shares to be registered hereunder are
issuable pursuant to options assumed by the Registrant that were originally
granted under the ReplayTV, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan, as amended, and the ReplayTV,
Inc. 1999 Stock Plan, as amended.

                                     PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

ITEM 1.        PLAN INFORMATION.*

ITEM 2.        REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.*

*       Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
        prospectus is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with
        Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form
        S-8.

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.        INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

        The following documents filed by Registrant (File No. 0-21126) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:

               (a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
        year ended December 31, 2000, as amended by Form 10-K/A filed on May 23,
        2001;

               (b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
        quarter ended March 31, 2001;

               (c) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 18,
        2001, as amended by Form 8-K/A filed on February 28, 2001, and Current
        Reports on Form 8-K dated February 1, 2001 (filed on February 5, 2001),
        dated March 23, 2001 (filed on March 26, 2001) and dated June 27, 2001
        (filed on July 12, 2001);

               (d) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in
        the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on January 21,
        1993, as amended by Form 8-A/A filed on September 28, 1999; and

               (e) The description of the Registrant's Series A Participating
        Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Registrant's
        Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on May 20, 1998, as amended by
        Form 8-A/A filed on September 28, 1999.

        In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.



                                      -2-
<PAGE>   3

ITEM 4.        DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

        Not applicable.

ITEM 5.        INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

        Not applicable.

ITEM 6.        INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

        Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides for the
indemnification of officers, directors, and other corporate agents in terms
sufficiently broad to indemnify such persons under certain circumstances for
liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). Article VII of the Registrant's
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article V of the Registrant's Bylaws
provide for indemnification of the Registrant's directors, officers, employees
and other agents to the extent and under the circumstances permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law. The Registrant has also entered into
agreements with its directors and officers that will require the Registrant,
among other things, to indemnify the directors and officers against certain
liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or
officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by law.

ITEM 7.        EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

        Not applicable.

ITEM 8.        EXHIBITS.

<TABLE>
<S>         <C>
  5.1       Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP.

 23.1       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.

 23.2       Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 24.1       Power of Attorney (see page 5).

 99.1       ReplayTV, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan.

 99.2       ReplayTV, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan.
</TABLE>

ITEM 9.        UNDERTAKINGS.

        (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

               (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
        made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                      (i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3)
               of the Securities Act of 1933;

                      (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
               arising after the effective date of the registration statement
               (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
               individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
               in the information set forth in the registration statement.
               Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
               of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
               offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
               deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
               offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
               with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,



                                      -3-
<PAGE>   4

               in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
               more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price
               set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
               effective registration statement;

                      (iii) To include any material information with respect to
               the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
               registration statement or any material change to such information
               in the registration statement;

               Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
               not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form
               S-8, and the information required to be included in a
               post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
               periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to section 13
               or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
               incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

               (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
        Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
        deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
        offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
        be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

               (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
        amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
        the termination of the offering.

        (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.



                                      -4-
<PAGE>   5

                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Santa Clara, State of California, on August 6, 2001.

                                        SONICBLUE INCORPORATED



                                        By       /s/ Kenneth F. Potashner
                                          --------------------------------------
                                                   Kenneth F. Potashner
                                                  Chief Executive Officer
                                               (Principal Executive Officer)


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Kenneth F. Potashner and Jonathan J. Todd, and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes,
may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                     Name                                      Title                          Date
                     ----                                      -----                          ----
<S>                                           <C>                                       <C>
         /s/ Kenneth F. Potashner             President, Chief Executive Officer        August  6, 2001
  --------------------------------------      (Principal Executive Officer) and
             Kenneth F. Potashner             Chairman of the Board

           /s/ Jonathan J. Todd               Chief Financial Officer (Principal        August  6, 2001
  --------------------------------------      Financial and Accounting Officer)
               Jonathan J. Todd

            /s/ Terry N. Holdt                Vice Chairman of the Board                August  6, 2001
  --------------------------------------
                Terry N. Holdt

             /s/ Robert P. Lee                Director                                  August  6, 2001
  --------------------------------------
                Robert P. Lee

                                              Director
  --------------------------------------
              Carmelo J. Santoro

           /s/ James T. Schraith              Director                                  August  9, 2001
  --------------------------------------
              James T. Schraith
</TABLE>



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<PAGE>   6

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

<TABLE>
<S>         <C>
  5.1       Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP.

 23.1       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.

 23.2       Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 24.1       Power of Attorney (see page 5).

 99.1       ReplayTV, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan.

 99.2       ReplayTV, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan.
</TABLE>


                                      -6-
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1
        As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2001.
                                                    Registration No. 333-_______
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                             SONICBLUE INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 Delaware                                     77-0204341
----------------------------------------------    ------------------------------
        (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

         2841 Mission College Boulevard
             Santa Clara, California                           95054
----------------------------------------------    ------------------------------
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                         REPLAYTV, INC. 1997 STOCK PLAN
                         REPLAYTV, INC. 1999 STOCK PLAN
                         ------------------------------
                            (Full title of the plan)

                                                               Copy to:
              KENNETH F. POTASHNER
            Chief Executive Officer                        STANTON D. WONG
             SONICblue Incorporated                    Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
         2841 Mission College Boulevard                  2550 Hanover Street
             Santa Clara, CA 95054                       Palo Alto, CA 94304
              (408) 588-8000                               (650) 233-4500
--------------------------------------------    --------------------------------
    (Name, address and telephone number,
 including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Proposed
                                                  Proposed          Maximum
                                                   Maximum         Aggregate        Amount of
     Title of Securities         Amount To     Offering Price      Offering       Registration
      To Be Registered         Be Registered    per Share(1)       Price(1)            Fee
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, $0.0001 par        2,276,204         $1.05         $2,390,014.20      $  598
value(2): To be issued under
the ReplayTV, Inc. 1997
Stock Plan
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, $0.0001 par        2,777,764         $1.00         $2,777,764.00      $  694
value(2): To be issued under
the ReplayTV, Inc. 1999
Stock Plan
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Registration Fee              N/A             N/A              N/A            $1,292
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the amount of the
    registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933,
    as amended. The offering prices are based upon the weighted average exercise
    prices for options previously granted by ReplayTV, Inc.

(2) Associated with the Common Stock are Series A Participating Preferred Stock
    Purchase Rights that will not be exercisable or evidenced separately from
    the Common Stock prior to the occurrence of certain events.

                              --------------------

The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with
Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2

SONICblue Incorporated (the "Registrant") acquired all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of ReplayTV, Inc. ("ReplayTV") pursuant to an
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 23, 2001, among the Registrant,
ReplayTV and Rewind Acquisition Corp. ("Merger Sub"), as amended by the First
Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 22, 2001, among the
Registrant, ReplayTV and Merger Sub. The shares to be registered hereunder are
issuable pursuant to options assumed by the Registrant that were originally
granted under the ReplayTV, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan, as amended, and the ReplayTV,
Inc. 1999 Stock Plan, as amended.

                                     PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

ITEM 1.        PLAN INFORMATION.*

ITEM 2.        REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.*

*       Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
        prospectus is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance with
        Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Note to Part I of Form
        S-8.

                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.        INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

        The following documents filed by Registrant (File No. 0-21126) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:

               (a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
        year ended December 31, 2000, as amended by Form 10-K/A filed on May 23,
        2001;

               (b) The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
        quarter ended March 31, 2001;

               (c) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 18,
        2001, as amended by Form 8-K/A filed on February 28, 2001, and Current
        Reports on Form 8-K dated February 1, 2001 (filed on February 5, 2001),
        dated March 23, 2001 (filed on March 26, 2001) and dated June 27, 2001
        (filed on July 12, 2001);

               (d) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in
        the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on January 21,
        1993, as amended by Form 8-A/A filed on September 28, 1999; and

               (e) The description of the Registrant's Series A Participating
        Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Registrant's
        Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on May 20, 1998, as amended by
        Form 8-A/A filed on September 28, 1999.

        In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.

                                      -2-
3

ITEM 4.        DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

        Not applicable.

ITEM 5.        INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

        Not applicable.

ITEM 6.        INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

        Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides for the
indemnification of officers, directors, and other corporate agents in terms
sufficiently broad to indemnify such persons under certain circumstances for
liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). Article VII of the Registrant's
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Article V of the Registrant's Bylaws
provide for indemnification of the Registrant's directors, officers, employees
and other agents to the extent and under the circumstances permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law. The Registrant has also entered into
agreements with its directors and officers that will require the Registrant,
among other things, to indemnify the directors and officers against certain
liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or
officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by law.

ITEM 7.        EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

        Not applicable.

ITEM 8.        EXHIBITS.
5.1       Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP.

 23.1       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.

 23.2       Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 24.1       Power of Attorney (see page 5).

 99.1       ReplayTV, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan.

 99.2       ReplayTV, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan.
ITEM 9.        UNDERTAKINGS.

        (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

               (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
        made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                      (i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3)
               of the Securities Act of 1933;

                      (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
               arising after the effective date of the registration statement
               (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
               individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
               in the information set forth in the registration statement.
               Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
               of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
               offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
               deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
               offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
               with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if,

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4

               in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
               more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price
               set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
               effective registration statement;

                      (iii) To include any material information with respect to
               the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
               registration statement or any material change to such information
               in the registration statement;

               Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
               not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form
               S-8, and the information required to be included in a
               post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
               periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to section 13
               or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
               incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

               (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
        Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be
        deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
        offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
        be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

               (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
        amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
        the termination of the offering.

        (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                      -4-
5

                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Santa Clara, State of California, on August 6, 2001.

                                        SONICBLUE INCORPORATED

                                        By       /s/ Kenneth F. Potashner
                                          --------------------------------------
                                                   Kenneth F. Potashner
                                                  Chief Executive Officer
                                               (Principal Executive Officer)

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Kenneth F. Potashner and Jonathan J. Todd, and
each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including
post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes,
may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name                                      Title                          Date
                     ----                                      -----                          ----
/s/ Kenneth F. Potashner             President, Chief Executive Officer        August  6, 2001
  --------------------------------------      (Principal Executive Officer) and
             Kenneth F. Potashner             Chairman of the Board

           /s/ Jonathan J. Todd               Chief Financial Officer (Principal        August  6, 2001
  --------------------------------------      Financial and Accounting Officer)
               Jonathan J. Todd

            /s/ Terry N. Holdt                Vice Chairman of the Board                August  6, 2001
  --------------------------------------
                Terry N. Holdt

             /s/ Robert P. Lee                Director                                  August  6, 2001
  --------------------------------------
                Robert P. Lee

                                              Director
  --------------------------------------
              Carmelo J. Santoro

           /s/ James T. Schraith              Director                                  August  9, 2001
  --------------------------------------
              James T. Schraith
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6

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
5.1       Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP.

 23.1       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.

 23.2       Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 24.1       Power of Attorney (see page 5).

 99.1       ReplayTV, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan.

 99.2       ReplayTV, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan.
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