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Humax DRT-800

I purchased the Humax DRT-800 combination TiVo and DVD player/burner a little under 3 months ago and have been using the unit constantly since then. I have intended on writing a review for a while now, so I’m finally getting … Continue reading

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TiVo, TiVo ToGo and Content Portability

On January 3rd, just as CES 2005 was getting under way, TiVo announced TiVo ToGo, a service they’ve been talking about for around a year now. As many of you know, this service will allow you to transfer your TiVo … Continue reading

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Content Overload

First, let me apologize for the lack of content here recently. I was traveling for the holidays, developed a cold that made doing anything a real pain, then came back and have been trying to catch up on reading all … Continue reading

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TiVoLution and the Broadcast Networks

There’s an interesting post by Eric McErlain over at Off Wing Opinion about TiVo and broadcasting networks intentionally trying to defeat TiVo’s recording technology. Like so many companies (especially content producers) faced with obsolescence due to technological changes, the networks … Continue reading

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Hackers Vs. Big Media (with Technology Companies In The Crossfire)

It occurred to me recently how we have this silly game between technology companies on the one hand and hackers on the other. The technology companies produce a gadget or software that is really useful, like the Treo, or the … Continue reading

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Vaio X Killer?

eHomeUpgrade has this great piece on how to build your own 6-tuner “Medusa PVR.” In other words a home-made “Tivo” that can store 6 programs simultaneously. It will set you back $1,200 which is a bargain compared to the $4,000 … Continue reading

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The Tivorater

Sony has decided to come out with a competitor of sorts to Tivo, but at least for now it will just be available in Japan. Called “Vaio X,” Sony is calling the device “Tivo on Steroids” and that it is! … Continue reading

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Netflix and Tivo Partnership Official

Just a quick note to update folks on the impending partnership between Tivo and Netflix, since I wrote about it earlier. According to this article, the companies have always had close ties. I know Tivo already teams up with cable … Continue reading

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The future of Video Content

By way of Vastly Important News, here’s a piece by Newsfactor about a rumor of two popular consumer media technologies teaming up together – Tivo and Netflix. Media content companies have been dragged kicking and screaming into the Internet age. … Continue reading

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Get your DVR soon

Very related to my last entry, I came across this piece on SiliconValley.com (by way of Gizmodo) on new restrictions for DVR’s. Tivo and ReplayTV, the two major DVR players, have agreed on restrictions that would limit recording capability to … Continue reading

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