Category Archives: TiVo

Supreme Court Declines To Hear DISH’s Appeal

Posted on Monday, October 6, 2008 by MegaZone

The US Supreme Court today declined to hear DISH Network’s appeal of TiVo’s patent victory, effectively upholding the ruling. DISH Network will now pay TiVo $104 million, the amount awarded by the jury in 2006 plus interest, which has been … Continue reading →

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This Weekend’s Amazon VOD Sale

Posted on Friday, October 3, 2008 by MegaZone

This weekend Amazon VOD brings the $0.99 sale back to frightening levels with the Scary Movie Sale. Ten titles each $0.99 to rent: John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Forgotten, Asylum, Beetlejuice, Twilight Zone: The Movie, fear … Continue reading →

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The TiVo Gods Hate Me

Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 by MegaZone

I normally don’t post personal stuff on this blog, but I just had to share this. I just turned on my TiVo Series3. I watched a TiVoCast program and it was fine. Then I went to play another and it … Continue reading →

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UK TiVo Users Lose Suggestions

Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 by MegaZone

Long suffering UK TiVo users have taken another blow, their units have stopped offering TiVo Suggestions. The UK users have operated for years without the availability of new hardware or even any software updates. Their Series1 units still run software … Continue reading →

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Seven Ready To Roll Out 500GB eSATA Drive And Expand Retail Presence

Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 by MegaZone

Smarthouse reports that Seven Network is ready to begin offering the 500GB eSATA add-on drive for the Australian TiVo. The description given in their report seems to imply that it may be more locked down than in the US: “The … Continue reading →

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