DirecTV launches non-TiVo digital recorder
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DirecTV Launches Non-TiVo Digital
Recorder (Reuters)
DirecTV Launches Non-TiVo Digital
Recorder (Reuters)
01/06/2005 10:15 PMReuters - DirecTV Group Inc. on
Thursday debuted its first digital video recorder with
technology from another News Corp. division, raising
questions about the strength of its relationship with digital
video recording pioneer TiVo.
"
TiVo Series2 140-Hour Digital Video
Recorder
Buy at Amazon"
"
TiVo Series2 140-Hour Digital Video
Recorder
Buy at Amazon"
04/14/2004 10:32 PMDirecTV Helps TiVo
DirecTV Helps TiVo
12/11/2003 04:57 PM
DirecTV helps TiVo... but not TiVo users. While
CNET reports that TiVo's partnership with DirecTV has
driven subs up to the 1 million mark, my poor DirecTiVo satellite/DVR
combo is
orphaned
sans the Home Media Option and any of the cool new software features
(e.g. folders)--and, indeed, any software updates to speak
of--appearing on the standalone Tivo boxes. The Web-based recording
and ability to stream audio from my MP3 store to my hifi via TiVo were
the
very reasons I upgraded to a Series 2 TiVo.
Sure is nice to see TiVo doing so well though; mind you, I do mean
that--this
particular
beef is with DirecTV.
DirecTV Deletes TiVo
DirecTV Deletes TiVo
06/09/2004 10:58 AMDirecTV sells its 4% stake in TiVo and resigns its board seat.
DirecTV Machine Will Compete With TiVo
DirecTV Machine Will Compete With TiVo
01/07/2005 12:15 AMNew York Times Jan 7 2005 4:12AM GMT
TiVo, DirecTV extend ad pact
TiVo, DirecTV extend ad pact
04/05/2005 02:02 PMCNN Money Apr 5 2005 5:22PM GMT
A failed DirecTV acquisition of TiVo?
A failed DirecTV acquisition of TiVo?
04/05/2005 05:42 PMBlog: DirecTV at one time discussed acquiring TiVo, but TiVo turned
DirecTV down, according to a Monday column by Phillip Swann in
TVpredictions.com....
The Rocky TiVo-DirecTV Relationship
The Rocky TiVo-DirecTV Relationship
04/04/2005 04:17 PMDirecTV sells its TiVo stake
DirecTV sells its TiVo stake
06/08/2004 06:27 PMDirecTV Says Sold Stake in TiVo
DirecTV Says Sold Stake in TiVo
06/09/2004 04:12 AMBoston Globe Jun 9 2004 8:34AM GMT
DirecTV exec quits TiVo board
DirecTV exec quits TiVo board
06/04/2004 01:48 PMTiVo, DirecTV Sign Advertising Deal
TiVo, DirecTV Sign Advertising Deal
04/05/2005 02:58 PMIn a possible sign that relations between satellite television
provider DirecTV and DVR-maker TiVo may be improving, details of a new
advertising agreement between the two companies were made public
Tuesday. The deal allows for both companies to leverage TiVo's
"advanced advertising capabilities" on DirecTV TiVo units.
Glitch hits DirecTV TiVo boxes
Glitch hits DirecTV TiVo boxes
07/28/2004 06:20 PMA software download apparently hits "pause" on some some digital video
recorders.
DirecTV sells its equity stake in TiVo
DirecTV sells its equity stake in TiVo
06/08/2004 06:58 PMCNET Jun 8 2004 10:08PM GMT
Tough times for TiVo as DirecTV loses
interest
Tough times for TiVo as DirecTV loses
interest
06/09/2004 06:08 AMWhile most of the humming and hawing over TiVo is mere sensationalism,
in recent days the company has been struck with a 1-2 punch from its
biggest partner, DirecTV.
TiVo Troubles Climb as DirecTV Ditches
Shares
TiVo Troubles Climb as DirecTV Ditches
Shares
06/08/2004 10:11 PMShares of TiVo dropped more than 14 percent Tuesday after DirecTV sold
its entire stake in the digital video recorder pioneer, heightening
concerns that the satellite TV company would end their relationship.
Tivo stock plunges as DirecTV sells
shares
Tivo stock plunges as DirecTV sells
shares
06/08/2004 08:36 PMSiliconValley.com Jun 9 2004 0:06AM GMT
DirecTV helps TiVo to reach million mark
DirecTV helps TiVo to reach million mark
11/04/2003 02:31 PMThe digital video recorder company says it has signed up 1 million
subscribers, propelled by its partnership with satellite service
provider DirecTV.
TiVo to offer recorder without set-top
box
TiVo to offer recorder without set-top
box
01/06/2005 12:23 PMIn an effort for the company to differentiate itself from recording
services offered by satellite and cable providers, TiVo has announced
plans to introduce a high-resolution digital video recorder as well as
deliver programming over internet lines.
"It's our strategy for moving beyond DVR, and be competitive in our
strategy to differentiate ourselves from generic DVRs and to
continually add value to our service," , TiVo CEO,Michael Ramsay said
in an interview at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
"The core of our business remains in the retail space, and we are
pushing hard... but we have the opportunity to offer something that is
very different than what cable companies offer."
Cablevision to Introduce Tivo-Like TV
Recorder
Cablevision to Introduce Tivo-Like TV
Recorder
12/09/2003 08:41 PMBoston Globe Dec 9 2003 7:09PM ET
Pioneer had DVD recorder with built in
TiVo
Pioneer had DVD recorder with built in
TiVo
10/29/2003 11:21 AMI have a feeling that the MPAA is going to loose there mind on this
one and something in the...
TiVo Tying TV To The Net Looking to tie
television to the Internet, digital
video recording makers TiVo on Jun
TiVo Tying TV To The Net Looking to tie
television to the Internet, digital
video recording makers TiVo on Jun
06/10/2004 10:28 PMAVN Online Jun 11 2004 2:45AM GMT
TiVo to Launch Integrated Video Recorder
(AP)
TiVo to Launch Integrated Video Recorder
(AP)
01/06/2005 10:15 PMAP - TiVo Inc. wants to declutter living rooms and simplify changing
channels with its television recorders as it announced plans Thursday
to launch models that integrate the converter boxes required by many
cable TV companies.
TiVo to Launch Cable Video Recorder
TiVo to Launch Cable Video Recorder
01/06/2005 04:59 PMSan Jose Mercury News Jan 6 2005 8:05PM GMT
TiVo to Launch Cable Video Recorder (AP)
TiVo to Launch Cable Video Recorder (AP)
01/06/2005 03:04 PMAP - TiVo Inc. wants to declutter living rooms and simplify changing
channels with its television recorders as it announced plans Thursday
to launch models that integrate the converter boxes required by many
cable TV companies.
TiVo to Offer Video Recorder Without
Set-Top Box (Reuters)
TiVo to Offer Video Recorder Without
Set-Top Box (Reuters)
01/06/2005 07:29 AMReuters - TiVo Inc. plans to introduce a
high-resolution digital video recorder and deliver programming
over Internet lines, in an effort to differentiate itself from
recording services offered by cable and satellite providers, it
said on Thursday.
Humax, TiVo team on 300-hour recorder
Humax, TiVo team on 300-hour recorder
07/13/2004 04:59 PMNew DVR has the potential to be the enlightened consumer's "home
server," one executive says.
TiVo to launch video recorder that
integrates cable box
TiVo to launch video recorder that
integrates cable box
01/06/2005 04:59 PMSiliconValley.com Jan 6 2005 7:57PM GMT
Digital Video Recorder
Digital Video Recorder
01/03/2004 02:12 PMDVR 3.2 released !
ViMS, PVR - Digital TV Recorder
ViMS, PVR - Digital TV Recorder
04/10/2004 11:32 AMViMS - CVS now back online
NTT DoCoMo OnQ Digital Broadcast
Recorder
NTT DoCoMo OnQ Digital Broadcast
Recorder
05/18/2004 10:38 PMMobileMag May 19 2004 2:03AM GMT
A Digital Video Recorder Leader Lags
A Digital Video Recorder Leader Lags
04/26/2004 02:00 AMTiVo, the company that popularized DVR's, isn't taking part in their
new popularity. Also: the most popular movies, TV shows, books and
software.
"Sony’s 1TB digital video recorder with
seven TV tuners"
"Sony’s 1TB digital video recorder with
seven TV tuners"
05/13/2004 03:37 AMGriffin's digital voice recorder for the
iPod
Griffin's digital voice recorder for the
iPod
01/06/2004 02:07 AMToday's the big day we find out whether the rumors about those
miniPods are true (we'll post up the news as soon as we get...
FlipAlbum Recorder offered for digital
photo fans
FlipAlbum Recorder offered for digital
photo fans
04/12/2004 11:24 PME-Book Systems has introduced the US$299 FlipAlbum Recorder, a
standalone device that lets you view, archive and share digital
photos...
Two reviews of Sony's new Clie Digital
Video Recorder
Two reviews of Sony's new Clie Digital
Video Recorder
12/19/2003 01:04 PMBargain PDA and ClieSource both review the new Clie Digital Video
Recorder from Sony (also known as the PEGA-VR100K) that can
automatically record TV shows...
EyeTV 200 FireWire digital video
recorder announced
EyeTV 200 FireWire digital video
recorder announced
01/07/2004 06:45 PMAlso announced by Elgato Systems today announced its EyeTV 200
FireWire digital video recorder, which makes it possible to watch,
record, edit and archive high-quality, MPEG-2 encoded television on
the Mac...
Elgato introduces DVB-T digital video
recorder, with Common Interface
Elgato introduces DVB-T digital video
recorder, with Common Interface
09/02/2004 11:16 PMElgato Systems today
announced the release of the
EyeTV 410 digital
video recorder for DVB-T with Common Interface (CI). Based on the
award-winning technology of EyeTV 400 (for free-to-air digital
terrestrial television), this product is designed for countries where
PayTV via DVB-T is available. The new EyeTV 410 will find its users
particularly in countries, where the TV channels are broadcast via
DVB-T in encrypted format only. The new product also works in
countries with free-to-air DVB-T broadcasting. With EyeTV 410, users
can watch, record, timeshift, edit and archive digital terrestrial TV
in stunning picture and sound quality.
I hate this digital video recorder:
Scientific-Atlanta Explorer 8000
I hate this digital video recorder:
Scientific-Atlanta Explorer 8000
08/16/2004 04:02 PMI can't begin to say how much I despise the
Explorer
8000 digital video recorder made by Scientific-Atlanta. That's the
system Time-Warner gave us when my wife signed us up for cable service
a few weeks ago.
I was out of town on the day they were scheduled to install it, so I
told my wife to make sure the DVR was real TiVo, because I'd played
with a TiVo belonging to my friend, and thought it was just about
perfect. The service tech came and told her it was real TiVo. When I
got back and saw that the ugly box didn't have a happy bipedal TV set
logo on it, I was disappointed, but willing to give it a try.
The first thing I noticed was the crappy user interface. Unlike TiVo,
there's no audible signal when you press a button. And because it
takes a couple of seconds after pressing a button for anything to
happen on the screen, I often press the button twice, thinking the
first press didn't go through. What happens when you press a button
twice is that you see the result on the screen for a split second
before it disappears, because the second press cancels the first
press. That means I have to press the button a third time, and wait
another mini-eternity for something to happen.
So many other things suck about the user interface that I can't list
them all. But the main UI problems include lack of keyword scheduling,
way-too-slow fast-forwarding, no alpha character entry, and the
inability to see how many hours of programming are available on the
hard drive.
This last flaw hit home when the machine suddenly stopped recording
shows. I tried everything I could to get it to work, including
rebooting the system and calling Time Warner Cable customer service.
They told me that they'd have to replace the unit, which would take
five days.
Five days later a service technician came with a new box. I asked
him if this problem was common, because Google returns a lot of pages
from people who think the Explorer 8000 is a piece of junk. He said
the system is fine as long as you didn't store too many shows on it.
If you fill up the hard drive, the system freezes up, and there's no
way a user can undo it. But how do you know when the disk is close to
being full if there's no gage to tell you? The service tech's answer:
"don't keep very many shows on the hard drive." That pretty much
defeats the purpose of a DVR, doesn't it?
He also warned me not to put anything on top of it, as it was
notorious for overheating and seizing up. I told him I was considering
TiVo, but he insisted the Explorer 8000 was better than TiVo. How so,
I asked? "We will give you a new one if it breaks," he said.
Our second Explorer 8000 is also a piece of junk. Like the first
one, it regularly fails to record requested shows. But this one goes
even further in its attempt to aggravate me by freezing up while
playing back a show, and pixelating and jittering like a lost episode
of Max Headroom.
Yesterday I was at Best Buy, and I noticed that 40-hour TiVos were
on sale for $50 after rebate. I bought one and set it up. What a
difference! If TiVo were a beverage, it'd be a tall glass of Jamaican
ginger beer with chipped ice and a lime wedge, while the Explorer 800
would be a paper cup of warm fake lemonade stirred with the finger of
a nose-picking six-year-old.
I can't wait to get the Explorer 8000 out of my house. Why did Time
Warner make a deal with this company?
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