Category Archives: DVR

Virgin Media TiVo vs. V+: Round One, Fight!

Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011 by MegaZone

The incredibly unwieldily named blog Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services posted a 17 point comparison between the new Virgin Media TiVo and their old V+ box. TiVo won, handily – 15 to 2. The only two points TiVo … Continue reading →

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TiVo Ending Affiliate Program

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 by MegaZone

For a number of years now, TiVo has had an affiliate program for sites, such as this one, to earn commissions on sales referrals. The site runs TiVo ads or users their affiliate links, and TiVo pays a bounty on … Continue reading →

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1,000 TVs DLNA Certified in 1Q11

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 by MegaZone

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified more than 1,000 TV models in North America, Europe, Korea and Japan as DLNA compliant in the first quarter of 2011 alone. That’s more than the total number certified in the first four … Continue reading →

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Verizon FiOS Begins Allowing CableCARD Self-Installs

Posted on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 by MegaZone

Ahead of the August 1st FCC mandated date, Verizon has begun allowing FiOS TV customers to self-install CableCARDs into their own devices, which primarily means TiVo of course. You can order a CableCARD online for you to install yourself – … Continue reading →

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NY Times Blog Entry on TiVo is Really an Indictment of Cable MSOs

Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 by MegaZone

The New York Times’ Gadgetwise Blog on Monday posted an entry about TiVo entitled “TiVo, Nice Service if You Can Get It“. It is generally favorable about TiVo itself, but makes it sound like the hassle of getting TiVo may … Continue reading →

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