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Must-see TiVo

[Rob Cottingham] Global’s reporter, the charming and talented Nathan, came by the other night to tape us with TiVo and capture our pontifications on the future of pop culture in an on-demand era. There was something disquieting about TV coming over to watch us watching TV.

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More On Converting DVDs For Playback On Your TiVo

[TiVoBlog.com] Apparently Joshua found a post on this site which linked him to Dave Zatz’s article on how to convert a DVD to MPEG2. Joshua has put together a tutorial of his own which is suppose to address some drawbacks he found in Dave’s tutorial.

Posted at 11:03 AM

October 31, 2005

Must-see TiVo

Read related posts for „Must-see TiVo“.

Posted at 11:09 AM

More On Converting DVDs For Playback On Your TiVo

Posted at 11:03 AM

TiVo and Google: Two One-Trick Ponies

[Dan's Diner] TiVo people: if you're listening, I really hope you can find your AdSense! I really don't want to have to substitute the $150 replacement you made me buy (to maintain my lifetime membership) with a substandard knock-off.

Posted at 11:01 AM

3.09 TiVos for the price of a Media Center PC?

[PVR Wire] Not so, says Thomas -- MCE can capture in HD, but TiVo can't; a top of the range TiVo can only record about 100 hours at high quality, whereas the storage on an MCE PC can be expanded indefintely;

Posted at 10:59 AM

October 30, 2005

Dave Zatz Dissects TiVo 7.2.1

[TiVoBlog.com] This time Dave has taken the time to gather several TiVo 7.2.1 screenshots. For those of you who don’t know, 7.2.1 is TiVo’s latest software release which includes overlap protection and several bug fixes.

Posted at 02:10 PM

Xbox & Mac Based Media Center

[Mediacentric] Xbox & Mac Based Media Center O’Grady’s Power Page has a nifty article on Using XBox Media Center as the front-end for a Mac-based PVR and video...

Posted at 02:09 PM

â˜…[Web 2.0] Tape it off the Internet - Bittorret TV Sharing Application

[ - Web 2.0 Central: Web2.0, Ajax, Beta, Alpha, Startup, Companies] Fear not, because now Tape It Off The Internet is a simple online service to keep you up to date and on track with your latest releases. We’ve even shoehorned in some crazy Web 2.0 social software for you to extend your fun in hundreds of ways.

Posted at 02:07 PM

TiVo 7.2.1 Dissected, With Pics

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] Here’s a little more info and picture pr0n covering TiVo’s last Series 2 software release of 2005.

Posted at 02:06 PM

October 29, 2005

Turn your Mac into a PVR

[Digital Tech Life] Turn your Mac into a PVR Wednesday October 19, 2005 at 9:30 pm myTV.PVR is a combo TV tuner from Eskape Labs that allows users to turn...

Posted at 02:35 PM

Hauppauge Launches PVR For Mac

[MacSlash: A daily dose of Macintosh News and Discussion] Elgato has long been the only provider of decent TV/Personal Video Recorder hardware for the Mac, and while their products are well-regarded, it's always good to have some extra choice in the market. Enter Hauppauge, whose long presence on the PC side of things makes them pretty well-known.

Posted at 02:33 PM

Time Warner Launches Pseudo-DVR Service

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] USA Today says: With Start Over, digital cable customers who miss the beginning of certain shows, but who tune in before the end, can push a button and go back to the start. They also can pause and rewind the show ”” but can’t fast-forward through commercials.

Posted at 02:31 PM

Cogeco 6412 upgrade

[ Elebee] Cogeco have updated the I-Guide on the dual-tuner DCT6412 boxes. This not only makes the dual-tuner active, but adds some great features to the PVRDVR features.

Posted at 02:29 PM

October 28, 2005

Snapstream going High-Def

[Digital Tech Life] On the SnapStream Blog, the company explains that the PC is the perfect device for watching and recording high-def content. Several companies are going to license and bundle Beyond TV with HDTV PVR technology with their HDTV tuner cards.

Posted at 12:43 PM

Briefly - Discounted LCOS, Plasma Roundup, Snapstream HD DVR

[HDBlog.net] “SnapStream Media, Inc., a leader in digital home entertainment products, announced today that world-renowned TV tuner card manufacturers ADS Technologies, KWorld, and VBox Communications will bundle Beyond TV, SnapStream’s award-winning DVR software, with their aftermarket HDTV tuner card products.”

Posted at 12:41 PM

WSJ Talks Ads In A Digital World

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] go check it out and get back to me. Oh, and do you think the author is aware you can turn off TiVo sound effects?

Posted at 12:38 PM

An entire season in one glorious night

[TV Squad] I actually watched all 4 seasons of Alias and the first season of Veronica Mars this summer...Im currently working on Lost season 1...I never sat in front of the tv for a whole season tho...24 hours straight...I couldnt do that...I have watched at most probably 5-6 episodes a day. Summer is such a great time to catch up on tv...screw watching reruns or reality show that I have no interest in.

Posted at 12:37 PM

October 27, 2005

Ampex VRX-1000 - The First VCR

[Lockergnome's Tech News Watch] Take a look at this behemoth whenever you think technology is moving too slowly. What I didn’t realize is that the VCR dated back to the 1950’s, but sure enough, the very fist model made its debut in 1951 priced at a reasonable $50,000 with a recording time of 16 minutes per tape.

Posted at 07:36 PM

Interesting Links - 10/25/05

[Digital Tech Life] There's a possibility that a chip-enabled soccer ball will be used at next year's World Cup. The chip will assist referees in determining whether a ball has gone out of bounds, compile stats about players, etc..

Posted at 07:30 PM

DVD recorders for everyone

[InterActive Home blog - your complete guide to home entertainment technology. Digital home, wireless home, buyers guides, dvd,] DVD recorders for everyone Philips has already made a big splash in the DVD recorder market and is hoping to tempt even more punters to ditch their...

Posted at 07:29 PM

TiVo Begins Overlap Protection Rollout

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] (For example, one program ends at 8:33, while the next program begins at 8:30) When you turn Overlap Protection on, the DVR automatically clips the lover priority recording by just enough minutes to allow both programs to record. When scheduling new recordings, the DVR notifies you of any recording conflict and gives you options for resolving it.

Posted at 07:24 PM

October 25, 2005

Speakables for TV - free voice control for Mac-based PVRs

[The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)] I don't currently use any of the Mac-based PVRs because I enjoy lounging on the couch (aka the Veg Zone) to watch TV and I have no desire to connect my Macs to my television, but I will admit that I find the idea of being able to turn on Seinfeld just by screaming "Serenity now!" quite appealing!

Posted at 02:50 PM

Programming the 30 Second Skip Function on Your Motorola 6400 Series DVR

[TV Snob.com - TV on DVD, LCD TV, Plasma, HDTV, DVD, DLP, TV Shows, Portable TVS, Flat CRT, PSP, & Portable Video Devices - News] I've always been envious of TiVo and ReplayTV users and their ability to zip through commercials (recorded shows only) with a 30 second skip button. If you're not familiar with the 30 second skip, it's just like it sounds.

Posted at 02:47 PM

Media Center Stabilizing

[Mediacentric] I finally decided to replace the audio system mostly because I started to notice that when the box hung, the audio would drop out a second or two beforehand. Since making the change, the only remaining problem I have is that I still have lock-ups anytime the background update service is enabled.

Posted at 02:45 PM

October 24, 2005

Netflix onliine movie download service postponed and TiVo deal dead

[Krunker] Movie studios are just too paranoid about content (movies) being made available over the internet. Let’s face it - any attempt at protecting videos or movies have been thwarted time and time again so how do you protect this multi billion dollar business?

Posted at 03:04 PM

BeyondTV4 Exclusive Preview

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] Soham Mehta, Director of Product Development at SnapStream, and I spoke about the forthcoming BeyondTV4. As with BeyondTV3, BTV4 is a PC-based DVR application.

Posted at 02:55 PM

â˜…[Web 2.0] Tape it off the Internet - Bittorret TV Sharing Application

Posted at 02:53 PM

LG LRM-519 - DVR/DVD Recorder with MS’s EPG

[My Other Side of the Stories] LG LRM-519 - DVR/DVD Recorder with MS’s EPG October 23rd, 2005 Related entries: Electronics LG Electronics recently introduced their new DVR/DVD recorder model, LRM-519, equipped with MS’s EPG (Electronic Program Guide). The EPG service shows shows the schedule of broadcasting programs on the digital TV screen. You can check the programs of 14 days and if you set a particular program, it will provides detailed information about that. Read the rest of this entry »...

Posted at 02:52 PM

October 23, 2005

What I miss about Tivo

[Mediacentric] I’ve been Tivo-less for about 7 months now, going from an old 1st generation 14 hour Tivo + a DirecTivo + SageTV, all fed by DirecTV, to a DishPlayer...

Posted at 03:20 AM

TiVo Software 7.3 and Hardware Dongle

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] First spotted this summer in Vegas, I can now provide a few more details on the mysterious dongle of 2005 (not to be confused with the presumably abandoned 2004 TivoToGo dongle shown at CES). TiVo will begin selling a branded wireless G adapter which should result in fewer networking hassles, such as hardware compatibility.

Posted at 03:18 AM

October 22, 2005

TIVO Deathwatch: No Netflix Deal

[Newsome.Org] As I have said before, I have loved my TIVOs- even though my primary soon to be obsolete HD TIVO is sputtering to a premature and not uncommon death as we speak. TIVO's efforts at grabbing for a rope while the waves crash around it was noble at first.

Posted at 10:30 PM

Turn your Mac into a PVR

[Digital Tech Life] myTV.PVR is a combo TV tuner from Eskape Labs that allows users to turn their Macs into full-fledge PVRs. Featuring a built-in MPEG encoder, the external device has composite/S-Video, stereo audio ports, is USB 2.0 and 1.1 compatible, and comes with a remote control transmitter.

Posted at 10:26 PM

Apple’s Media Grenade

[Mediacentric] Apple’s Media Grenade APC Magazine has gotten it right, I suspect, when they report “Apple lobs grenade into Microsoft media center camp“. Windows Media Centre is typical of a technology company’s solution, whereas Apple is now fairly and squarely positioning itself as a content company (Steve Jobs likes to say, “let’s never forget, it’s all about the music”) which happens to have cool technology to go with it.

Posted at 10:24 PM

TiVo Apps.TV Launched

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] While the website isn’t officially owned or operated by TiVo, www.apps.tv is live and offers third-party Home Media Engine (HME) applications directly via broadband to Series 2 TiVo’s running 7.2x - no PC or Mac required. The current selection is small;

Posted at 10:21 PM

October 21, 2005

Can’t cancel Tivo service over the web.

[the future is yesterday] You conveniently can’t cancel your Tivo subscription over the web even though they are more than happy to allow you to sign up that way. After going through the annoying voice recognition phone system (how is saying “cancel service”

Posted at 03:41 PM

PS3 like TiVo?

[PS3Blog.net : PS3 News and Opinion] Now, I already have a PVR, so the idea of having another PVR in my PS3 doesn’t entice me that much. Especially because the PS3 won’t be supported by my cable company.

Posted at 03:37 PM

Echostar releases PocketDish

[Digital Tech Life] Back in May, Echostar announced that they would be releasing a portable media player this summer. Well, it's a little late, but they've finally announced the PocketDish, their new line of portable media players.

Posted at 03:34 PM

TiVo Pimps Fandango

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] If you were paying attention about 10PM EST last night, you would have caught a glimpse of Fandango’s ticket ordering service. You know, for the one or two movies a year that might sell out.

Posted at 03:27 PM

October 20, 2005

Hauppauge Releases Mac DVR

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] Hauppauge says: As an external unit connected via USB 2.0, myTV.PVR is flexible and convenient enough to instantly turn any Mac into a full-fledged Personal Video Recorder. Users can watch life TV in a window or full screen, pause live TV with instant replay and schedule TV recordings on a daily, weekly or once-only schedule.

Posted at 01:40 PM

Cablecard 2.0 coming to you HDTV next year

[atmaspheric | endeavors] Cablecard delivers a superior picture (no cable box compression) and the 2.0 version will give you two-way control so you won’t need a box for VOD or enhanced services if your provider supports this function. It’s also good news for third party DVR makers like TIVO and will hopefully be the path to HDTV on HTPC’s like MCE.

Posted at 01:38 PM

October 19, 2005

â˜…[Web 2.0] Tape it off the Internet - Bittorret TV Sharing Application

Posted at 06:52 PM

Make The iPod A Tivo-To-Go Device

[digitalmerging.la] Want to move your recordings off the TiVo and on to the new iPod? The latest in the Engadget "How To" series demonstrates how.

Posted at 06:51 PM

October 16, 2005

Just Saw DirecTV's DVR Commercial

[digitalmerging.la] After getting through a busy weekend, I decided to relax by catching game one of the ALCS between the Angels and the Whitesox. Somewhere around the 7th inning, it became unpleasant.

Posted at 12:56 PM

Taking the HTPC to the next level

[HD Beat] I know we're all sick of hearing the word "convergence", but I think Inteset is really serious about it this time. The media extender portion of their lineup has as many features as most Media Center PC's.

Posted at 12:54 PM

Get three months of free TiVo

[Digital Tech Life] If you purchase a TiVo from your local Best Buy and present this coupon, you'll get three months of Tivo for free and you'll also save on the TiVo with the current $150 mail-in rebates on the 40-hour TiVo box and the 40-hour HUMAX DVD-Recorder. Oh yeah, it's first come, first served and that pesky little one year commitment also applies as well.

Posted at 12:52 PM

TiVo 7.3 is 7.2.1 And Other News

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] And the recent news on CableCARD makes it seem even more likely. They’ll probably have a production representative unit at CES in January, since I’d expect it to be in beta by then, or perhaps close to beta, for a mid-year release.

Posted at 12:48 PM

October 12, 2005

Should you “Rent My DVR”?

[Brokekid.net] I hooked my TiVo up to my Macintosh and invited any and all to come on over””at least virtually””and watch my TiVo over iChat. It was a great experience.

Posted at 12:45 AM

Cable TV Upgrades

[ MtDewVirus - Home of Nick Momrik] Cable TV Upgrades Yesterday a couple of guys from Charter Communications came by to upgrade my cable TV. I now have DTV, DVR, and HDTV.

Posted at 12:44 AM

DirecTV to launch own DVR

[Digital Tech Life] Hmmm….this isn't good news for TiVo. The NYTimes is reporting that DirecTV will be launching their own DVR just in time for the holidays, even though the company still has an agreement with TiVo that doesn't run out until 2007. The terms of their agreement with TiVo has the satellite provider paying TiVO a monthly fee of $1.13 per TiVo subscriber. Common sense says that they'll want to put all their time and effort into pushing their own soon-to-be-released DVR. You can see some of their ads running on network and cable television, in newspapers, magazines, and on the radio. Their ad campaign will cost the company a reported $30 million.

Posted at 12:43 AM

PocketDISH(es) Released

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] Dish Network says: With the choice of a crystal-clear 2.2-inch, 4-inch or 7-inch LCD screen, PocketDISH is one of the most advanced portable media devices available and provides consumers the ultimate convenience in how they watch television. Compatible with most TVs and consumer electronic devices on the market today, the units can download or record content from a PC or Mac, digital cameras, mass storage devices, as well as other video or audio sources such as DVD players, camcorders and VCRs.

Posted at 12:41 AM

October 09, 2005

New Pioneer DVR

[Digital Tech Life] Pioneer Japan has released two new DVR units that might be a perfect addition for your home theater. The first device features a 250GB hard drive along with HDMI, the second has a 500GB hard drive, also with HDMI connectors.

Posted at 09:55 PM

Sharp adding HD DVRs to Aquos line

[HD Beat] Same with DirecTV - they use a Hughes "HR-10 250" that allows for recording simultaneous HD channels. It's been available for some time, too - most of 05, if I remember.

Posted at 09:53 PM

Missed your show, no problem!

[atmaspheric | endeavors] It’s amazing that there truly is an on-demand IP system through the magic and universal goodness of netizens who continue to enable it. Just about a year ago, I had missed a few recordings due to a DVR glitch and in the past two weeks I’ve missed a few more due to having new DVRs in the new house…

Posted at 09:45 PM

DVR Advertising Gets Rolling

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] David Kiley spotlights “ad guru” Rishad Tobaccowala and the inevitability of advertisers finding us in the “new-media” era. I can only hope, as we move forward, that the Comcast’s and TiVo’s of the world will advocate for consumers and strike a reasonable balance that allows them to rake in the advertising bucks without spamming us into oblivion.

Posted at 09:43 PM

October 07, 2005

Sharp Aquos HD DVRs

[Digital Tech Life] Currently I use a problematic HD DVR provided by Comcast to record all of my HD shows since the market for HD DVRs isn't that large. Sharp has come to the rescue with four new Aquos HD DVRs.

Posted at 10:10 PM

Personal thoughts on Comcast HD DVR

[HD Beat] The motorola box from comcast, at least w/ the tv quide software (in some areas it apparently comes with Microsoft software that is completely different), does both of those things. If you're recording a show and you get home in the middle, hit the dvr button and watch the show as it records, no problem, if you exit or stop the playback aprtway through, when you go back, it starts from the same spot you left off, a couple times I'm noticed it hasn't, but I think it was due to the box resetting after a power outage.

Posted at 10:07 PM

PVRLib > October 31, 2005

Must-see TiVo

More On Converting DVDs For Playback On Your TiVo

October 31, 2005

Must-see TiVo

More On Converting DVDs For Playback On Your TiVo

TiVo and Google: Two One-Trick Ponies

3.09 TiVos for the price of a Media Center PC?

October 30, 2005

Dave Zatz Dissects TiVo 7.2.1

Xbox & Mac Based Media Center

â˜…[Web 2.0] Tape it off the Internet - Bittorret TV Sharing Application

TiVo 7.2.1 Dissected, With Pics

October 29, 2005

Turn your Mac into a PVR

Hauppauge Launches PVR For Mac

Time Warner Launches Pseudo-DVR Service

Cogeco 6412 upgrade

October 28, 2005

Snapstream going High-Def

Briefly - Discounted LCOS, Plasma Roundup, Snapstream HD DVR

WSJ Talks Ads In A Digital World

An entire season in one glorious night

October 27, 2005

Ampex VRX-1000 - The First VCR

Interesting Links - 10/25/05

DVD recorders for everyone

TiVo Begins Overlap Protection Rollout

October 25, 2005

Speakables for TV - free voice control for Mac-based PVRs

Programming the 30 Second Skip Function on Your Motorola 6400 Series DVR

Media Center Stabilizing

October 24, 2005

Netflix onliine movie download service postponed and TiVo deal dead

BeyondTV4 Exclusive Preview

â˜…[Web 2.0] Tape it off the Internet - Bittorret TV Sharing Application

LG LRM-519 - DVR/DVD Recorder with MS’s EPG

October 23, 2005

What I miss about Tivo

TiVo Software 7.3 and Hardware Dongle

October 22, 2005

TIVO Deathwatch: No Netflix Deal

Turn your Mac into a PVR

Apple’s Media Grenade

TiVo Apps.TV Launched

October 21, 2005

Can’t cancel Tivo service over the web.

PS3 like TiVo?

Echostar releases PocketDish

TiVo Pimps Fandango

October 20, 2005

Hauppauge Releases Mac DVR

Cablecard 2.0 coming to you HDTV next year

October 19, 2005

â˜…[Web 2.0] Tape it off the Internet - Bittorret TV Sharing Application

Make The iPod A Tivo-To-Go Device

October 16, 2005

Just Saw DirecTV's DVR Commercial

Taking the HTPC to the next level

Get three months of free TiVo

TiVo 7.3 is 7.2.1 And Other News

October 12, 2005

Should you “Rent My DVR”?

Cable TV Upgrades

DirecTV to launch own DVR

PocketDISH(es) Released

October 09, 2005

New Pioneer DVR

Sharp adding HD DVRs to Aquos line

Missed your show, no problem!

DVR Advertising Gets Rolling

October 07, 2005

Sharp Aquos HD DVRs

Personal thoughts on Comcast HD DVR

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