Monthly Archives: December 2003

DNNA/RTV gives a lesson in how not to make customers happy

Posted on Friday, December 26, 2003 by MegaZone

http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2003/12/replaytv_fraud_.html What possessed DNNA to change the pricing on the RTV in the week before Xmas? The only explanation I can think of is that sales were miserable and they dropped the pricing in a desperate attempt to move more … Continue reading →

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Extensive review of the Dish DVR-921

Posted on Thursday, December 25, 2003 by MegaZone

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=21399 Based on what has been made public about the HD DirecTiVo, it sounds like the Dish unit is good – but not as good as the TiVo. (Originally spotted in PVRBlog)

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More cool TiVo stuff

Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 by MegaZone

Spotted this in PVRBlog – JavaHMO. It works with HMO on your Series2 TiVo to do some very keen things.

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Community maintainer?

Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 by MegaZone

Just wondering – who is the community maintainer? Ah, looks like trinityinfinity judging by the first post to the community from August, 2002. Are they still active here? I was thinking about adding more info to the groups profile – … Continue reading →

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More glimpses into the future of TiVo

Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 by MegaZone

A few hints that TiVo is definitely interested in the digital cable ready market. This is from a post I just made in alt.video.ptv.tivo: Since the FCC has approved the new digital cable standard cable companies are required to support … Continue reading →

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