http://www.gizmolovers.com/2007/09/16/tivo-and-crestron-team-up/ TiVo, Slingbox, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever tech I feel like blogging about... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:35:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.gizmolovers.com/2007/09/16/tivo-and-crestron-team-up/#comment-11871 Carlton Bale Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:47:11 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2007/09/16/tivo-and-crestron-team-up/#comment-11871 I agree that this is only a big deal if it is an open protocol; Creston is too small and too high-end of a company. This protocol only becomes truly useful if it allows 2-way communication with the remote. By this, I mean being able to browse the Now Playing list and start playing a show on the remote without ever viewing the Now Playing list on your television. The newest Philips Pronto remotes support 2-way communication over IP and Serial using a javascript-based protol called ProntoScript. Crestron support is nothing more than "interesting"; true 2-way communication with a more consumer-friendly remote would be spectacular. If TiVo makes a full-user-interface, 2-way protocol available, enthusiasts will figure out how to make it work with a wide variety of interesting devices. I agree that this is only a big deal if it is an open protocol; Creston is too small and too high-end of a company. This protocol only becomes truly useful if it allows 2-way communication with the remote. By this, I mean being able to browse the Now Playing list and start playing a show on the remote without ever viewing the Now Playing list on your television. The newest Philips Pronto remotes support 2-way communication over IP and Serial using a javascript-based protol called ProntoScript. Crestron support is nothing more than “interesting”; true 2-way communication with a more consumer-friendly remote would be spectacular. If TiVo makes a full-user-interface, 2-way protocol available, enthusiasts will figure out how to make it work with a wide variety of interesting devices.

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