Items tagged with 'TiVo'

Blockbuster On Demand Movie Rentals Finally Live On TiVo

Blockbuster On Demand Movie Rentals Finally Live On TiVo

Both Blockbuster and TiVo confessed that a partnership was in the works, and now we've finally got the confirmation we so desperately yearn for. Starting right now, TiVo owners (that includes Series2, Series3, TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL users) can access Blockbuster's growing library of On Demand films right from their set-top... Read More
TiVo Adds Hundreds Of Free Web Video Channels

TiVo Adds Hundreds Of Free Web Video Channels

TiVo users now have more content options than ever before. Starting today, TiVo is making hundreds of free Web videos available to TiVo Series3, TiVo HD, and TiVo HD XL subscribers. In addition to the new channels from outlets such as CBS, FOX, Oprah, and G4, any video podcast provider can now publish video content to TiVo... Read More
Western Digital Boosts My DVR Expander Capacity

Western Digital Boosts My DVR Expander Capacity

Just a day after TiVo and Amazon announced HD video downloads, Western Digital is adding a 1TB storage option to its My DVR Expander so you can store all of those movies and TV shows you’ll be downloading. By attaching a My DVR Expander to your TiVo, you can instantly and seamlessly expand your TiVo’s recording capacity.... Read More
TiVo Offers HD Video Downloads Via Amazon

TiVo Offers HD Video Downloads Via Amazon

TiVo has partnered with Amazon.com to make HD movies and TV shows available for download from Amazon’s Video on Demand service. The new service is available to all broadband connected subscribers with a Series3, TiVo HD, or TiVo HD XL box. The service will offer hundreds of selections for purchase. This will include high-definition... Read More
Blockbuster OnDemand Comes to TiVo

Blockbuster OnDemand Comes to TiVo

It looks like Netflix isn't the only company that sees that streaming is the future of movie rental distribution. Blockbuster, which always seems to be playing catch-up with Netflix, will start making its on-demand rental and purchase content available on TiVo DVRs. While streaming video to computers is nothing new, streaming... Read More
TiVo Timeshifting Shifts Into High Gear

TiVo Timeshifting Shifts Into High Gear

TiVo Highlights Effect of Timeshifting on New Series Premiers in October Using Stop||Watch(TM) Ratings Service - Network Series Premiers in October Experience as Much as 54% Timeshifting - - ABC's Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives Dominate the Top Ranked Programs - - Cable Sees Primetime Lift in Year-Over-Year October... Read More
TiVo Introduces Netflix HD Streaming

TiVo Introduces Netflix HD Streaming

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! MOVIES AND TV EPISODES FROM NETFLIX DIRECTLY TO THE TV THROUGH TIVO DVRs AVAILABLE TODAY Just in Time for the Holidays, Offering Brings Budget Conscious Entertainment to Consumers ALVISO, Calif. - December 8, 2008 — After announcing a groundbreaking partnership in October with Netflix Inc., TiVo... Read More
TiVo Offers On-Demand Domino's Pizza

TiVo Offers On-Demand Domino's Pizza

It's time to score another win for the couch potato generation. With TiVo's most recent partnership--this time with Domino's Pizza--you can now order a pizza directly from your TiVo without ever leaving your couch or even picking up the phone. "This is the first time in history that the 'on-demand' generation will be able... Read More
TiVo For Your Computer

TiVo For Your Computer

For the last few years, vendors have been trying to convince us that computers will become our digital media hubs and we'll extend that experience to our living room TVs. Microsoft's Windows Media Center and its "ten-foot experience" is perhaps the best-known example of this idea. The recent explosion of readily available... Read More
DirecTV, TiVo to Team Again

DirecTV, TiVo to Team Again

The best DirecTV DVR was the DirecTiVo, and that is no longer sold --- and we can likely thank Rupert Murdoch for some of that, as it was his desire after acquiring a controlling stake in DirecTV to move to in-house DVRs. Now he's gone, but we still have the DirecTV DVRs. But for DirecTiVo lovers there is light at the end... Read More
TiVo 9.3 Software to Speed Things Up

TiVo 9.3 Software to Speed Things Up

Our biggest complaint with our DirecTiVo before it died: speed, or rather lack thereof.  It's a common complaint.TiVo software version 9.3 will significantly speed up nearly all of the common tasks that customers do with a TiVo. No longer will the DVR pause for nearly a minute while it reorders Season Pass priorities... Read More
Tivo on Comcast Delayed Again

Tivo on Comcast Delayed Again

The good thing about this is our contract with DirecTV does not end for months.  This delay means we might still be able to sign up for a roll-out, if it ever happens --- and if it ever happens in our area.Comcast's seemingly never-ending delays in getting TiVo service to its customers continued Tuesday, as the company... Read More
TiVo and Comcast to test set-top DVR in spring

TiVo and Comcast to test set-top DVR in spring

While I use a Time Warner service, this may be a step in the right direction for content providers. Allowing users a broader line of options. TiVo Inc. said on Monday it hopes to start testing its first integrated digital video recorder service with Comcast Corp., the leading U.S. cable operator, this spring, two years... Read More
Tivo Series 3 is Official

Tivo Series 3 is Official

Tivo has officially announced the much anticipated and talked about Series 3 DVR today.  This series brings to the table a slew of new features such as high definition recording, THX certification, and CableCard slots.  Armed with a 250GB hard drive and dual tuners the DVR will be able to record up to 32... Read More
New HD Tivo Box Due Out Soon; Prepare For Your Beating

New HD Tivo Box Due Out Soon; Prepare For Your Beating

Well, you know you want one of these. You want to be able to see and record Tiger Woods not sweat, in HD, when he's sinkin' those putts; and you want to rewind and watch his competitors wet their pants while he does it. And now you can. Soon, anyway, if HDBeat's inside source at an electronics store is right.... Read More
Terabyte Storage  and TiVO compatibility for Notebook PCs

Terabyte Storage and TiVO compatibility for Notebook PCs

Addonics Announces CardBus eSATA RAID5/JBOD Controller Terabyte Storage Capability, High-Speed Transfers, and TiVO compatibility for Notebook PCs SAN JOSE, CA (April 27, 2006) - Notebook PC users can now have high performance SATA technology, RAID 5 and a TeraByte of external storage capability via one CardBus slot with... Read More