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join:2002-03-08
Warren, MI
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Re: PVR's/DVR's rock.
I think the reason that they haven't caught on with the mass public is the subscription. Most people don't understand the difference between a PVR and a VCR as it is. Then tell them it's going to cost them $10/month to use it and they'll just laugh at you.
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KrK
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| reply to BlueSkye
I think because it's a techy gadget or "Geek Toy" so to speak. I think most of the public has no idea how cool they really are and just thinks of them as some sort of "fancy VCR".
You have to admit, the ReplayTV and TIVO units appeal to the "Tech Savvy" types, the home network types, the broadband internet types. Joe Sixpack doesn't realize what a cool unit they are, and the thought of paying "Subscription fees" is a big negative. The standalone PVR has a lot of uphill in the market to get over.... I think the market to the general public will be won by the integrated units--- the units that are built into Satellite receivers, Cable Boxes, etc.... those will introduce Joe Sixpack to the technology and make the switch from the VCR happen.
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pmilligan
join:2000-10-05
Indianapolis, IN
| reply to apollo80
I have owned a ReplayTV 4040 since December 2001. It too can share programs on a LAN or send it to other broadband capable and enabled ReplayTV units. (Not that I have tried the later.)
Thanks for the news about the change (again) in the owner of ReplayTV. I didn't realize that SonicBlue had recently filed Chapter 11. I think they bought ReplayTV in 2000 or 2001.
Anyway, here is the press release for the ReplayTV sale:
»www.replaytv.com/company/press.asp?ID=592
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BlueSkye
join:2002-10-25
Los Angeles, CA
| reply to KrK
I'm looking for opinions.
Everyone I know with a PVR/DVR Tivo/Replay loves it. I often hear comments like "If I lost everything I own, the first thing I would replace would be my Tivo." (Really.)
I'm a Replay owner, and I think it's an incredible device.
So my question is (and I really am interested in getting people's opinions): Why is the installed base still less than a million? Why hasn't this technology caught fire?
I do have my own opinion, having once worked for ReplayTV, but I'm interested in hearing yours.
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apollo80
join:2002-01-31
Richmond, VA
| reply to KrK
ReplayTV had recently filed Chapter 11, but was bought today by Denon audio. GOOD NEWS.
I own a ReplayTV 5040 and LOVE it. The MIAA is after them because you can take anything you record on a ReplayTV and send it to any other ReplayTV model 5XXX, either on a home network or over the internet. |
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KrK
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| ReplayTV lead the charge with the PVR that connected to your Internet connection and allowed you to schedule, program etc via web. It really is a cool unit.
Now the TIVO's are coming with the version 2 and more options and new designs are in the works in Japan. The future of this technology is bright; The biggest and largest roadblock (at least here in the U.S.A.) is the efforts of the MPAA/RIAA and similar ilk who wish to block user functionality and networking capability... but that won't stop it in Japan and elsewhere.
Darn Hollywood lawsuits killed SonicBlue... and TIVO is hemmoraging cash. Eventually maybe only foreign consumer electronic companies will produce PVR's/DVR's.
Typical example of Hollywood hurting everyone for their own misplaced and false fears... out of sheer greed.
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