2 September, 2008
Verizon FIOS TV DVR
I recently swapped my old Series 2 TiVo for an HD-capable DVR from Verizon FiOS. While I love the fact that I can record high-def programming, I miss my trusty, user-friendly TiVo. Here are a few things that Verizon — and all of the cable companies that also rent DVRs to their customers — could learn from TiVo....click to continue reading.
11 August, 2008
Washington DC to get FIOS?
My city peeps might soon have the option of getting Internet + TV through Verizon's fiber optic service. I recently wrote about my switch to FiOS. Here's a mini followup.
...click to continue reading.8 August, 2008
Maybe a merger would do them some good...
I was a big fan of Satellite TV going back to grad school. Back then, you could get a decent channel package for around $30/month, easily beating the price of cable. Even factoring in buying the Dish and Receiver, the savings at the time paid for themselves in under two years (at least in Blacksburg in the late 90s). I even used to brag how we didn't lose signal during the last hurricane to rumble through Northern Virginia.
But over the last year, I became greatly disatisfied with Dish Network, my former provider.
...click to continue reading.24 July, 2007
TivoHD for the rest of you
The long awaited TivoHD has been officially announced. Its Tivo's more affordable high-definition tuner, costing $299 compared to the Series3 which retails for almost $800.
...click to continue reading.While the TiVo HD is really a refined Series 3 under the hood and not a half-breed, the branding and the push make it clear that TiVo is hoping that the TiVo HD sees the successes of which the Series 3 could only dream.
27 March, 2007
New Tivo Video and Photo Sharing Service
Tivo has partnered with One True Media to let users share video and photos with other Tivo users.
...click to continue reading.19 July, 2006
Series 3 TiVo's out "soon"
From TivoBlog, news that Series 3 TiVo's are currently in beta testing and will be released ssoon. These will be the first units to include a CableCARD decoders (so that you can record digital content bypassing your cable provider's set top box) and HD.
...click to continue reading.19 April, 2006
the TiVolution will be ...
Jim Barton has an extensive article detailing the challenges faced in designing and rolling out the TiVo service.
...click to continue reading.The two burdens that are probably most annoying to the user are a complex and difficult control interface and lack of reliability.
7 April, 2006
TiVo vs Echostar lawsuit
If you're a tivo user as I am, or are considering getting one, you might want to know that TiVo's lawsuit against EchoStar (DishNetwork) over a patent dispute began today. PVR Wire has a summary of what happened today, and so does the unofficial
...click to continue reading.9 March, 2006
New TiVo pricing plan
A common resason I hear for not getting a Tivo is a reluctance to pay a monthly fee for little more than the electronic TV guide. Never mind that your cable company also charges you a monthly fee for your DVR, or that the generic DVRs have a horrible user interface and don't have wonderful features like the SeasonPass.
...click to continue reading.24 February, 2006
Motley Fool on TiVo
The Motley Fool has a good feature looking at the outlook for TiVo from both a bullish and bearish perspective. I still have hope for TiVo, I know Sandy and Greg were impressed a bit when I pulled up my music collection to stream to my living room.
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