Friday, January 7, 2005
DirecTV's TiVo-less DVR
According to News.com, DirecTV has announced its first DVR product that doesn't use TiVo. As it was heavily reported a few months ago, DTV, which is now owned by News Corp, sold all of its stake in TiVo and started developing products by News Corp-owned NDS.
And based on the press release from DTV, TiVo users are not their top priority. "We'll support our existing TiVo customers... but our core initiatives and new customer acquisition will focus on our new DVR."
I really love the superior picture quality, convenience of a single unit and cost savings ($5 instead of $13 for TiVo service) I get from my DirecTiVo. I really hate to think that when I need to upgrade my 4 year-old DirecTiVo (in the next year or so) that I may lose those benefits.
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According to News.com, DirecTV has announced its first DVR product that doesn't use TiVo. As it was heavily reported a few months ago, DTV, which is now owned by News Corp, sold all of its stake in TiVo and started developing products by News Corp-owned NDS.
And based on the press release from DTV, TiVo users are not their top priority. "We'll support our existing TiVo customers... but our core initiatives and new customer acquisition will focus on our new DVR."
I really love the superior picture quality, convenience of a single unit and cost savings ($5 instead of $13 for TiVo service) I get from my DirecTiVo. I really hate to think that when I need to upgrade my 4 year-old DirecTiVo (in the next year or so) that I may lose those benefits.
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