BlueSkye
join:2002-10-25
Los Angeles, CA
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Re: PVR's/DVR's rock.
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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KrK
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| 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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stet
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join:2002-03-08
Warren, MI
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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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