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TiVo crash, burn.

(I have and love TiVo . . . )]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
Show downloading is a promising new service, but I won't be upgrading from my already-upgraded Series 1 TiVo just for this. My next PVR will be home made.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
Pictures are nice... information is better.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
It's nice to see them dipping their toe in the water and testing broadband content downloads in this way. But it's not the evolutionary step many of us were hoping for.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/But how they handle this will make or break them.
I think being able to choose when the content is downloaded is imperative.
Also, will the downloaded content be able to be pushed to a portable device via Tivo-to-go? That would be a huuge selling point...
]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
Frankly, the near daily litany of "Tivo's done for" seems a little silly, after five solid years of it.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
The typical network setup is to have an 802.11B wireless adapter plugged into Tivo Series 2's USB1.1 socket. Its not USB2 and its not 802.11G

Transferring recordings with TivoToGo is slow so I don't see how this will be different.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/How exactly is updating to 2.0 or G going to help you download faster? USB 1.1 is 12Mbits/second which is faster than any broadband access I've seen the US.

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I agree. It's like booing the Model T because it didn't have power windows and GPS. Give it time.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
Oh please let this be true! I just bought an ethernet adapter because I thought it would be faster than the wireless B adapter I was using. The speeds are nearly identical, with any boost in the wired transfers attributable mainly to wishful thinking and rounding errors. From what I've read, the USB connection is the most likely bottleneck. I hate ragging on TiVo--I've been a happy customer for 5 years--but sometimes it seems like they've got just one guy writing all their code. USB 2.0 should've been supported years ago, hire another programmer, TiVo!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
"As someone who enjoyed Arrested Development: Season 1, we thought you'd like to know that IFC has three new comedies premiering August 19 at 10pm EST. As a Netflix subscriber, you can get a special sneak preview right now.

This time around, IFC's "TV Uncut" lineup of original series includes "Hopeless Pictures," an animated comedy from the mind of Bob Balaban that follows a self-absorbed indie mogul's struggles to keep his dysfunctional studio afloat; the return of "Greg the Bunny," starring puppet duo Greg and Warren the Ape (who originally entertained audiences on Fox before finding a new home at IFC); and "The Festival," a mockumentary series about a na? director making his film debut at M.U.F.F. (the Mountain United Film Festival). The sneak preview DVD features the first episode of all three shows, adding up to one deranged hour of IFC.

Enjoy the show,

Your Friends at Netflix"]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
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All I can say is Oh Snap!!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
Second, the purpose of a beta test is to test software functionality. To presume that this is the big "IT" from TiVo is bizarre and unfathomable. "Yes, now from TiVo, you can download Greg the Frickin' Bunny from IFC. Yep, folks, sign up here." Get a clue, dimwits. This is a test of the ability to download content to the box, not an announcement of the future of TiVo content. Got it?

Bunch of numnuts, crybaby, whiners on this blog. Get a life.

No, I don't work for TiVo.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
And man I can't wait till services like this get big and Grandma gets a letter saying she's gone over her 50GB combined up/down transfer allotment for the month and now owes the cable company $800 in excess bandwidth usage fees.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
Grrr...]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
Can't wait to see new episodes in the old IFC style.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
It sounds like some of the folks commenting don't realize that.

As for the other comments, I'm with Bucky. Someone talked out of school, and I doubt this is the whole story. As has been said, it is obvious that this is a *test*, and it should hardly be considered representative of what a shipping service will be. If they can offer broadband downloads of IFC content then the infrastructure is there for *ANY* content, simple.
]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
If something like this were an extension to an existing netflix membership, especially for shows that didn't already have extra features on DVD, that would likely get me to upgrade from my series 1s. TV shows are something I already use netflix for a lot.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/No one broke the NDA. The software has been distributed to a very small portion of the general public by mistake.
http://forums.tivo.com/pe/action/forums/displaysinglethread?rootPostID=10184583&returnExpertiseCode=]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/08/exclusive_pics_.html

Either that or we just happen to have the 2 people on the planet concerned with both TiVo and NDAs.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
This is cool and all, but what I REALLY WANT is the ability to download MPG video from a networked PC to my tivo!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
Let's say this eventually becomes a Netflix-to-Go service (remember: Netflix and Tivo entered into an agreement some time ago, and Netflix is in the process of digitizing its library). Now, suppose you remove a movie from your Now Playing List. The next movie in your "queue" will be downloaded overnight...while you sleep. It'll be ready for viewing when you wake up in the morning...which is a LOT sooner than dropping the old movie in the mail, waiting for it to get to Netflix, getting the new movie shipped to you.

Who cares if it takes an hour or more to download if it's happening at 3:30am?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
Get over yourself]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
Everyone out there with multiple Tivos knows that the upgrade to 7.1 and the adoption of 802.11G made a big difference in transfer speeds FROM ONE TIVO TO ANOTHER (multi-room viewing, MRV). And THAT is the kind of download speeds that you can expect: the kind that go TO your Tivo, not FROM your Tivo. In that regard, Tivo's DL speed for Tivo Download is going to be restricted by the strength of your wireless signal (if wireless, I'm wired personally), yes, but mostly by 1) your ISP Downstream and 2) Tivo's servers' upstream.

Don't compare Tivo DL to TTG. Apples, oranges.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
http://pv.ifctv.com/ifc/what/0,5266,CAT0-45-CAT1-6546-SHID-18963-AID-13455-TZ-ET-TB-4-CLR-blue-BCLR-00A8EC-,00.html

And the whole first episode of "Hopeless Pictures" (including Jennifer Cooldige doing v/o for R-rated animated intercourse) at:

http://pv.ifctv.com/ifc/what/0,5266,CAT0-45-CAT1-6548-SHID-18963-AID-13449-TZ-ET-TB-4-CLR-blue-BCLR-00A8EC-,00.html

Before you judge, chceck them out.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
And TiVo admitting that those screen shots were of their software in no way excuses the jackass who violated his promise.

I am not MegaZone.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/
> "I can't wait until they offer downloads of Cadillac commercials."

no kidding i have seen DTV do it in the past.

>The typical network setup is to have an 802.11B wireless adapter plugged into Tivo Series 2's USB1.1 socket. Its not USB2 and its not 802.11G Transferring recordings with TivoToGo is slow so I don't see how this will be different.

802.11B is faster then the broadband internet connection*(~11Mbps). even with really fast internet broadband download speed it isnt going to be a 1:1 transfer time.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/http://www.engadget.com/2005/08/11/exclusive-pics-of-tivo-download/Dec 19th 2005 12:18AM