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TiVo Premiere is Announced: One Box to Rule Them All (Press Release)

Community Headlines — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:09:36 GMT

INTRODUCING TIVO® PREMIERE, THE ONE BOX TO RULE THEM ALL New Box Offers a Stunning New HD Experience That Blows Away Any Other Cable Set-Top Box TiVo Opens Up the Box to Pandora Internet Radio, Maximizing the TiVo Music Experience Alviso, Calif. March 3 -TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), a leader in advanced television services, including digital video recorders (DVRs), announced today the launch of TiVo® Premiere and TiVo® Premiere XL boxes. TiVo Premiere elegantly combines access to cable programming, movies, web videos, and music all in one box at a truly affordable price. TiVo Premiere is now the only way to unlock the real value of the HD television set, a box that is more powerful, compact, and energy efficient than previous generations. If the DVR changed your life, TiVo Premiere will change it again. "It has never been this easy to get all your entertainment in one place, on the big screen, in HD, right at your fingertips. And the beauty of TiVo Premiere is that finding what to watch is just as fun as the watching the TV shows themselves. We accomplished it by using pictures and graphics to make the whole television guide experience come alive in...

Comcast Upgrades Motorola HD-DVRs, Adds Better Organization and New Features

Community Headlines — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:24:33 GMT

From Matt Whitlock's Mind Over Matt'er at TechLore.com I noticed this morning that my Comcast DCT-3416 Dual Tuner HD-DVR wasn't displaying its clock, something I rely on when playing with my daughter in the living room before starting work. Upon further investigation I discovered that none of the advanced functions of the DVR were available - no guide, no DVR menu, not even the menu. I got a picture and could change channels, but that was about it. I ultimately thought the internal hard drive failed (even though I could hear it spinning), which would explain some of the behavior I was seeing. I unplugged it a few times, let it reboot, and nothing. "Time to call Comcast," I thought... though that's certainly not something I ever look forward to. About 20 minutes later I was getting ready to pick up the phone, and then noticed the clock had returned. To my surprise, all of the features had re-appeared. The DVR, the Guide, and everything else, but with new features and enhancements. I've seen Comcast upgrade their cable boxes before, though usually with very minor upgrades. The worst was the "improvement" that added an advertisement at the bottom of my...

Series 3 and TiVo HD Users Now Get Pause Menu Ads

Community Headlines — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:11:49 GMT

Already present on older Series 2 TiVo hardware, Series 3 and HD TiVo owners now get to join in the fun of pause menu ads. Dave Zatz of Zatz Not Funny reports that the newest update to these units introduces the pause menu ads. This way, you can watch more ads while you skip others! Fortunately, TiVoCommunity member bfdtv reports that there is a way to hide the progress bar and avoid the additional ads. Sweet... click through to learn more! [Via Engadget]

iPhone Application Coming for DirecTV

Community Headlines — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:55:15 GMT

Great news for iPhone owners with DirecTV - the long-rumored and awaited iPhone client has surfaced, according to the folks over at Engadget HD. There's no estimated release date for the client, but users over at DBS Talk got a chance to mess around with it, and even put together some instructions on how to use it. Sounds like you'll be able to use it to control your DVR, schedule shows, and more. If you're anything like us, you're eagerly awaiting this awesome program! [Via Engadget HD]

TiVo and SeaChange Partnership Expands Video-On-Demand Offerings

Community Headlines — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:04:02 GMT

ALVISO, Calif. and ACTON, Mass., --- March 2, 2009 — TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC), the leading provider of video-on-demand (VOD) and IPTV software, systems and services, today announced that they have joined forces to integrate cable VOD services into the TiVo HD DVR experience. “By teaming with SeaChange we are enabling cable operators without OCAP/tru2way deployment plans to increase the breadth and depth of their offering by quickly deploying TiVo set-top boxes that seamlessly integrate VOD in a single, intuitive TiVo interface,” said Tom Rogers, TiVo’s president and chief executive officer. “This solution also enables participating MSOs to take their on-demand offering to a whole new level by highlighting VOD titles within TiVo universal search results. And the beauty of this is that it can be achieved faster and at a lower cost than most solutions that have been available to cable operators to date.” As the leader in on-demand television solutions, SeaChange delivers billions of on-demand streams to millions of cable and IPTV subscribers globally. As the only universal cable box that can operate on any cable headend, TiVo HD...

TiVo Desktop 2.7 Has Been Released

Community Headlines — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:45:03 GMT

Dave Zatz of "Zatz Not Funny" tells us that the new version of TiVo Desktop is now out, and contains a number of improvements. Here's some of what's in store for TiVo Desktop users: Specify the number of transferred shows that are kept on your computer Browse previously transferred shows in folders on the TiVo Upgraded codec package for Plus users Head on over to Zatz Not Funny for the full scoop, and happy TiVo-ing!