PVRLib > Dave Zatz Dissects TiVo 7.2.1

TiVoBlog.comhttp://www.tivoblog.com [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.

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[Zatz Not Funny. . .] TiVo 7.2.1 Dissected, With Pics: I assume there are the typical bug fixes and tweaks under the hood, and perhaps some unrevealed enhancements preparing for future TiVo services and HME-style applications as well. One can also hope that, despite the death of the Netflix deal, the technology has been put in place to provide VOD services via new partners.

eHomeUpgrade | The Home Networking & Digital Lifestyle Webloghttp://www.ehomeupgrade.com [eHomeUpgrade | The Home Networking & Digital Lifestyle Weblog] TiVo System Software 7.2.1 Adds Network Overlap Protection: Dave Zatz comments to us, "Within the last year or so, networks introduced the technique of starting shows early or ending them late as a method of keeping viewers locked to their station. Amongst DVR users, overlapping show conflicts resulted in recordings being dropped.

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[Zatz Not Funny. . .] DigitalLife Wrap-up: TiVo server-based HME apps, show overlap recording intelligence, and bug fixes expected next month with the release of system software 7.2.1 for Series 2 units.

Tivoblog.comhttp://www.tivoblog.com [Tivoblog.com] TiVoBlog.com » Blog Archive » TiVo 7.3, Hardware Dongle, Overlap ...: His two posts contain information on the up coming TiVo software release (7.2.1), a hardware dongle, overlap protection and new info on a HD dual-tuner TiVo DVR. Head on over to Dave’s site and read the posts for yourself (first post, second post)…..

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] TiVo 7.3 is 7.2.1 And Other News: There is no way a TiVo box can know (without some sort of indication from the video signal itself) when a show is simply running over due to the President speaking or the afternoon game running late. I wish it would though, I hate it when I miss half of the “next week on”

Tivoblog.comhttp://www.tivoblog.com [Tivoblog.com] TiVoBlog.com: That being said, I would like to dedicate the rest of this post to compare the cost of a TiVo to the cost of an average MCE box. After all, most consumers don’t want to pay out the wazoo just to record their favorite TV shows and watch them at another time.

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