Re: TiVo and the UK

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

Can't answer your questions but here's some other info that might be of
interest.

Phoned the TiVo number listed on my news page last night.  They have no
sales packs yet but took my name and address to send me one when they are
out.  The number is a department within Sky, although they could tell me
nothing about the Sky TiVo just the "standard" one.

The Standard TiVo has a 40 hour capacity (in lowest quality mode).  In
Highest quality that drops to 9 hours (intermediated settings give 14 and
18
hours as well).  Price is 399.00.  A subscription is OPTIONAL (I thought it
might have been compulsory).  For your subscription you get all the program
guide stuff for example "Season Ticket" - record one show in a 
series and
it wall automatically record all the others.  The Thumbs up Thumbs down
feature etc also comes with the sub.   Sub is 10.00 per month or 199.00 for
lifetime.  You can archive material you want to keep off to a VCR (but not
in digital form).

The SKY version (coming next year?) will record the digital stream directly
(I assume the standard model does some sort of capture conversion -
especially as it records analogue signals).  The SKY box will allow you to
record one channel while watching another (although as far as I know you
will have to change to a twin LNB and run another cable from your dish).

Will SKY version be able to record analogue signals (eg ITV)?

I'm sending Santa a letter telling him I want a TiVo for Christmas! :-)

M.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Harrison" <Mark@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 12:14 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] TiVo and the UK


> I read in Wired that the Sky implementation of "TiVo" is
going to allow
Sky to disable fast-forwarding of advertisements.
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> Speculation is that there will be an extra tier in advertising pricing
so
media buyers will pay a higher price for "have to see" ads.
>
> Anyone else heard this?
>
> M.
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