OK, so the headline isn’t entirely accurate… More like: “Mom tires of resisting, Dave orders TiVo for her.” When visiting last month, I failed to convince her she needed a DVR. Well being somewhat manipulative, I might have accidentally changed her homepage to ZNF. Between the numerous questions I answered and the new fall season, … Read more
Wow… how kick-ass would this be?! Other than the obvious movie licensing quagmire, they’d have to figure out the technology behind it. Series2 units only handle MPEG2, though the new Series3 also supports AVC. If Amazon movie downloads were to be offered on the S2, they’d have to change both the video format and DRM … Read more
If you recall, broadband-connected Series2 (and later this year, the Series3) video downloads were branded ‘TiVoCast’ in June. As promised, the service has been expanding (you can probably skip Heavy) and the New York Times is now serving up content — up to 10 minutes a day, depending on what’s going on in the world. … Read more
Looks like most HD DirecTiVo customers are finally being serviced this week. Ben over at HDBeat received the update last night and grabbed the info shown above via TivoWebPlus. However, receiving the software isn’t the same as activating the software… Primary (supported) features: Find what you want faster. Navigate through your ON-SCREEN GUIDE more quickly … Read more
30 hours of HD recording got you down? Weaknees is taking pre-orders for S3 units with expanded internal storage. I assume they’ll also offer hard drive upgrades to folks that have already made a purchase or want to get in on the Lifetime Service VIP dealio. Michael tells me he’ll have pricing info up later … Read more
Reviews Dave’s Engadget Review Dave’s Engadget Videos NY Times USA Today PCMag Gizmodo PCWorld CNET Shopping TiVo.com Best Buy Circuit City Reference Official TiVo Series3 FAQ S3 Promotional Video S3 Press Release TiVo CableCARD Guide TiVo S3 Manual (large PDF) S3 Hard Drive Upgrades Megazone’s S3 FAQ Megazone’s S3 Photos Time Warner’s CableCARD FAQ When … Read more