PVRLib > November 30, 2005

Reborn Mac mini set to take over the living room

[sjarvis.com] Think Secret has a story today (Road to Expo: Reborn Mac mini set to take over the living room) about rumors of Apple launching a set-top Mac mini at Apple Expo next month. I’ve been waiting to upgrade my ailing 1st generation TiVo and ailing DVD player, and now it looks like maybe Apple will finally release the thing I’ve been waiting on.

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If this happens

[ Jason Preston] Whatever else you say about Apple, they’ve done modern entertainment about x-billion times better than Microsoft, and if I can get a box that does DVR + iTunes (which is increasingly becoming my PC-media central), I am so insanely all about it. Especially if it’s priced to compete with the Xbox 360, which is MS’s real move into that arena.

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Posted at 09:21 PM

November 30, 2005

Reborn Mac mini set to take over the living room

[sjarvis.com] Think Secret has a story today (Road to Expo: Reborn Mac mini set to take over the living room) about rumors of Apple launching a set-top Mac mini at Apple Expo next month. I’ve been waiting to upgrade my ailing 1st generation TiVo and ailing DVD player, and now it looks like maybe Apple will finally release the thing I’ve been waiting on.

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Posted at 09:23 PM

If this happens

[ Jason Preston] Whatever else you say about Apple, they’ve done modern entertainment about x-billion times better than Microsoft, and if I can get a box that does DVR + iTunes (which is increasingly becoming my PC-media central), I am so insanely all about it. Especially if it’s priced to compete with the Xbox 360, which is MS’s real move into that arena.

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Posted at 09:21 PM

TiVo Announces Ad Search Capability

 [Much Ado About Marketing] The technology is aimed at giving advertisers a more targeted and interested pool of potential buyers while attempting to steer users away from skipping all ads that flicker across their television tube."This is an interesting turn, especially given the announcement a couple of weeks ago by the major networks concerning the penetration of DVR's like TiVo and the resulting increase in audience viewership. The ploy from the networks was clearly an attempt to justify higher ratings (Nielson also announced they would start counting TiVo and other recording devices in their ratings numbers) and, subsequently, higher rates.

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Posted at 09:20 PM

á la carte programming ”” who pays for what?

 [Mediacentric] The FCC yesterday came out endorsing “á la carte” programming from cable and satellite providers ”” as a way to give parents more control over the type of programming coming into their house. The full statement of the FCC Chairman before the Senate yesterday is here (Acrobat document), but one section that caught my eye was this: Last year, former Chairman Powell and previous staffer Ken Ferree submitted a report to Congress concluding that a la carte and tiered pricing models (such as a family tier) were not economically feasible and were not in consumers’ interest.

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Posted at 09:19 PM

November 26, 2005

Okay, count me in”¦

 [.complex] NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc. on Monday said it will begin testing a feature to let subscribers transfer recorded television programming to Apple iPod digital music players or Sony’s PlayStation portable devices, sending shares up 11 percent in premarket trading.

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Posted at 10:38 PM

TiVo Reconfirms HDTV TiVo and Comcast HD TiVo

[HDBlog.net] Both are dual tuner HD, and both are planned to be out next year. Dan’s right - CES is typically where you’d hear more info/details.

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Posted at 10:37 PM

TiVoToGo to transfer video to iPod,PSP

[Digital Tech Life] iPod and PSP owners will need to pay a fee in order to unlock the portion of the new software that converts video to the MPEG-4 format. The price hasn't been set yet, but similar software usually costs between $15 and $30.

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Posted at 10:36 PM

Microsoft’s Stand-Alone DVR Drops

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] The LG LRM-519 Digital Media Recorder is a combination digital video recorder (DVR) and DVD recorder powered by Windows Media Center Technologies with a 160-gigabyte hard drive for unparalleled recording flexibility. Creating a new industry product category and taking home theater digital convergence to the next level, the LG LRM-519 has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $599.95.

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Posted at 10:34 PM

November 19, 2005

Media Center Edition to support CableCARD

 [Mediacentric] Speaking of recording premium HD content”¦ Thomas Hawk has the scoop ”” Microsoft has just announced CableCARD support in Media Center PCs ”” by “Holiday...

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Posted at 11:24 AM

Reasons Not to get Sky+

[Tom on Identity] My only other option to make use of DVR facilities is to purchase a third party DVR, however this gives me exactly the same recording facilities as my existing VHS recorder (i.e. I have to leave the satellite receiver on the channel I am recording), which defeats the purpose of a satellite service DVR in the first place (no recording one channel while watching another, no integration with the EPG and so on).

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Posted at 11:23 AM