ciucca
join:2004-05-24
Westfield, NJ
2 edits | Tivo is an OLD technology Tivo is not as good as the FIOS DVR. I have both, and if I could add an external HD to the FIOS DVR I would get rid of the TIVO ASAP. The people who support TIVO are fanboys. They cannot admit that TIVO has been left in the dust, and is on its way to the Smithsonian. The management has been arrogant for years and sat on their platform without making GUI and interface improvements. All I can say is goodbye Tivo! I give it 12 to 18 months. |
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| So if you still have a Tivo does that make you a fanboy too?
While Tivo may be on its way to the Smithsonian, it will be a while getting there. Not every market has FIOS or the options Tivo currently grants. |
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2 edits | reply to ciucca
said by ciucca:Tivo is not as good as the FIOS DVR. I have both, and if I could add an external HD to the FIOS DVR I would get rid of the TIVO ASAP. The people who support TIVO are fanboys. They cannot admit that TIVO has been left in the dust, and is on its way to the Smithsonian. The management has been arrogant for years and sat on their platform without making GUI and interface improvements. All I can say is goodbye Tivo! I give it 12 to 18 months. I have tried the FiOS DVR at a friend's house and I like TiVo better. In fact, TiVo had many features like remote scheduling that FiOS is only now getting.
However, you are right that TiVo is showing its age.
I am moving to Windows 7 Media center which is light years beyond TiVo and believe it or not the interface is better.
By the way, TiVo is losing subscribers because:
People think that the crappy cable/fios DVR is a "tivo" or that it's "good enough." The majority of people care about "good enough" not "best."
Cablecard has been a horror show from day 1.
There is currently no high definition TiVo for satellite users that is based on current satellite technology (MPEG4).
The pricing has discouraged new subscribers and burned old subscribers. Part of the reason I'm leaving is because my series 3 is up in April and I either have to renew month to month or get a lifetime sub, which was not available years ago. If I do I would have dumped over $1000 in a 3 year old box. Bye TiVo. |
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 BootesPremium
join:2005-01-28
Scarsdale, NY | reply to ciucca
I have a TivoHD and a Fios DVR, the Tivo is much better. The Tivo interface makes sense, the Fios DVR is confusing and slow. |
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