 |  | apollo80
join:2002-01-31
Richmond, VA
| Re: PVR's/DVR's rock. ReplayTV had recently filed Chapter 11, but was bought today by Denon audio. GOOD NEWS.
I own a ReplayTV 5040 and LOVE it. The MIAA is after them because you can take anything you record on a ReplayTV and send it to any other ReplayTV model 5XXX, either on a home network or over the internet. | |
| | | pmilligan
join:2000-10-05
Indianapolis, IN
| Re: PVR's/DVR's rock. I have owned a ReplayTV 4040 since December 2001. It too can share programs on a LAN or send it to other broadband capable and enabled ReplayTV units. (Not that I have tried the later.)
Thanks for the news about the change (again) in the owner of ReplayTV. I didn't realize that SonicBlue had recently filed Chapter 11. I think they bought ReplayTV in 2000 or 2001.
Anyway, here is the press release for the ReplayTV sale:
»www.replaytv.com/company/press.asp?ID=592
Pat Milligan | |
| | BlueSkye
join:2002-10-25
Los Angeles, CA
| I'm looking for opinions.
Everyone I know with a PVR/DVR Tivo/Replay loves it. I often hear comments like "If I lost everything I own, the first thing I would replace would be my Tivo." (Really.)
I'm a Replay owner, and I think it's an incredible device.
So my question is (and I really am interested in getting people's opinions): Why is the installed base still less than a million? Why hasn't this technology caught fire?
I do have my own opinion, having once worked for ReplayTV, but I'm interested in hearing yours.
Anybody? | |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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| Re: PVR's/DVR's rock. I think because it's a techy gadget or "Geek Toy" so to speak. I think most of the public has no idea how cool they really are and just thinks of them as some sort of "fancy VCR".
You have to admit, the ReplayTV and TIVO units appeal to the "Tech Savvy" types, the home network types, the broadband internet types. Joe Sixpack doesn't realize what a cool unit they are, and the thought of paying "Subscription fees" is a big negative. The standalone PVR has a lot of uphill in the market to get over.... I think the market to the general public will be won by the integrated units--- the units that are built into Satellite receivers, Cable Boxes, etc.... those will introduce Joe Sixpack to the technology and make the switch from the VCR happen.
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stet
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join:2002-03-08
Warren, MI
| I think the reason that they haven't caught on with the mass public is the subscription. Most people don't understand the difference between a PVR and a VCR as it is. Then tell them it's going to cost them $10/month to use it and they'll just laugh at you.
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stet
Volitar Prime
join:2002-03-08
Warren, MI
| Love my Tivo! My Tivo has been on my network for a good year now. Not only can I access it through the internet from anywhere in the world to program it, I can also extract recorded shows from it through my home net to my PC and burn to DVD.
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dvd536
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| havenot I'm a havenot!
I dont believe the customer should have to pay hundreds of dollars for the unit and then another monthly fee to make it work. the networks are against them because they allow you to skip the junk (advertisements)
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KrK
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| Re: havenot I agree. I think it should be the consumer's choice. You can buy one, and use it like a conventional VCR (except it's way cooler) and do without the programming guide and enhanced ease of use.... for free.
OR, if you choose, you can get the guide service, and all it's coolness, for a low subscription fee.
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