I also posted a similar deathwatch this week at http://totalsync.com/blog/2005/02/06/is-tivo-going-away/ . I am a HUGE TiVo fan and would be willing to support an increase in hardware costs to continue the TiVo dynasty. Friends have tried a multitude of competitors and there is a large gap in quality. All competitors are dramatically inferior in quality. The main problem I see with TiVo gaining more traction is that non-technical people who have never seen TiVo just don't get its real advantages. Once they spend time at someone's house with TiVo, they can't live without it. This points to marketing. I'm not sure what's going wrong in the marketing, but it just isn't getting through to people who haven't seen it. Season pass is definitely the major feature that needs to be pimped. Hopefully someone or something can save TiVo... there is just no comparison!
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I also posted a similar deathwatch this week at http://totalsync.com/blog/2005/02/06/is-tivo-going-away/ . I am a HUGE TiVo fan and would be willing to support an increase in hardware costs to continue the TiVo dynasty. Friends have tried a multitude of competitors and there is a large gap in quality. All competitors are dramatically inferior in quality. The main problem I see with TiVo gaining more traction is that non-technical people who have never seen TiVo just don't get its real advantages. Once they spend time at someone's house with TiVo, they can't live without it. This points to marketing. I'm not sure what's going wrong in the marketing, but it just isn't getting through to people who haven't seen it. Season pass is definitely the major feature that needs to be pimped. Hopefully someone or something can save TiVo... there is just no comparison!