Comments on: Introducing TiVo Third Party Developer Tools For Television.

By: cassiusdrow

cassiusdrow — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 18:20:34 +0000

I agree about OAR. Also why would I pay *more* for the PPV than a dvd rental? Not only is PPV usually pan-and-scan, but usually no 5.1 audio and the cable signal looks awful compared to dvd.

I’ll still watch the occasional movie on the premium channels just because I’m only marginally interested and it’s easier to TiVo it than go out and rent it. And these are usually movies where aspect ratio and 5.1 audio are less necessary (such as comedies or simple dialog driven movies), or I simply would not pay (additional) money to see the movie.

Since I’m not much of a sports fan, I never order PPVs for that reason. But of the two PPVs I saw, one was a Tyson fight, the other was a movie but I can’t remember which one.

I suppose if one only has a 19 inch mono TV, PPV would be easier than going out to rent a vhs/dvd.

By: michaelallroy

michaelallroy — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 17:58:39 +0000

i use it for fights sometimes, but i’ve never seen the point of using it for movies. no way am i going to pay money to watch a pan-and-scan version of a film. i don’t even watch them for “free” on premium channels, which i really only subscribe to for boxing and original series (sopranos et al). the same films can be seen sooner on dvd, for less money, in their proper format and almost always with a superior sound mix.

original aspect ratio or death.

By: cassiusdrow

cassiusdrow — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 15:28:38 +0000

80% are PPV purchasers

Wow. Do that many people really use PPV? I have never ordered one in my life, and only watched 2 ordered by other people….