TiVo CES news page up! [Text View]

Justin Thyme

01-04-2006, 05:52 PM

Yeah- they put up the stuff to set the context of the announcements to come this week, but no new stuff yet as far as the releases. However, the new TTG signup was nice.

Automatic TTG. That's cool. Then you don't even have to fire up TTG desktop.

After setting up the shows you want on your portable, it will do all the copies for you. Then if you have your portable on autosync, all you do is dock it when you come home, and when you leave in the morning you have a fresh batch of stuff to watch.

Nice. Including Apple® iPods®.

For Free.

As in, minus the $1.99® charge from Uncle Steve.

Bierboy

01-04-2006, 05:54 PM

It's the identical link to last year's CES newspage, but was just updated today with the new info at the top and the TiVo Desktop 2.3 Beta signup....patience...I'm sure there's more to come :).

Justin Thyme

01-04-2006, 06:01 PM

Hey, it's kind of like the Christmas eve thing. At least we get one package to play with before the big event.

I didn't watch this page last year. What it a few announcements a day, or all at once?

gtrogue

01-04-2006, 06:14 PM

The current video iPod will probably be obsolete by the time Mac support for TTG is announced. Bad example, knowing Jobs that could happen this week. :rolleyes:

rainwater

01-04-2006, 06:21 PM

How about support for my Apple® iMac :(

The Macworld expo is next week! Duh.

davezatz

01-04-2006, 06:41 PM

Cool - I'm very excited to see the new software close to release. I think it will be good for consumers and I think it will be good for TiVo. Maybe megazone and some others will get pictures and details in the next few days.

Though I also like the idea of the Archos connecting directly to Dish and the new Lyra connecting directly to DTV. Wonder if TiVo is developing some sort of software stub for various PMCs work with existing USB ports - wouldn't that be groovy?

SullyND

01-04-2006, 06:58 PM

After setting up the shows you want on your portable, it will do all the copies for you. Then if you have your portable on autosync, all you do is dock it when you come home, and when you leave in the morning you have a fresh batch of stuff to watch.

Nice. Including Apple® iPods®.

The Beta page notes that you will have to purchase the i-pod/psp software after the beta expires.

davezatz

01-04-2006, 07:00 PM

The Beta page notes that you will have to purchase the i-pod/psp software after the beta expires.

Yah... they announced that earlier - it would cost 20 bucks or so. They've licensed a software codec and the fee will help cover that expense. Personally, I hope they change their mind and give it away - especially in the face of so much competition in the portable market these days.

nhaigh

01-04-2006, 07:03 PM

SullyND

01-04-2006, 07:08 PM

Yah... they announced that earlier - it would cost 20 bucks or so. They've licensed a software codec and the fee will help cover that expense. Personally, I hope they change their mind and give it away - especially in the face of so much competition in the portable market these days.

I accidentally left out the part that I was reponding to in Justin's post - for free...

I don't mind TiVo charging for the software, though I'll admit that I'm gun shy and they'll give it away a week after I paid for it (I paid for HMO)... I don't mind them charging, I wish they had done that for the codecs for tivo playback. I wonder if those will be included in the $20 price... I'd rather have a bulletproof solution that worked for $20 than try to piece something together for free....

HogarthNH

01-05-2006, 09:24 AM

yawn.

bidger

01-05-2006, 10:54 AM

I would think there would be some mention of Cable Card HD-TiVo. I know there's probably a bigger market for the portable devices, but there's a vocal contingent here waiting for a non-DirecTV HD-TiVo. Seeing as how it's CES, I would making anything HD my lead story and let the portable stuff take care of itself.

Stanley Rohner

01-05-2006, 11:56 AM

How about support for my Apple® iMac :(

This just keeps getting funnier every time I see a message like this.
:) :) :) :) :)

Bierboy

01-05-2006, 11:58 AM

yawn....me, too....c'mon, TiVo!

Hew

01-05-2006, 12:50 PM

rainwater

01-05-2006, 12:53 PM

Shouldn't they have made all their announcements by now? People are actually walking through the halls of CES and there is still no news. Why are they waiting so long... Or is it just that they have no news, other then the 2.3 beta.

When did all the news come out last CES? At the start of the show or during the show?

CES just started. Give them time to make their announcments. In the end it doesn't matter if they announce them on the first day or the last. I'm sure they have prepared for the event and know exactly what they are doing. Not every company wants to make their announcments at the same time as everyone else.

ZeoTiVo

01-05-2006, 01:03 PM

Probably waiting for DirectTV to finish giving out their news so TiVo can incorporate responses as they see fit.

and yes HD is needed first as anything else is just features on an obsolete version

Bierboy

01-05-2006, 01:09 PM

Sony unloaded ALL their announcements (it appears) right off the bat. Where else to they have to go now (except down)?

rainwater

01-05-2006, 01:09 PM

How about support for my Apple® iMac :(

I believe they are suppose to be showing a demo of Apple support.

Kanyon71

01-05-2006, 01:28 PM

Sony unloaded ALL their announcements (it appears) right off the bat. Where else to they have to go now (except down)?

Sony has the PS3 route to go if they decided they needed to show something else, yes I know they made some reference to it but some have been saying they may actually show it up and running. Though most people think they will hold off showing it until E3 this year.

Dan203

01-05-2006, 05:07 PM

Still nothing? Man you'd think by now they'd at least have announced something.

Dan

davezatz

01-05-2006, 05:09 PM

Still nothing? Man you'd think by now they'd at least have announced something.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/tivo-cancels-press-preso-for-informal-product-demos/

Dan203

01-05-2006, 05:18 PM

Nothing about the HD unit? :(

Dan

Azlen

01-05-2006, 05:25 PM

Nothing about the HD unit? :(
Dan

Nope :( If they were anywhere close to launching it, you know they would be out there announcing it.

Bierboy

01-05-2006, 05:29 PM

This is EXTREMELY disappointing, especially since TiVoPony strongly alluded to the fact that something about the HD unit would at least be MENTIONED at CES.....three thumbs down.... :down: :down: :down:

davezatz

01-05-2006, 05:32 PM

Nope :( If they were anywhere close to launching it, you know they would be out there announcing it.

The only thing I can think of is that they've partnered with someone larger who will have an announcement. Google's going to have some big video news tomorow... Do Comcast or Yahoo have any upcoming press events? Surely this can't be it, can it? :(

I wish megazone would get in touch and let us know if anything is on display in the booth... I need a little bit of hope.

MediaLivingRoom

01-05-2006, 05:56 PM

This page has nothing. Maybe it should just be a 404 Error page.

neilaevans

01-05-2006, 06:08 PM

I wish megazone would get in touch and let us know if anything is on display in the booth... I need a little bit of hope.

Hey Davezatz...time to visit www.tivolovers.com

:)

davezatz

01-05-2006, 06:09 PM

Yeah, he just emailed me and let me know... :D

Dan203

01-05-2006, 06:17 PM

Hey Davezatz...time to visit www.tivolovers.com

:)

Now that's what I wanted to read about! :up:

Dan

nhaigh

01-05-2006, 06:19 PM

Series III - nice. Want it sooner though :-(.

Any word on if it will MRV HD content witha Series II?

Dan203

01-05-2006, 06:23 PM

Any word on if it will MRV HD content witha Series II?

Highly unlikely. The MPEG decoder chip in a S2 unit is not rated for decoding HD content.

Personally I'll be estatic if they support TTG for HD and down right giddy if they support MPEG-4 video via the comeback feature.

Dan

nhaigh

01-05-2006, 06:26 PM

Highly unlikely. The MPEG decoder chip in a S2 unit is not rated for decoding HD content.

Personally I'll be estatic if they support TTG for HD and down right giddy if they support MPEG-4 video via the comeback feature.

Dan

I think there is a good chance it will do both. I like the onboard ethernet - now we should be able to see some real transfer speed.

It's cool it still has a modem built in so my mother will still be able to use one.

neilaevans

01-05-2006, 06:28 PM

Here's a super basic question...
Because cablecard is a standard, this will work with any cable co that uses cablecard, right?

I've been in DirecTv land for so long because of the dual tuner functionality and HD recordin, I've kind of ignored details on the cable side of things. However, with DTV dumping Tivo, I guess it's time to find out some more about my options. And as of now, it looks like I've got some good ones! (Or will by the end of the year).

Bierboy

01-05-2006, 06:28 PM

Woooo Hoooo!!!!

mtchamp

01-05-2006, 06:30 PM

Finally! TiVo have this stuff locked up in a vault with an armed guard or what?

nhaigh

01-05-2006, 06:31 PM

Finally! TiVo have this stuff locked up in a vault with an armed guard or what?

Not sure - but Megazone has seen it :D

Weaselboy

01-05-2006, 06:45 PM

Hey Davezatz...time to visit www.tivolovers.com

:)

Great news... trying to look at the photos but the web site is hammered.

Bierboy

01-05-2006, 06:50 PM

I'm downloading the photos (rather than trying to view them). It's slow, but working.

Hew

01-05-2006, 07:15 PM

PVRblog.com has the Series 3!!

HD TiVo Series 3 @ CES
MegaZone has news and pictures of the new TiVo Series 3 at CES! From his post it sounds like what a lot of people have been waiting for TiVo to deliver.

The biggest features are that Series 3 will have dual tuners and be CableCARD and HDTV ready! The dual tuner thing should be qualified though, because it will actually have 6(!) tuners. It will have 2 cable tuners, 2 ATSC tuners (for high def over the air) and 2 regular old NTSC tuners. But it will only be able to record two programs at once, according to a sign at the booth (warning 900k picture).

Other improvements include an SATA hard drive connection to add external storage, a display on the front that shows what's recording and a backlit remote. While it will still record in MPEG-2, the Series 3 will also be able to play back MPEG-4 video.

It should be available later on this year. Take a look at MegaZone's full post and his pictures (coral cache) for the full story.

nhaigh

01-05-2006, 07:20 PM

I still think later this year will b a problem for TiVo. If it comes out around the same time as the Comcast TiVo that will be a huge number of people that will go the cheap route. TiVo need to get as many people on board with this paying full wack first rather than the pitance that will come from the Comcast subs.

Unix_Beard

01-05-2006, 07:31 PM

For Free.

As in, minus the $1.99® charge from Uncle Steve.

Never mind that pesky monthly fee and the cost of the box. :) I'm sure Uncle Steve would love to give you free video if you buy a box and pay a monthly or lifetime fee.

davezatz

01-05-2006, 07:36 PM

megazone gave me permission to repost some of his pics... I grabbed as many as I could (5) before his site got slammed by Digg readers:

http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-01/tivos-series-3-lives/

EDIT: Fixed link

Agent86

01-05-2006, 07:38 PM

Dave, that link isn't working for me.

Though I do see the pics on your homepage. Are those the full-size ones?

SullyND

01-05-2006, 07:42 PM

Dave, that link isn't working for me.

Corrected link... (http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-01/tivos-series-3-lives/)

davezatz

01-05-2006, 07:44 PM

Dave, that link isn't working for me.

Though I do see the pics on your homepage. Are those the full-size ones?

I cropped and shrank them... MZ had them about 2500px wide, these are down to 400. I doubt I'll be able to get anymore tonight... I imagine this will hit the front page of Digg shortly - I hope mz's hosting plan covers the bandwidth! (Just emailed him a warning.)

JohnTivo

01-05-2006, 07:45 PM

Looks good. Where do I sign up? I need two for sure, maybe three... :)

JoeBarbs

01-05-2006, 07:45 PM

TiVo will also be selling an external SATA drive for easy storage expansion

Very interesting!

megazone

01-06-2006, 01:34 AM

Highly unlikely. The MPEG decoder chip in a S2 unit is not rated for decoding HD content.

Personally I'll be estatic if they support TTG for HD and down right giddy if they support MPEG-4 video via the comeback feature.Correct, no MRV oh HD content to an SD TiVo - it'd choke on it.

And they do plan to offer MRV and TTG on the Series3.

VC-1 and MPEG4 AVC/H.264 are supported for broadband content - and almost certainly TiVoToComeBack is included in that.

megazone

01-06-2006, 01:42 AM

I never expected to be the first, let alone only, person to report on this! If I'd known how much attention it'd get, I wouldn't have just dumped 5 mega pixel photos onto my sever. :-)

The images have been resized to 33% size, and the originals moved to a 'RAW' subdirectory. I've also posted more photos since the first batch, and posted more info in TiVoLovers.com.