CNET’s Matthew Elliott Tries Comcast TiVo

CNET’s Matthew Elliott just had the Comcast TiVo software installed yesterday and he’s blogged about his first 24 hours with the software at CNET’s Crave blog. Overall he seems happy with it, except for the performance. The slowness of the TiVo Comcast software is something that is oft mentioned, and both TiVo and Comcast have stated that they are working on updates which will improve the performance. I hope that Matthew sticks with it and gives them a chance to improve the performance, as he’s promised to blog about his further experiences with the software. If you’re interested in the Comcast TiVo software, it is worth checking out what he has to say.

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This Weekend’s Amazon Unbox Sale

This weekend’s Amazon Unbox sale will induce deja vu. It is the same as last week, with one title swapped out. This time around they’re pushing independent films form IFC, each for $2.99: CSA: Confederate States of America, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Wordplay, and Brother’s Keeper.

Though there are some deals, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is just $0.99.

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Buy.com Blu-ray Sale, Prices From $15

Buy.com is running a ‘Blu-ray Blowout’ with 36 titles and prices from $15 to $25.

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TiVo News Out Of D: All Things Digital Conference

The sixth D: All Things Digital conference (aka D6) is going on currently, and Tom Rogers was one of the speakers today. Naturally this has produced a flurry of coverage. Silicon Alley Insider has a pseudo-transcript of Rogers’ Q&A interview with Kara Swisher (see video below). CNET has some short coverage.

But the most exciting news comes via AllThingsD:

What about ease of use? TiVo wireless adapters are good, Rogers responds, acknowledging there’s nevertheless a multiset issue: You still need a second box. But we’re working on a whole-home model, he adds.

That’s a almost a throwaway line, but it is great news. It sounds like they’re moving beyond Multi-Room Viewing to a true distributed system. This isn’t too surprising, as we’re seeing multi-room solutions gaining traction with providers like AT&T U-Verse and various cable MSOs. I have to wonder if this is the ‘Series4′ OCAP/tru2way box Rogers has hinted at in the past, or a different product. I do hope TiVo doesn’t reinvent the wheel, and uses established standards like DLNA. That would allow DLNA-enabled platforms (like the PS3) to access the content and not just some TiVo-mate client box.

Here’s a couple of ‘highlight reels’ of Tom Rogers’ interview at D6.

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TiVo News: What do you want to watch right now?

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