puphearts asked:


Tivo says it’s not compatible.. is it only certain features? I know the Series 2 DT Tivo box does work, but I already have the Tivo HD.

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Cynthia M asked:


I have a TIVO which I love and want to switch to Direct TV…how much trouble is it and how much new equip to do it right?any advice

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my name is what? asked:


What is the difference between tivo and dvr through direct tv? I have a direct tv, and I am not sure which service to buy. I heard that tivo is better then dvr. I am a little confused

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Madison Lockwood asked:


Two major retailers have moved into the online movie sales business. WalMart and Amazon.com join existing properties in trying to convince the consumer their downloadable wares are more attractive than other, less “official” options. Do their services offer anything significantly different than the current players in the market, or is simply a case of the same limited options with different labels?

WalMart announced its entry into the download field at mediadownloads.walmart.com. At least, that’s one of their promotional sites. WalMart enters the fray trumpeting licensure with all of the “big six” movie studios. That one feature does provide an advantage in that is allows them to offer a selection that eclipses most of the competition.

There is little else that is unique about it, however. There is download software made available much like Apple’s iStore, but it utilizes Microsoft’s DRM piracy protection technology. That means the service won’t operate over Firefox or other browsers and won’t run on Zune, PSP, iPod, or computers running Mac or Linux.

WalMart sells about 40% of the DVDs in this country and says they’ll provide price protection for their products on the shelves. That means you won’t see much of that to-the-bone price cutting on downloaded products. Prices will range from a couple of bucks for a TV show up to close to $20 for a film in recent DVD circulation.

The other challenge for WalMart is their corporate policy that every product they sell should be designed to draw customers into their stores. A product designed to deliver itself to your PC isn’t going to do that. Currently, Walmart spokesmen are saying that their intent to bundle a movie download with the purchase of a DVD will meet that requirement.

That’s WalMart’s answer to delivering your download to the TV screen. It seems somewhat duplicative, but they are chasing the business in a big way. Wal-Mart’s online video-rental service failed to do just that, and the corporation folded up the business after a relatively brief test drive.

Amazon’s version of the video download service is called Unbox. They too are a major retailer for DVDs and see this business as complimentary. Their only marketing responsibility for the product is to drive people to their website – unlike the brick-and-mortar based WalMart.

Amazon launched without Disney, which is a major player in the Apple online video product development. That may have something to do with the fact that, when Steve Jobs sold the Pixar animation studio to Disney, he also became their biggest shareholder. At any rate, Apple’s movie products are limited to Disney and Paramount. The other online services such as CinemaNow and Movielink are all also missing one or another of the major movie houses as partners.

What Amazon has done to bypass the issue of portability with downloaded movies is to develop a partnership with TiVo. The later versions of the TiVo recorder will be able to download Amazon delivered films and play them back on your television. With the rest of the Internet-delivered video companies, the downloaded product pretty much remains trapped on your download device. Apple’s films can be downloaded by some iPod products and other handheld players, while WalMart, at the moment, is wedded to the PC.

It’s a smart move on Amazon’s part – four out of the six major movie studios and a television viewing partner. That relationship is limited, however, by the fact that TiVo’s current distribution base of boxes with internet connectivity is a little over 1.5 million units. It’s a start, but a small start on dealing with getting that downloaded movie to your television. Apple is planning a similar set top box to provide the same viewing capacity.

According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Internet video download business is expected to be worth $3.7 billion in annual revenue in 2010, when DVD rentals and sales as a business will amount to about $29.5 billion.



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ElfQueen asked:

What should you get your loved ones this year? Be your best s(E)lf and give ‘em the Gift of TiVo. Or in case they already have a box or two, make someone glow with this bright new stocking stuffer!

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Kapsat asked:


So you are interested in satellite television but you are not quite sure what to look for in a satellite television providing company. You want a satellite television provider that has a good selection of packages for some really good prices. You also know you want a satellite television provider that is reliable and that has great service twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, three hundred and sixty-five days and year. Now just those three things alone is demanding a lot from your average satellite television provider. So how do you find the perfect satellite television provider with out spending hours on the phone and hours on the Internet? Why, you get some opinions from some people and you are all set because a majority of the time the people will respond with Dish Network. Why Dish Network, well, because Dish Network is exactly what you are looking for! Dish Network has all three of the previously stated wants and many, many more that you would not even think of adding to your list of wants.

With Dish Network you get a grand selection of super excellent packages that all have great low price tags on them. You can have a package deal that has the smallest amount of satellite television entertainment possible or you can go all out and get a package with the whole shebang and have every satellite television entertainment angle there possibly is. With Dish Network you get great prices on great packages with amazingly excellent delivery service. Then with Dish Network you also get so much more. You can have a huge selection of channels that range from basic channels, local channels, all they way to high definition channels. Then on top of the channels we go to the accessories that are included in some of these super cheap package deals. With Dish Network you can have your very own DVR or Digital Video Recording system, which is totally awesome, because it allows you to record and save hours of your favorite shows right into its hard drive. You will not have to worry about VHS or DVD issues any more because it is all at the touch of your remote.

Then on top of that you can have TiVo! You can have the power to pause, rewind and even fast forward shows on television all the way up until live airtime. With TiVo there is no more worrying about having to wait for a commercial to run for a snack or use the restroom you just pick up your slick remote and pause television like you were pausing a movie. To be able to have television at your demand is just so convenient and luxurious. With Dish Network you really get everything that you want and so much more for great low prices. Catering to the peoples needs is what Dish Network is about. So when looking for a great satellite television provider look no further than Dish Network for 100% satellite television satisfaction.



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David Johnson asked:


If you are anything like I was a couple of months ago, you are still watching cable, and you are very very frustrated. You are probably dealing with all sorts of problems with reception, you are also probably having difficulty getting home from work in time to catch your favorite television shows. It gets pretty old after awhile dealing with all of the day to day problems of cable TV or even regular old rabbit ear television. I remember back when I was still watching regular old cable television how I would have to build my schedule around my favorite television programs. Not to mention trying to get the lousy video cassette recorder to function properly in hopes that I could record the programs that ran while I was busy working.

Now that I have DirecTV I don’t have to worry about any of these problems (and I mean ANY of these problems!). With DirecTV I get great reception, and with HD (or High Definition TV) the clarity is incredible, it is like watching real life on the television screen. With Tivo and the DVR system (or otherwise known as the Digital Video Recorder) I do not have to worry about missing my favorite TV shows anymore! I can just set the Digital Video Recorder to record any show on any channel and it does the rest. With TiVo I can actually pause live TV. With TiVo, not only can you actually pause live television, but you can also record (using the Digital Video Recorder of course) and rewind. That is right, you too would be able to pause, record, and rewind live television using the TiVo and Digital Video Recorder systems! It is absolutely incredible!



Not only do I get to enjoy the benefits of TiVo, High Def, and the Digital Video Recorder, I also have one of the many programming packages DirecTV offers that includes movie channels. I know you would be watching movies all day long if you had even one of the great movie channels DirecTV offers. Well if you switched to DirecTV like myself, you would be able to watch some of or all of the movie channels Show Time, Cinema, Starz, and HBO. By the way, this is all at a price you can now afford. Owning your own satellite dish is now a real possibility for those of us who could not afford it before.

DirecTV offers free equipment and free installation of the actual satellite dish itself, the TV top receiver, the TiVo unit, and the Digital Video Recorder unit. Most of the hardware is provided by the renowned Hughes and is backed by their seemingly endless guarantees and warrantees! Hughes has an exclusive distribution contract with DirecTV so you would not be getting Hughes equipment from anyone else. Not that you would really want to get satellite service from anyone else as it is much too costly. DirecTV makes it fun and affordable for all of us. Don’t you think it is time that you joined the satellite TV revolution? Just takes one phone call.

Written by David Johnson. Find more information on comcast cable tv as well as satellite dish tv



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jaguar_74 asked:


Is there a system that you can get that works like a tivo but you don’t have to pay a service fee? I’m a college student and I want it for my dorm. I don’t need satellite service, because every dorm comes w/ Comcast cable. All I really want is something that works like a digital vcr. I don’t even care about the searches or season passes, though that woudl be nice. All I really want is a recorder that will record shows based on time and channel that has better quality than vhs. Anyone have any suggestions?

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atxjohnnyboi asked:

Add More Space To Your Tivo

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gizmodo asked:

TiVo’s partnership with One True Media lets you upload videos and photos to a website, and then invite family and friends to view them on TiVo Series2 or Series3 PVRs. Here’s a demo.

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