Comments on: Antennas Direct Partners with TiVo http://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/09/antennas-direct-partners-with-tivo/ 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: tv aerialhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/09/antennas-direct-partners-with-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-29289 tv aerial Fri, 25 May 2012 09:33:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7870#comment-29289 Hello.. I was not aware about it. I am glad I visited here and come to know about it. I was looking for the updates related to the antenna and reached here. Hello..
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]]> By: More Info On the Channel Master TV DVR, Now Even Less Appealing | Gizmo Lovers Bloghttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/09/antennas-direct-partners-with-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-28221 More Info On the Channel Master TV DVR, Now Even Less Appealing | Gizmo Lovers Blog Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:32:27 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7870#comment-28221 [...] I covered in my previous post has more features and functionality, and then take advantage of the $9.99/month antenna-only rate from TiVo. You can use the TiVo for *15* years before it’d cost you’d pay as much as [...] [...] I covered in my previous post has more features and functionality, and then take advantage of the $9.99/month antenna-only rate from TiVo. You can use the TiVo for *15* years before it’d cost you’d pay as much as [...]

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/09/antennas-direct-partners-with-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-28194 MegaZone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:41:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7870#comment-28194 Well, first of all, you don't own any of the content.  OTA content is still owned by the creators under copyright.  You have limited rights to record under fair use, but you never own it.And you're not paying for the content.  If you have another way to record that doesn't require any payments, you can.  You're paying for the product and service you're using *to* record, not the recording itself.The main cost is the guide data, it isn't free.  Some free data is included in ATSC via PSIP, but it only goes out a couple of hours and it is often unreliable and incomplete.  TiVo uses much richer guide data supplied by Tribune Media Services.  But guide data, just the listings, is still copyrighted content and it is not made available for free.  TMS has agreements with providers to aggregate the data and resell it.  TiVo has to pay TMS for each user of the data, and that cost is part of that is passed on to you.Aside from that, TiVo needs to pay to maintain the server infrastructure that provides the data and other broadband services  to their customers.  They have to pay for the bandwidth used, the power, cooling, IT staff, HW, etc.They also sell the consumer boxes are a loss using a subsidized business model, like cell phones.  It lowers the cost of entry, but they rely on the subscription revenue to make up for it in the long run.Basically there are a number of things that go into the monthly fee.  Or product lifetime service, which is what I recommend. Well, first of all, you don’t own any of the content.  OTA content is still owned by the creators under copyright.  You have limited rights to record under fair use, but you never own it.

And you’re not paying for the content.  If you have another way to record that doesn’t require any payments, you can.  You’re paying for the product and service you’re using *to* record, not the recording itself.

The main cost is the guide data, it isn’t free.  Some free data is included in ATSC via PSIP, but it only goes out a couple of hours and it is often unreliable and incomplete.  TiVo uses much richer guide data supplied by Tribune Media Services.  But guide data, just the listings, is still copyrighted content and it is not made available for free.  TMS has agreements with providers to aggregate the data and resell it.  TiVo has to pay TMS for each user of the data, and that cost is part of that is passed on to you.

Aside from that, TiVo needs to pay to maintain the server infrastructure that provides the data and other broadband services  to their customers.  They have to pay for the bandwidth used, the power, cooling, IT staff, HW, etc.

They also sell the consumer boxes are a loss using a subsidized business model, like cell phones.  It lowers the cost of entry, but they rely on the subscription revenue to make up for it in the long run.

Basically there are a number of things that go into the monthly fee.  Or product lifetime service, which is what I recommend.

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/09/antennas-direct-partners-with-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-28195 MegaZone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:41:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7870#comment-28195 Well, first of all, you don't own any of the content.  OTA content is still owned by the creators under copyright.  You have limited rights to record under fair use, but you never own it.And you're not paying for the content.  If you have another way to record that doesn't require any payments, you can.  You're paying for the product and service you're using *to* record, not the recording itself.The main cost is the guide data, it isn't free.  Some free data is included in ATSC via PSIP, but it only goes out a couple of hours and it is often unreliable and incomplete.  TiVo uses much richer guide data supplied by Tribune Media Services.  But guide data, just the listings, is still copyrighted content and it is not made available for free.  TMS has agreements with providers to aggregate the data and resell it.  TiVo has to pay TMS for each user of the data, and that cost is part of that is passed on to you.Aside from that, TiVo needs to pay to maintain the server infrastructure that provides the data and other broadband services  to their customers.  They have to pay for the bandwidth used, the power, cooling, IT staff, HW, etc.They also sell the consumer boxes are a loss using a subsidized business model, like cell phones.  It lowers the cost of entry, but they rely on the subscription revenue to make up for it in the long run.Basically there are a number of things that go into the monthly fee.  Or product lifetime service, which is what I recommend. Well, first of all, you don’t own any of the content.  OTA content is still owned by the creators under copyright.  You have limited rights to record under fair use, but you never own it.

And you’re not paying for the content.  If you have another way to record that doesn’t require any payments, you can.  You’re paying for the product and service you’re using *to* record, not the recording itself.

The main cost is the guide data, it isn’t free.  Some free data is included in ATSC via PSIP, but it only goes out a couple of hours and it is often unreliable and incomplete.  TiVo uses much richer guide data supplied by Tribune Media Services.  But guide data, just the listings, is still copyrighted content and it is not made available for free.  TMS has agreements with providers to aggregate the data and resell it.  TiVo has to pay TMS for each user of the data, and that cost is part of that is passed on to you.

Aside from that, TiVo needs to pay to maintain the server infrastructure that provides the data and other broadband services  to their customers.  They have to pay for the bandwidth used, the power, cooling, IT staff, HW, etc.

They also sell the consumer boxes are a loss using a subsidized business model, like cell phones.  It lowers the cost of entry, but they rely on the subscription revenue to make up for it in the long run.

Basically there are a number of things that go into the monthly fee.  Or product lifetime service, which is what I recommend.

]]> By: The Channel Master TV CM-7400, an OTA DVR Alternative to TiVo? | Gizmo Lovers Bloghttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/09/antennas-direct-partners-with-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-28154 The Channel Master TV CM-7400, an OTA DVR Alternative to TiVo? | Gizmo Lovers Blog Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:03:58 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7870#comment-28154 [...] TV does not, but that’s only half-true. First of all, you can currently get monthly service for just $9.99, instead of $19.99, if you use antenna only. So that would give you 30 months of service on the [...] [...] TV does not, but that’s only half-true. First of all, you can currently get monthly service for just $9.99, instead of $19.99, if you use antenna only. So that would give you 30 months of service on the [...]

]]> By: Onewealthyonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/09/antennas-direct-partners-with-tivo/comment-page-1/#comment-28138 Onewealthyone Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:19:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7870#comment-28138 why is it worth 10-20 dollars a month?? Just to record what I own? why is it worth 10-20 dollars a month?? Just to record what I own?

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