RE: TiVo About to Re-launch in the UK

["White, Peter" <peter.white@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't pay for my TiVo epg (here in the US), but like everything over
here
it depends on the deal you've struck with the service provider.  Since TiVo
and DirectTV fell out, TiVo have lost a lot of market share over here,
since
the new TiVo boxes can only be used with cable, and not satellite. 
DirectTV
and Dish are the 2 main satt providers, and they've both got their own DVR
boxes...I've only used the DirectTV version, and it was complete crap.

The newest TiVo boxes are mutli room (so you effectively have a 'pooled'
Now
Playing, and can watch something recorded on another TiVo), and the TiVo to
go feature allows scheduling, and watching, of tivo via a mobile phone or
PC. The EPG is also a lot faster, but, if you look at the forums, the whole
thing is a little more buggy. Even so, when I move I'll be getting cable TV
just so that I can get the newer (HD) TiVo's.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Hawkins [mailto:yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 31 May 2008 07:53
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] TiVo About to Re-launch in the UK

EPG's are of course free on most (all?) UK recorders now but not on Tivo.
Even in the US I believe they still charge but in Australia where
Tivo are just launching it will be free, which surprised everyone.   The
point was  that Tivo would have to offer significantly more if they do
charge a subscription - in order to compete with the norm.   We all know
it's the best but new purchasers don't.   The integration of the Tivo
product with many other services, audio, multiroom etc become  key
differentiators but that isn't the volume market.

Original UK Tivos  still need a sub.  Sorry to raise your hopes
there....;-)

K



Sean wrote:
>
> The EPGs are free now??? do you mean the TiVo EPGs or just EPGs in
> general?
>
> I have an old mk 1 that I retired last year and I would love to use it
> again but there is little point with Sky HD, Sky + and a MCE, but I do
> keep looking over to it and thinking Ahhhhhhh the good old days :)
>
> Sean
>
> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:31 PM, Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:phil%40avaddict.tv>>
wrote:
>
> > That reminds me - I think I'm still paying for my TiVo EPG
> > subscription even though I stopped using it years ago (started
using
> > MCE for Freeview) and gave it away to someone probably a couple
of
> > years ago!
> >
> > Must get round to cancelling it... :-D
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]
On
> Behalf
> > > Of Kevin Hawkins
> > > Sent: 30 May 2008 19:37
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] TiVo About to Re-launch in the UK
> > >
> > > Best news in years.....
> > >
> > > It amazes me how Tivo still wins the UI interface here after
so
> > > many years - and with improvements that have made it into
later US
> > > versions it teases as to what we might see nowadays.
> > >
> > > I know all EPG's are free now - and Tivo need to address
that in
> > > their business model - but I'm so much of a fan of Tivo that
I
> > > would
> even pay
> > > for EPG - on a lifetime basis of course.
> > >
> > > .. and Frank get's his even sooner - and with no EPG
costs... Very
> > > envious Frank.
> > >
> > > K
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark McCall wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Remember this date all those TiVo lovers in the UK that
shed a
> > > > tear
> > > when
> > > > they retired their Mk1 boxes. According to Engadget
TiVo boss
> > > > Tom
> > > Rogers
> > > > said this afternoon that he was "hopeful"
that TiVo would be
> launched
> > > in
> > > > the UK "soon"...TiVo also revealed they are
working on a hub or
> > > server box
> > > > that would record for the entire family and serve to
all the TVs
> > > round the
> > > > house. ...
> > > >
> > > > http://tinyurl.com/67puwx <http://tinyurl.com/67puwx>
> <http://tinyurl.com/67puwx <http://tinyurl.com/67puwx>>
> > > >
> > > > M.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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