Comments on: MaxLinear Tunes In TiVo Deal http://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/13/maxlinear-tunes-in-tivo-deal/ 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/2011/09/13/maxlinear-tunes-in-tivo-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-28153 MegaZone Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:46:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7926#comment-28153 That's the way the Live TV buffer works on today's TiVo.  You have a 30 minute sliding window going back from 'now'.  You can RW to the start of the buffer but not beyond, it'll stop and start playing.  And you can FF up to 'now' but not beyond, it starts playing in real time.  Obviously you can't go past 'now' since you haven't received anything yet. :-)Streaming content will probably work differently.  If you're streaming from another TiVo it could do the heavy lifting and adjust the stream it is sending.  Or if you have the bandwidth just stream the data faster than 'real time'. That’s the way the Live TV buffer works on today’s TiVo.  You have a 30 minute sliding window going back from ‘now’.  You can RW to the start of the buffer but not beyond, it’ll stop and start playing.  And you can FF up to ‘now’ but not beyond, it starts playing in real time.  Obviously you can’t go past ‘now’ since you haven’t received anything yet. :-)

Streaming content will probably work differently.  If you’re streaming from another TiVo it could do the heavy lifting and adjust the stream it is sending.  Or if you have the bandwidth just stream the data faster than ‘real time’.

]]> By: Fanfoothttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/13/maxlinear-tunes-in-tivo-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-28152 Fanfoot Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7926#comment-28152 I guess that's right.  At 20Mbps (absolute upper end) you'd need about 4.5GB for a half hour, so a 4GB stick at under $20 should handle all you need.  So as long as you don't need to fast-forward past the end of the current buffer (can you jump to ticks to restart the buffer? maybe you just return to play if you fast-forward to the end?) and you don't rewind past the beginning (same questions, except how would you rewind past the start since its probably not buffering that up anew?) it should all be quite seamless. I guess that’s right.  At 20Mbps (absolute upper end) you’d need about 4.5GB for a half hour, so a 4GB stick at under $20 should handle all you need.  So as long as you don’t need to fast-forward past the end of the current buffer (can you jump to ticks to restart the buffer? maybe you just return to play if you fast-forward to the end?) and you don’t rewind past the beginning (same questions, except how would you rewind past the start since its probably not buffering that up anew?) it should all be quite seamless.

]]> By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/13/maxlinear-tunes-in-tivo-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-28150 MegaZone Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7926#comment-28150 Not quite officially, but it does for me.  I'm sure the Preview is all-digital in light of this info.  It sounds like a junior version of the platform for the Q/Elite.  Possibly even the same board with fewer components populated - one tuner instead of four, etc.  Though without the drive there is no need for SATA, etc., so there may be enough savings to justify a different board to shrink the size.I suspect the Preview will work much like Roku and other streaming-only boxes.  It'll have enough RAM for a limited rolling buffer.  Depending on the cost trade off they could easily include enough RAM for a 30 minute buffer. Not quite officially, but it does for me.  I’m sure the Preview is all-digital in light of this info.  It sounds like a junior version of the platform for the Q/Elite.  Possibly even the same board with fewer components populated – one tuner instead of four, etc.  Though without the drive there is no need for SATA, etc., so there may be enough savings to justify a different board to shrink the size.

I suspect the Preview will work much like Roku and other streaming-only boxes.  It’ll have enough RAM for a limited rolling buffer.  Depending on the cost trade off they could easily include enough RAM for a 30 minute buffer.

]]> By: Fanfoothttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/13/maxlinear-tunes-in-tivo-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-28148 Fanfoot Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:19:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7926#comment-28148 So does this resolve whether the preview is Digital only or not?  I assume it is, but I know that was one of the questions open.Also, I'm still interested in how the Q is going to handle trick play.  Any insights?  A flash buffer?  30 second rewind only?  So does this resolve whether the preview is Digital only or not?  I assume it is, but I know that was one of the questions open.

Also, I’m still interested in how the Q is going to handle trick play.  Any insights?  A flash buffer?  30 second rewind only? 

]]> By: Fanfoothttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/09/13/maxlinear-tunes-in-tivo-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-28149 Fanfoot Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:19:00 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=7926#comment-28149 So does this resolve whether the preview is Digital only or not?  I assume it is, but I know that was one of the questions open.Also, I'm still interested in how the Q is going to handle trick play.  Any insights?  A flash buffer?  30 second rewind only?  So does this resolve whether the preview is Digital only or not?  I assume it is, but I know that was one of the questions open.

Also, I’m still interested in how the Q is going to handle trick play.  Any insights?  A flash buffer?  30 second rewind only? 

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