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TiVo: Would you like a commercial with that deleted program?
TiVo has added a commercial service called Program Placement that asks if a commercial can be shown while you delete shows from your TiVo DVR. This new service will launch in two weeks and promises to anger users as TiVo users have to press yet another button in addition to the standard "are you sure?" This is the latest enhancement of TiVo's DVR service with hopes of generating some much needed advertising dollars. MythTV, BeyondTV and SageTV look better all the time. More »
The *NEW* Wireless Mvix player is finally here
MvixUSA has finally released a wireless version of their Mvix player. In addition to adding wireless, they went hi-def and even added USB host ports for additional external hard drives, flash drives and external DVD-ROM drives. You can purchase the Wireless Mvix for $329 at the MvixStore . By the way, check out the review the Geeks did on Mvix MV-5000U, which was the precursor to the wireless version. Source: Gizmos for Geeks More »
Christmas Gift Guide: TiVo Series 3 DVR and Slingbox Make Top 5
Gizmos for Geeks is currently running their Christmas feature: " 12 Gizmos of Christmas " where the top 12 wished for gadget categories are featured, one per day. Each featured category then showcases three popular products. This year, "Video" is the 4th most wished for category as the Geeks believe there will be quite a few DVRs and accessories under the tree this year. The first two items chosen to represent the "Video" category were the Series 3 TiVo DVR and the Slingbox Pro . More »
DIRECTV Activates HD Local Channels in more markets
DirecTV has expanded into several more markets today: DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading satellite television service provider, is now offering local HD programming to customers in the Green Bay, Wisc., Greensboro, N.C., Grand Rapids, Mich. and Providence, R.I. DMAs. With the addition of these four markets, DIRECTV now offers local HD broadcast channels in 49 cities, representing more than 65 percent of U.S. TV households. DIRECTV plans to launch an additional eight HD local markets throughout the remainder of the year. DIRECTV's roll out of local HD channels is part of a nationwide expansion of HD programming that will culminate in 2007, when DIRECTV will have the ability to deliver more than 1,500 local HD channels and more than 150 national HD channels, establishing DIRECTV as a leading provider of HD programming. To check if you are able to receive local channels in HD, check out DirecTV's site . More »
Amazon Product Browser fo TiVo
Apps.tv recently released a new Amazon product browser which is available via a subscription on the apps.tv server. Last year, TiVo released an SDK (software development kit) encouraging developers to engineer new and unique software for use on TiVos as HME applications. Some innovative and useful applications such as a Stock Viewer , TrafficCam Viewer , and a Netflix RSS Reader to check on your Netflix account. Apps.tv was created and developed as a way to manage the many applications that can be built using HME on TiVo DVRs. Source: PVR Wire More »
Networks Discovering Downloadable TV Shows Raises Viewership
According to WebProNews , CBS conducted a poll recently which showed that viewers who download TV shows from network sites tend to watch more TV than the average viewer. Also, those viewers downloaded shows they had not watched before becoming new fans of those shows. Also, a recent trend with networks is that they have added canceled shows to the websites including CBS's Smith, Fox's Vanished and NBC's Kidnapped. There seems to be a general frustration with the networks for not paying closer attention to the trend of downloading TV shows from the Web. In a forum about downloading TV shows from the Web said "What a waste. I have downloaded shows for a while and always wondered why the networks haven't gotten into it." Finally, networks have discovered that the Internet is not a competitor but a technology that can actually enhance TV. So, what will this do for... More »
VHS, Dead at 30
It's official, Variety reports that VHS has died at the age of 30. Once a groundbreaking media format, VHS has been suffering from loneliness for several years now and died of natural causes in 2006 survived by DVD, TiVo, VOD and DirecTV. Consumers can continue to morn the passing of VHS by purchasing a piece of history at Toys'R'Us where you can still purchase "Barney" video tapes or you can find a multitude of VHS tapes at eBay. Born Vertical Helical Scan to parent JVC of Japan, the tape had a difficult childhood as it was forced to compete with Sony's Betamax format. After its youthful Betamax battles, the longer-playing VHS tapes eventually became the format of choice for millions of consumers. VHS enjoyed a lucrative career, transforming the way people watched movies and changing the economics of the film biz. VHS hit its peak with "The Lion King," which... More »
Last Post: December 4, 2008 9:36 PM by edgevideo.com
Pinnacle PCTV To Go Announced
As mentioned in DVRPG's Wireless HAVA Technology Review , Monsoon Multimedia has branded their HAVA product line for Pinnacle Systems. Avid Technology, Inc., today announced that its consumer division, Pinnacle Systems, Inc., is expanding its popular Pinnacle PCTV™ product family with the addition of Pinnacle PCTV To Go. This new product gives customers the ability to enjoy their home entertainment systems from any location in the home or around the world. Easy wireless setup, integrated Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) support and comprehensive digital video recorder (DVR) capabilities make Pinnacle PCTV To Go a must-have for anyone interested in watching high quality TV shows, sporting events, movies or news on a PC, anytime, anywhere. Zatznotfunny has a picture of the Wireless HAVA and Pinnacle PCTV To Go next to each other. The placeshifting arena is starting to heat up with yet another player besides SlingMedia and Sony . More »
TiVo Announces Broadband Video Delivery Strategy
TiVo sent out five new press releases today unveiling and outlining a new comprehensive broadband strategy with the concept of "It's not TV unless it's on the TV." Basically, Tivo plans to allow consumers the ability to get broadband video delivered directly to their TV sets in a simple to use interface. Here are highlights from TiVo's broadband strategy announcements: Unified Search – TiVo unveiled “unified search,” launching next year, whereby consumers can search across broadcast, cable and broadband content sources through an approach that seamlessly integrates all video for easy access, menuing, searching, recording, and viewing. Consumers want content from many different sources and with unified search they won’t need to visit multiple devices to view that content – it can all be easily accessed in one place from the TiVo “Now Playing” list. ICM – With broadband video choices, the number of TV options available became overwhelming, and... More »
TiVo Releases New Pricing FAQ
TiVo decided to release a Fall 2006 Pricing Faq due to the large number of confused and angry customer responses after increasing their monthly fees according to Dave Zatz . Q. What happened last Sunday and why? A. TiVo modified its pricing plans to lower the upfront cost for its Series2TM boxes to customers. It also made TiVo pricing consistent for both tivo.com customers and retail customers. Q. How can you justify increases in some of the service fees? A. The overall price that a customer pays for the TiVo box and service came down in most, but not all scenarios. You can still get TiVo service for $12.95/month, but with a 3-yr commitment. The upfront price of the Series2 box was either lowered or went away completely depending on the model. You can also get a TiVo box and service for significantly less than $12.95/month when you prepay for... More »
Nielsen Tracking DVR Usage
According to Nielsen Media Research , 78 percent of DVR viewers watch network prime-time shows that were recorded within two days of their initial broadcast and 84 percent play back shows within three days. 76 percent of viewers aged 18-49 played back broadcast network prime-time programs within 48 hours and 84 percent watched prime-time shows they recorded off advertiser-supported cable networks and 85 percent viewed time-shifted syndicated shows. "The TV landscape is changing rapidly, and as consumers increasingly decide for themselves when to watch their favorite shows, Nielsen will establish new means to track their behavior," said Pat McDonough, Nielsen Media Research's SVP of planning and analysis. "This latest analysis allows clients to better understand how DVR playback affects viewing over seven days. It will enable us to work with clients to determine the most appropriate way to incorporate this data into our measurements." More »
TiVo Changes Political Advertising
Politicians are struggling to get the word out about their campaigns with TiVo and other DVRs becoming more and more prevalent in households. Because of DVRs, political advertising has attempted to use new media as well with video ads on Goog-tube , Podcasts and Vodcasts . According to StarTribune : Special interests tossed $2 billion at politicians this election cycle. But technology such as TiVo, the Internet, satellite radio, DVDs and the like make it more difficult to reach potential voters with TV ads, which account for the largest chunk of campaign expenses in major races. "Certainly it makes it more difficult to get your message out because people now have the option of viewing commercials," said Mark Drake, communications director for the Republican Party of Minnesota. The article goes on to mention that young people, who are being targeted with the new media ads, simply are not "rocking the... More »
ReplayTV Reincarnated as PC Software
It takes time to get over a loss. Just recently I have been able to go entire days without even thinking about ReplayTV since they stopped making DVRs last year! In December of 2005, ReplayTV announced a change in strategic direction of producing a DVR for the PC. So, just when I think I'm over ReplayTV, they announce that they are "Coming To Your PC Early November 2006". ReplayTV will require the PC to run Windows XP on a P4 1.3GHz machine. You'll need a decently video card with 128MB of VRAM and a video tuner card. The ReplayTV software is included with some Hauppauge tuner cards. The pricing beats TiVo at $99.95 to purchase the software (and one year of service) and an annual fee of $19.95 per additional year. That's one month of service from TiVo! More »
TiVo Increases Monthly Fees
With DVR sales down , perhaps this is not the best time for TiVo to increase their monthly fees. Here is a summary of TiVo's new and increased price plans : 1. At the time of activation of a TiVo Service Only Payment Plan, you will be required to commit to the TiVo service for a minimum of one (1) year. 2. You may choose to either: (a) pay for your TiVo service on a monthly basis for three (3) years at $12.95 per month; two (2) years at $14.95 per month; or one (1) year at $19.95 per month; or (b) prepay for your TiVo service. The MULTI-SERVICE DISCOUNT reduces the Monthly TiVo service or TiVo Plus service subscription fee by $6 per month to $6.95 per month for (3) years; $8.95 per month for (2) years; or $13.95 per month for (1) year while in compliance with all... More »
TiVo Confirms WPA Support
According to Zatz Not Funny , TiVo has posted a new support note confirming the release of WPA security for TiVo-branded wireless adapters. Does TiVo Support WPA Encryption for Wireless Adapters? WPA encryption is supported for all Series2, Series2 DT, and Series3 HD DVRs, with these requirements: Software version 8.1 or later TiVo Wireless G Adapter Unfortunately, TiVo is restricting WPA encryption to TiVo-branded wireless G adapters and not supporting WPA2. More »
New Neuros OSD Firmware Release
Earlier this morning, new Neuros OSD Firmware was released. Version 3.25-0.23 has some significant improvements over 3.20-0.20 including much better passthru video quality during recording, 'eject' support for storage media, PSP support is functional and Lua script support. The Geeks have covered the Neuros OSD when the BETA of the product was first released back in September. Neuros Technology's OSD (Open Source Device) is an open-source Linux set-top box that allows you to watch and listen to your media where and when you want to. Powered by dual core multi-media processor, OSD can record from any source and record to a variety of open formats so you can play your content on various devices from laptops to cell phones. More »
No Decision in case against Cablevision's Network-DVR
According to Multichannel News , as of Wednesday, November 1st, there has not be a ruling in the case against Cablevision's proposed network-digital-video-recorder service. The content providers -- including 20th Century Fox Film, Turner Broadcasting System, Paramount Pictures, Disney Enterprises and broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC -- claim that the network-based DVR generates a second unauthorized programming "stream" stored on Cablevision's servers. Cablevision's response is that they are "facilitating the customer's fair use" and that their system is no different than today's set-top DVRs which allow subscribers to automatically record and playback programming. The planned Cablevision "RS-DVR" (Remote Server DVR) system is based on Arroyo Network's VOD systems. Arroyo was recently purchased by Cisco Systems with the deal set to close a couple days ago. Judge Denny Chin is expected to rule within the next few weeks. More »
Deal with Comcast hints at TiVo's future
Comcast and TiVo have signed a deal to put TiVo's DVR technology in set-top boxes sold by Comcast. This deal determines TiVo's future in other partnerships which will really determine success going forward for TiVo. While the deal was signed in March of this year and announced last year, TiVo is moving closer to the real-world tryout of putting its technology in Comcast set-top boxes giving TiVo access to Comcast's large customer base which should help TiVo in the long run... but only if cable customer's see the value in the TiVo service. Source: CNET More »
TIOTI: Tape It Off The Internet
TIOTI (Tape It Off The Internet) , a new download service looking to provide subscribers with legitimate television downloads with purchases and Bittorent feeds, is accepting email addresses for sending out invitation to use the service. Here's an excerpt about their service: We currently index 1,600+ TV shows - 90,000+ episodes - and we are matching everything up with content sources like iTunes, AOL and Amazon Unbox - with more to come. Our beta feature set allows you to do exactly what it says on the tin and do it in style. With integrated message boards, groups, personalised badges and an extensive API, we have lots more great stuff coming soon too. More »
HDTV - Only for the Wealthy?
Leichtman Research Group released a survey showing that over 80% of the consumers with HDTV make over $50,000 a year. In fact, the average household income for HDTV owners is $89,500 which is 42% above the national average income. In addition, only 1 in 6 households have HDTV which is up from 1 our of 14 households two years ago. While nothing seems surprising or out of the ordinary in LRG's assessment of the HDTV space, one thing that surprised me is that only a third of those surveyed knew about Fev 17, 2009, the federal deadline for TV stations to broadcast only digital signals. While HDTV's long-term sales are upbeating (about 20% of all households get a new TV set each year), that may not be fast enough to beat the federal deadline in 2009. "The government has been unrealistic from Day One," Leichtman says. "The digital cut-off date... More »
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