Comments on: Best Buy TiVo-powered HDTVs Launch July 31st http://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/07/15/best-buy-tivo-powered-hdtvs-launch-july-31st/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/07/15/best-buy-tivo-powered-hdtvs-launch-july-31st/comment-page-1/#comment-27642 MegaZone Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:39:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=3985#comment-27642 Oh, I don't really expect this, just that they could do it. But if the TVs don't have CableCARD then this almost certainly wouldn't be in there. While they could make a sidecar with CableCARD tuners, storage, etc., at that point you may as well get a full TiVo to use with it.If you already have tuners then doing a DVR, especially a digital-only DVR, isn't a big jump. You really just need a way to store the streams for later playback.Now, if these TVs don't have streaming support for use with the Premiere & Elite I'll really be disappointed. Oh, I don’t really expect this, just that they could do it. But if the TVs don’t have CableCARD then this almost certainly wouldn’t be in there. While they could make a sidecar with CableCARD tuners, storage, etc., at that point you may as well get a full TiVo to use with it.

If you already have tuners then doing a DVR, especially a digital-only DVR, isn’t a big jump. You really just need a way to store the streams for later playback.

Now, if these TVs don’t have streaming support for use with the Premiere & Elite I’ll really be disappointed.

]]> By: Dave Zatzhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/07/15/best-buy-tivo-powered-hdtvs-launch-july-31st/comment-page-1/#comment-27638 Dave Zatz Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=3985#comment-27638 "Trojan Horse DVR functionality in there – say via an add-on module"Doubt it. TiVo is conservative, focused on their MSO partners, and this is a Best Buy product - who they feel the need to offer a smart TV product. “Trojan Horse DVR functionality in there – say via an add-on module”

Doubt it. TiVo is conservative, focused on their MSO partners, and this is a Best Buy product – who they feel the need to offer a smart TV product.

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