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TiVo MotherboardEngadget has discovered that the TiVo Series 3 has had the PROM chip hacked. If you're like me your probably thinking "what the hell is a PROM chip?"

Well PROM stands for Programmable Read Only Memory and the PROM chip is placed on the motherboard inside your TiVo and contains some pre-loaded basic intelligence. It is this intelligence that contains security to prevent your TiVo from being modified with third party software and hacks.

This PROM hack can be done in the following not-so-simple steps:
  • De-solder the PROM chip from the TiVo motherboard
  • If you haven't fried the chip continue...
  • Extract the code from the Chip
  • Edit the Hex
  • Burn a new PROM
  • Re-solder the new chip back to the motherboard
  • Hope you haven't fried the chip
As you can see this is not exactly the easiest hack to do and it is only the first step. The next stage is developing individual hacks to alter the functionality of the TiVo, such as enabling TiVo2Go.

If you're technically minded enough and want to learn more then head over to the DealDatabase forums for more info.

[Via TiVo Lovers]
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]]>hackmotherboardpromtivoChris Tew2007-01-31T13:18:00+00:00Gallery of TiVo Series3 boxes at homehttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/23/gallery-of-tivo-series3-boxes-at-home/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/23/gallery-of-tivo-series3-boxes-at-home/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/23/gallery-of-tivo-series3-boxes-at-home/#commentsFiled under: , ,


TiVo Series3 fireplace

Ever wonder how your 13 inch TV and Series3 HD TiVo home setup measures up against other TiVo users'? The folks at the TiVo Community Forum have posted a number of photos of their TiVo units in action and at rest.

Popular TiVo playmates seem to be large screen TVs and Xbox 360s. While some users seem to find beauty in a simple setup that hides the wires and most of the AV components, others seem to revel in showing off as many AV boxes as possible. My personal favorite is a shot on page four of the 16,000 wires used to plug in what appears to be a Series3 TiVo, several DirecTiVos, some serious audio hardware, and what might very well be a possibly a warp drive.

[via Davis Freeberg]
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]]>gallerytivo community forumTivoCommunityForumBrad Linder2007-01-23T16:36:00+00:00Latest TiVo Series3 deal: $599.97 (that's less than $600!)http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/20/lates-tivo-series3-deal-599-97-thats-less-than-600/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/20/lates-tivo-series3-deal-599-97-thats-less-than-600/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/20/lates-tivo-series3-deal-599-97-thats-less-than-600/#commentsFiled under: , ,


TiVo Series3Normally I refuse to say when a product is priced at $29.99. I feel it's disingenuous on the part of those setting the prices, and I just round up and tell you that you can pick it up for $30. I wish gas station owners and others would follow suit.

That said, it's technically true that OneCall's selling the TiVo Series3 for under $600. Just barely under $600, but still that's $200 off the list price. Of course, if resellers can keep affording to knock $100 or $200 off the price, I wonder why TiVo couldn't have just introduced the Series3 at $700, but I guess they need to recoup the development costs.

It looks like OneCall's sale ends on the 23rd. Keep in mind, if you pick up a new Series3 unit by the end of the month, and if you happen to have a lifetime service plan for an older TiVo, you can transfer that lifetime service tot he new box for $199.

[via All PVR and Techbargains]
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]]>oncecallsaleBrad Linder2007-01-20T09:38:00+00:00Hand-on with all the cool toys at CEShttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/11/hand-on-with-all-the-cool-toys-at-ces/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/11/hand-on-with-all-the-cool-toys-at-ces/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/11/hand-on-with-all-the-cool-toys-at-ces/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


The Engadget crew gets all the fun. Today, they've published detailed photo galleries and descriptions of their up-close experiences with some of the hottest new PVR and multimedia technology on display at CES.

Vista Media Extender

Vista Media Center Extender

The Xbox 360 will likely be the only device capable of acting as a media extender for Vista at launch. But hey, plenty of people have Xbox 360s, right? Engadget's got a whole photo gallery showing off the media extender interface, and it looks like pretty much anything you can do on your media center PC you can do with the extender.

Xbox 360 IPTV

Xbox 360 IPTV

Speaking of the Xbox 360, how about that IPTV announcement, eh? Wondering how it's going to work, and what it's going to look like? Engadget's got a photo gallery for that too, and a few answers to nagging questions. For example, since the TV shows are delivered through IPTV rather than a TV tuner, you should be able to record as many simultaneous programs as the software will allow. Of course, cramming them all onto a 20GB hard drive won't be much fun, but Microsoft's got plenty of time to announce an upgraded unit with larger hard drives before this service goes live.

8.1

TiVo 8.1 software

Okay, enough about Microsoft and their expensive boxes. What if you've already purchased an expensive TiVo Series3, only to find out that it's got less functionality than Series2 boxes? I mean, sure you get to record HD, but there's no TiVoToGo, no broadband, etc. Well, version 8.1 of TiVo's software is rolling out, which means that some problems will be fixed. For example, Series3 users will get listings for recently deleted programs, TiVoCast, Guru Guides, and access to KidZone, (which may not be such a good thing).
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]]>8.1media center extenderMediaCenterExtenderxbox 360Xbox360Brad Linder2007-01-11T18:48:00+00:00Why you can't replace a Comcast PVR: because they said sohttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/05/why-you-cant-replace-a-comcast-pvr-because-they-said-so/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/05/why-you-cant-replace-a-comcast-pvr-because-they-said-so/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/05/why-you-cant-replace-a-comcast-pvr-because-they-said-so/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Motorola PVREver wonder what would happen if you called up Comcast, told them that the Motorola PVR they sent you is useless and asked if you could just plug in your own box?

Well, now you can stop wondering. A digg user had it out with a Comcast support person in a chat session and posted the results.

The long and short of it is that he wanted to know if he could go out and buy a Scientific Atlanta unit to replace his buggy Motorola PVR. Not surprisingly, he was told that it wouldn't work.

Now, if the tech support guy had been on the ball, he might have mentioned that you can replace a Motorola PVR, if you're willing to go out and spend the big bucks on a TiVo Series3 unit and order CableCards from Comcast. You'll probably get the CableCards for less than you're paying to rent the Motorola box. But you'll also have to pay a TiVo subscription.

Anyway, his rant makes for some fun reading.
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]]>cablecardcomcastmotorolaBrad Linder2007-01-05T14:15:00+00:00HDTV PVR Dilemma - Settle for your cable companies HD PVR or go TiVo for $800?http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/04/hdtv-pvr-dilemma-settle-for-your-cable-companies-hd-pvr-or-go/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/04/hdtv-pvr-dilemma-settle-for-your-cable-companies-hd-pvr-or-go/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/04/hdtv-pvr-dilemma-settle-for-your-cable-companies-hd-pvr-or-go/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


TiVo Series 3A few days ago the Wall Street Journal had an article which raised a dilemma which many of us are facing. Should we settle for an inferior, often buggy, often hard to use HD PVR from our cable company or do we get down with a TiVo Series 3 PVR?

The TiVo Series HD PVR is undoubtedly the best HD PVR on the market:
  • despite the fact you have to pay $12.95 a month
  • despite the fact the Series3 lacks the capability of the Series 2 to transfer recorded shows onto your PC and PMPs
  • despite the fact you need a 2 hour visit from a cable-company technician to install a CableCard into your TiVo and;
  • despite the fact the TiVo Series 3 does not support some of your Cable Companies services such as Comcast's on-demand feature.
Even with these features I would definitely choose a TiVo Series 3 PVR over a HD PVR from a cable company such as the Motorola DCT3412 from Comcast and the DirecTV Hr20-700. But there is one thing that would stop me buying a Series 3 and that is the $800 price tag.

Hopefully we will see a post Christmas price reduction very soon.
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]]>cable tvcablecardsCableTvhdseries 3Series3tivoChris Tew2007-01-04T16:44:00+00:00Yet another TiVo lifetime service updatehttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/03/yet-another-tivo-lifetime-service-update/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/03/yet-another-tivo-lifetime-service-update/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2007/01/03/yet-another-tivo-lifetime-service-update/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Remember the good old days when you'd buy a product for an advertised price, and be able to find the advertised price directly on the shelf or at the product's website? These days it seems like you need a Ph.D. to figure out how to get the best price/deal out of a product like TiVo.

So here's the latest.

If you buy a Series3 TiVo by the end of January and activate it by March 2nd, you can transfer lifetime service from your existing TiVo for $199. This is an extension of a previous offer.

But, if you've got a DirecTV TiVo unit, you're out of luck.

Of course, TiVo's still charging $799 for a Series3 unit, so this is only a bargain if you'd willing to spend $1000 for a hi-def unit rather than waiting a while for the prices to fall. We've seen resellers discount the Series3 by as much as $200+ but that's still a lot of cash.

Or if you're in the market for a new box and hi-def isn't that important to you, check out the latest rebates on Series2 boxes, which basically let you pick up an 80-hour Series2 TiVo for free (plus a year's service).

[via TiVo Lovers]
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]]>lifetime serviceLifetimeServicerebatetransferBrad Linder2007-01-03T09:55:00+00:00TiVo makes Wired's Vaporware list... againhttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/27/tivo-makes-wireds-vaporware-list-again/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/27/tivo-makes-wireds-vaporware-list-again/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/27/tivo-makes-wireds-vaporware-list-again/#commentsFiled under: ,


Sad TiVoFor the second year in a row, TiVo's made Wired News's top 10 list of vaporware, or products that have been promised but have yet to arrive.

Last year, TiVo made the list for its Series3 HD-capable unit. To be fair, TiVo had made it clear by the end of 2005 that the Series3 would be out in 2006, and while it's been widely panned for its high price, a number of retailers have offered decent sales bringing the price at times below $600. And it it one heck of a PVR.

This year's vaporware product: TiVoToGo for Mac. Sure, there's a third-party workaround for anyone trying to copy TiVo recordings to a Mac. But TiVo has been promising an official solution for ages. In fact, TiVoToGo for Mac was mentioned in last year's vaporware list as well.

Wired also gives an honorable mention to TiVo's partnership with Comcast, which has yet to yield a Comcast PVR unit running TiVo software, although there's reason to believe that this could actually be coming in 2007.

What PVR related vaporware have you been waiting for?
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]]>tivotogovaporwareBrad Linder2006-12-27T12:30:00+00:00Customize your new TiVohttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/27/customize-your-new-tivo/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/27/customize-your-new-tivo/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/27/customize-your-new-tivo/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


If you have just recently unwrapped a new TiVo this Christmas then you may like to know what you can do with it to customize It for your own needs to get the best TiVo experience.

AllPVR.com has come up with six ways to customize your TiVo:
I can add a few more that you could do:
Any more?
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]]>customizesetuptivoChris Tew2006-12-27T11:49:00+00:00TiVo "Guru Guides" now on your TiVohttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/23/tivo-guru-guides-now-on-your-tivo/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/23/tivo-guru-guides-now-on-your-tivo/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/23/tivo-guru-guides-now-on-your-tivo/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Guru Guides

TiVo has updated its Guru Guides, so that now you can subscribe to guides directly through your TiVo. Up until now if you wanted access to preselected lists of shows you might enjoy you had to sign up through your computer, or ask your significant other.

While it's nice to be able to schedule TV shows to record from work, the more services you can actually access from your TiVo itself the better. Sure, it takes a couple of extra steps to sign up for guides with a remote control, but not having to get up and walk into the other room is worth its weight in gold.

Dave Zatz warns that you may have a hard time getting past the privacy screen if you're signing up for your first Guru Guide. A quick trip to the office where you can sign into your TiVo.com account, try to add a Guru Guide, and accept the privacy agreement should resolve the issue.

The update only works on Series2 TiVo's at the moment, but Series3 support should be coming any day now.
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]]>guru guideguru guidesGuruGuideGuruGuidesBrad Linder2006-12-23T15:49:00+00:00Lifetime service transfer for DirecTiVo ownershttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/22/lifetime-service-transfer-for-directivo-owners/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/22/lifetime-service-transfer-for-directivo-owners/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/22/lifetime-service-transfer-for-directivo-owners/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,


DirecTiVoWay back in October, TiVo announced that Series2 users that had purchased lifetime service packages would be able to transfer their lifetime service to a Series3 unit for $199. While that adds $200 to the price of an already expensive device, it's by far the best deal around for keeping your TiVo subscription bills to a minimum.

Problem was, the offer was only good if you had a standalone Series2 TiVo. DirecTV customers who had received their TiVo's through the satellite provider were out of luck.

Now TiVo upgrader and reseller WeaKnees is reporting that DirecTiVo customers are now eligible to transfer their service -- if they do so before 12/31/06. There's no info about this on the TiVo website yet, but presumably you can get this deal either through WeaKnees or TiVo, just make sure to ask about it before you plop down your money.

Also, keep in mind that Series3 TiVo units will not work with DirecTV or any other satellite provider, so this is only a good deal if you were planning on switching to cable anyway.
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]]>lifetime serviceLifetimeServicetransferBrad Linder2006-12-22T09:10:00+00:00TiVo Community Store Xmas Offershttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/18/tivo-community-store-xmas-offers/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/18/tivo-community-store-xmas-offers/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/18/tivo-community-store-xmas-offers/#commentsFiled under: , ,


TiVo Community StoreThe TiVo community store has rolled out some nice special offers just in time for Christmas. If you feel the need to boost your living room entertainment experience then you might find yourself some great deals here:
  • Instant $120 rebate on any TiVo Series 3 - Coupon Code TV120
  • $250 off the Nevo SL WiFi Remote - Coupon Code NEVO250
  • 15% off all Harmony Remotes - Coupon Code TCR15
  • Save 10% on upgrade kits - Coupon Code TCUP10
  • Save 10% on all Slingmedia products including the Slingbox - Coupon Code TVS10
  • Save 15% on cables - Coupon Code TCC15
  • 10% instant rebate on TiVo Wireless G USB Network Adapter - Coupon Code TCW10
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]]>Chris Tew2006-12-18T15:50:00+00:00PVR Wire Lists the Top 11 Most Worthless or Annoying TiVo Moments of 2006http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/15/pvr-wire-lists-the-top-11-most-worthless-tivo-moments-of-2006/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/15/pvr-wire-lists-the-top-11-most-worthless-tivo-moments-of-2006/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/15/pvr-wire-lists-the-top-11-most-worthless-tivo-moments-of-2006/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Top 11 Most Worthless Annoying TiVo Moments 2006

In honor of TiVo releasing the Top 10 TV moments in 2006, and not actually releasing something that will gain them some favor with current customers, potential new customers, and shareholders such as a non-fan created TiVoToGo for Macs, a robust movie delivery system, TiVoToGo on Series3 boxes, or a TiVo that dispenses Samuel Adams - I've decided to make my own list that highlights the top 11 most worthless or annoying TiVo moments at PVR Wire in 2006.

In no specific order:

1. TiVo releases Series3 box at a colon constricting $800 price point. In a clever move, The Milk of Magnesia company signs a deal with TiVo to offer a free bottle to everyone who purchased a Series3 at full price.

2. TiVo striking deals with partners that offer "Free TiVo Boxes" that aren't really much different from the free box you can already get when signing up for the service normally.

3. TiVo throws you a house party! Sadly, Kid or Play nowhere to be found.

4. TiVo thinks up innovative ways to advertise to its money paying subscribers. I have to admit, the ads are pretty benign. Doesn't make them any less aggravating.

5. TiVo lets Microsoft beat them to the living room with downloadable movies/shows. How long have we been talking about a Netflix/TiVo partnership?

6. In '05 TiVo announced that software would be available on Comcast set-top-boxes with a similar deal announced in '06 for Cox. Deals are pretty much universally appreciated by fans, but TiVo fails to mention rollout would not occur until after the biblical rapture. Shouldn't this be out by now? Particularly the Comcast arrangement? Can't wait to try this out during my stay in Hell.

7. TiVoCast updated! Still less fun than replacing your friends dandruff shampoo with the contents of a bottle of Nair, although most things are. Is anyone using this?

8. Cablevision brings TiVo to Mexico. Como se dice "who cares"? Okay, this was actually good to hear, but I wanted to break out some busted Spanish.

9. TiVo unveils "It's Not TiVo Unless it's TiVo" marketing campaign. In related news, The Captain Obvious Marketing Company signs its first client ever.

10. TiVo offers free pizza for anyone who signs up for a years service and gets a new TiVo box. Let's see. A PVR, a pizza, a remote, and a couch. You wonder why the country has an obesity problem?

11. TiVoTooSlow.

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]]>JJ Hawkins2006-12-15T12:10:00+00:00Wild Recording Time differences for same Capacity TiVo Series 3.http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/01/wild-recording-time-differences-for-same-capacity-tivo-series-3/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/01/wild-recording-time-differences-for-same-capacity-tivo-series-3/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/01/wild-recording-time-differences-for-same-capacity-tivo-series-3/#commentsFiled under: , ,



All the new unmodified Series 3 TiVos contains a Western Digital 250GB hard drive, so you would think TiVo could do a bit of math and work out exactly how much HD and SD content a Series 3 could record on average.

Turns out that TiVo is undecided how much video it can fit onto the hard drive. WeaKnees has some pictures of different TiVo stickers quoting different recording capcities.

TiVo has said:
  • 30 hours of HD and 300 hours of SD
  • 32 hours of HD and 300 hours of SD
  • 25 hours of HD and 280 hours of SD
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]]>series 3Series3tivoChris Tew2006-12-01T12:10:00+00:00Matthew Haughey TiVo Series 3 Reviewhttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/22/tv-snob-tivo-series-3-review/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/22/tv-snob-tivo-series-3-review/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/22/tv-snob-tivo-series-3-review/#commentsFiled under: , ,


TiVo Series 3Matthew Haughey of PVR Blog has recently published its own review of the Series 3 TiVo. After having previously used the buggy Comcast HD PVR the writer found the Series 3 to be very good machine.

The TiVo Series 3 was described to have perfect HD quality and an unrivaled user interface for recordable TV. This seems to be the general consensus among the many reviews out there.

However, this review also matched the general consensus that this high quality, high end PVR was also highly priced.

Despite the Series 3 being one of the best HD PVRs out there I still think it is worth waiting till the expected post-Christmas price reductions before you buy this device.

[Via TVSnob]
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]]>reviewseries 3Series3tivoChris Tew2006-11-22T13:29:00+00:00TiVo prices go up (or down... or something)http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/06/tivo-prices-go-up-or-down-or-something/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/06/tivo-prices-go-up-or-down-or-something/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/06/tivo-prices-go-up-or-down-or-something/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


beating on TiVo Okay class, get out your pens and pencils. I've got a math problem for you.

TiVo has gone and raised the prices for its service plans. If you're already locked into a plan, you get to keep paying at your current rate until the plan expires. But if you sign up for new service, here's the deal:

If you pay on a monthly basis, you pay:
  • $12.95 per month for a three year plan with a $150 early termination fee
  • $14.95 per month for a two year plan, with the same termination fee
  • $19.95 for a one year plan, termination fee applies
Or, you can prepay for service:
  • For a limited time, you can get three years of service for $299. When the offer ends, the price will rise to $349
  • $299 for two years of service
  • $199 for one year of service
If you've already got a TiVo, but want to add a second box, you qualify for a multi-room discount:
  • $6.95 per month for a three year service plan
  • $8.95 a month for a two year service plan
  • $13.95 a month for a one year service plan
Of course, who wants to commit to spending three years with a Series2 box when a) HDTV is going to become more common in the next few years and b) Series2 boxes are going to fall in price. And to make matters more complicated, you can now get an 80-hour TiVo for free, or an 80-hour dual-tuner TiVo for $69.

So, prepaid service plans seem to be cheaper than they were, monthly service plans seem to have gone up, and the boxes are getting cheaper. Now class, does that make TiVo's change in pricing plans a good deal for consumers or not? Feel free to sound off, vent, or celebrate in the comments section.
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]]>pricingservice planServicePlantivo priceTivoPriceBrad Linder2006-11-06T08:50:00+00:00TiVo Series3 Remote now on salehttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/03/tivo-series3-remote-now-on-sale/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/03/tivo-series3-remote-now-on-sale/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/11/03/tivo-series3-remote-now-on-sale/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


TiVo Series3 remoteSay you want that snazzy new TiVo backlit TiVo remote that comes with the Series3, but you don't want to give up TiVoToGo? Up until now, I would have said you were stuck shining a flashlight on your Series2 remote. But if you've got $50 burning a hole in your pocket, you can now pick up a Series3 remote from the TiVo store.

That's $20 more than you'd pay for a standard Series2 remote, but you get backlighting, metal domed keys, updated ergonomics, a larger navigation pad, and the channel and volume buttons are now conveniently located further away from the buttons for playing, fast forwarding, and rewinding, making them harder to hit.

The remote should work well with either a Series2 or Series3 unit.

via Zatz Not Funny


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]]>remote controlRemoteControltivo storeTivoStoreBrad Linder2006-11-03T09:01:00+00:00The outlook for TiVo after the Series 3 launch - It's not goodhttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/31/tivo-outlook-shaky/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/31/tivo-outlook-shaky/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/31/tivo-outlook-shaky/#commentsFiled under: ,


TiVo SadBrian Clark of Gizmodo has done a feature on the outlook of TiVo after the release of the Series 3. I don't know if you remember but before the launch of the Series 3 TiVo was getting a lot of bad press about being a company that is not making money and is in trouble.

That bad press seemed to disappear around the launch of the Series 3 but I think we will start to be seeing a lot more from now on. As Gizmodo points out, the outlook for TiVo is not a good one.

I'll outline some of the main concerns regarding TiVo's future:
  • TiVo's stock is down significantly since the Series 3 was launched and is about $6.60 compared to a predicted $9.50.
  • The number of shared sold internally by TiVo executives outweighs the number bought. This gives an indication that the people running the company have little faith in its immediate future.
  • Deals to provide TiVo software to other vendors are sketchy. There is a possible deal with Comcast although no further details have been released and TiVo also has a deal with Cox, but this might not be enough, especially if the Comcast deal falls through.
  • Of the 4.5 million TiVo subscribers most are from the recently ended partnership with DirecTV and the cost of acquiring new subscribers has increased by 50%.
  • TiVo's long term prospects could be in advertising which is ironic coming from a company that allows you to skip ads.
  • TiVo is also bogged down in a lawsuit with Echostar which is yet to be resolved. It will be great for TiVo if it wins, but the lawsuit is far from over with lots of costly court battles ahead.
Clark also mentions that the $800 price tag for the Series 3 was just way too expensive. However, I would have to disagree, its normal business practice to release a high end model at a high price.

We'll see the Series 3 at a respectable price soon enough, it's already beginning to happen.

Interestingly Clark puts out the idea of TiVo been taken over by someone like Microsoft or Apple.

Take a look at the recent article I did on what company might take over TiVo and you'll see that Microsoft and Apple are the least likely companies to take TiVo over.

If it's anyone I think it will be Yahoo, although Dave Zatz disagrees and believes it would be via investor & partner Comcast.
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PVR WireThis week Chris Tew and Brad Linder talk about some of the week's PVR news.
  • :30 What company's most likely to buy TiVo?
  • 6:15 Best PVR accessories
  • 6:50 TiVo Series3 prices starting to fall (on sale at least)
  • 7:30 Watching Google Video on your phone
What do you think, is TiVo for sale, and if so, who would buy it? Do you think the Series3 will drop in price before the holidays? And do you watch mobile videos on your phone?
  • You can download the podcast directly here.
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]]>dave zatzDaveZatzgoogleorbwinampyahooBrad Linder2006-10-28T12:30:00+00:00TiVo Series 3 Deal of the day: $699 from Costcohttp://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/28/tivo-series-3-deal-of-the-day-699-from-costco/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/28/tivo-series-3-deal-of-the-day-699-from-costco/http://www.www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/28/tivo-series-3-deal-of-the-day-699-from-costco/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


TiVo Series3Well, it sure didn't take long for retailers to start dropping the price of Series3 TiVos. Granted, $699 is almost as bad as $799 for a standalone PVR box, but I know a lot of our readers were drooling at the Series3 before it came out -- and probably wiped the drool from their faces and went back to their Series2 boxes when they saw the price. So everyone wants to feel like they're getting a bargain if they're gonna shell out the big bucks for a new unit.

With that said, the latest deal comes from Costco, where you can pick up a Series3 for $699. No word yet on whether this offer is available in retail stores, or just through the website.

To recap some of the other deals, you can still get a Series3 box through the TiVo Community Forum store for $680, but that offer expires Sunday. And if you want a tricked out Series3 with an upgraded hard drive, or even just a regular 30-hour unit, you can get a variety of coupons from WeaKnees.

Via TiVo Blog and TCF
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