Comments on: TiVo Conference call follow up

By: e_notimpl

e_notimpl — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:09:12 +0000

Once you’ve grown accustomed to HD, it’s hard to give it up, kind of like Tivo.

I have the Comcast HD DVR offering, and though I’m not much of a fan, it’s getting a lot of use because I don’t have options.

By: vincea

vincea — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:54:33 +0000

That’s one of the reasons I haven’t rushed into getting an HDTV. Once the CableCard TiVo is available I’ll check out what the full ‘package’ will cost me (HD TV, CC TiVo, etc).

By: megazone

megazone — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:33:25 +0000

There were mentions of the iPod, etc, but no one asked about the Mac in particular. It is the kind of detail not generally mentioned on a financial con call, too specific and not tied to any particular deal.

By: emarosan

emarosan — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:06:23 +0000

No mention of progress on TTG for Mac, or of the Mac user sector in general? Hrm, that doesn’t make me feel good…

By: megazone

megazone — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 03:46:48 +0000

That seems like cutting off your nose to spite your face. Giving up timeshifting, etc, because you bought a new TV. I would sooner never have HD than give up time shifting.

By: euphrasie

euphrasie — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 03:37:32 +0000

We can’t get the cable DVR so right now we’re using nothing. I miss Tivo but because we spent so much on a plasma TV, my husband refuses to watch anything in non-HD!

Sigh.

By: megazone

megazone — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 03:34:03 +0000

I’ve been willing to wait since TiVo is more important to me than HD. So 2006 is fine with me. Plus I’ve tried the alternative – in my area that’s the Scientific Atlanta 8300HD – and it is such a pile of crap that you couldn’t pay me to use it. I’d sooner go buy something like the Sony CableCARD DVR for $500.

I know some folks who have both – using TiVo for all the non-HD content, and a cable DVR for HD-only.

By: euphrasie

euphrasie — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 03:30:59 +0000

That’s too bad about HDTV. We’re ready to get rid of Tivo because of the lack of HD and most of the people I know who got into Tivo early on are caught in the same predicament… people who like TV gadgets are upgrading to HD these days.

Bummer. I love Tivo, but not enough to sacrifice the HD we’re paying for!