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TiVo Downplays Threat of Networked DVR > price, usability, features

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miar70

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Re: price, usability, features

Thanks for the detailed information Pandora, much appreciated ! How long is the built-in expiration ? Is it triggered from the time you download it or from the time you first watch it ?

Interesting that NBC charge for their shows and Sci-Fi and Discovery do not. I guess the charge is no different to a rental fee.

So if you remember to record it up front on your DVR you can watch it as many times as you like and keep it as long as you want. If you forget to record it up front, you can download it on demand, but will be time limited when you can watch it or have to pay a fee to watch it.

Would be really nice if the DVR figured out that you like a particular show enough to select it On Demand and then pro-actively records the rest of the series for you

Still this is the best sounding service I have heard of in a while...
to forum · permalink · 2008-08-29 14:31:51 ·

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I don't know if the NBC fee content expires. I've never downloaded any. It is billed to your DirecTV account. The NBC fee content may be a rental or may be a purchase, I do not know.

The expiration varies by channel and by program. It appears the expiration is set by the provider and is the same regardless of when downloaded.

DirecTV on Demand provides a nice supplementary service to DirecTV satellite. Often I'll find something which I never saw aired.

On free downloads, which is the only type I have done, there has never been one which didn't have an expiration. Usually within a few weeks to a month.
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miar70

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Excellent ! thanks for all the great info...

to forum · permalink · 2008-08-29 16:34:22 ·
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