Want a MPEG-4 DVR with TiVo from DirecTV?

[20TIL6]

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Ahhh, lemmings rejoice!!!!

[BlankMan]

Oh no, not again!Any time you want to apologize is fine with me...

[BlankMan]

That ship has sailed. I do not beleive DirecTv would ever go back. There is no reason for them too.Any further comments?

[BlankMan]

All the phone calls and e-mails to the CEO of DirecTV isn't going to change their minds on this issue unless you get literally millions of subscribers to support it.

Keep in mind that DVR users make up only a small portion of DirecTV's subscriber base and you'll finally come to grips with the reality that going back to a Tivo DVR with DirecTV ain't gonna happen so live with it.

The only way you'll ever convince DirecTV that leaving Tivo was a bad choice is to start hitting them where it hurts - in the pocketbook.Oh really?

[BlankMan]

Nothing like a thread that turns into another pi$$ing contest over a topic that is long dead and won't ever come to pass, regardless of how much you bitch and whine about it.:rolleyes: Give it a rest already. The topic doesn't need to be revived on a weekly basis. Resurrection can happen I guess, eh?

[BlankMan]

Give it up! Like someone posted earlier, that ship has sailed. Give it up!Ah, you were saying??

[BlankMan]

Do you really think that's hard for folks to understand? Other than to a few of the larger few who still haunt this forum, I think it could not be more simple. Maybe it's hard to grasp, maybe not. But I just don't see how it has any real importance, making THAT the real moot (or "mute" [sic]) point.

IOW, you can't compare DVR's in a vacuum and come up with enough useful information about which vendor to cast your lot with, period. ,,,.TiVo has dual buffers, DirecTV doesn't. DirecTV's buffer is 90 minutes TiVo's is ~45. TiVo offers it's Guide and DirecTV's Guide, DirecTV only offers it's Guide. Etc.

You compare the operation and features that each DVR has or doesn't have. This is not comparing in a vacuum, it's comparing features, programming does not enter into it when comparing features.

[TonyTheTiger]

Any time you want to apologize is fine with me...

For what?

I never said I didn't WANT TiVo back, just that I didn't think it would happen. I sure am glad I was wrong there!

..and I certainly owe nothing to someone who is spending his entire day so far finding old posts (and even starting new ones) so he can gloat!

You even make it sound like YOU made it happen. All you succeeded in doing is creating a thread that brought out the same old people making the same old stale comments!

[CuriousMark]

Toward a more perfect world! Cheers!

And here it comes!

[Sir_winealot]

For what?

I never said I didn't WANT TiVo back, just that I didn't think it would happen. I sure am glad I was wrong there!

..and I certainly owe nothing to someone who is spending his entire day so far finding old posts (and even starting new ones) so he can gloat!

You even make it sound like YOU made it happen. All you succeeded in doing is creating a thread that brought out the same old people making the same old stale comments!

He's entitled to gloat. There were so many HR20 people here slamming TiVo folks because of their continued preference (the TiVo "lemmings," etc.) that I think he should gloat 'till the cows come home.;)

[dslunceford]

Agreed. I flipped out of DTV last year to FiOS because of TiVo...it's nice to know I'll have other options if I want to go back to DTV (have 13 months left on VZ committment).

[TonyTheTiger]

He's entitled to gloat. There were so many HR20 people here slamming TiVo folks because of their continued preference (the TiVo "lemmings," etc.) that I think he should gloat 'till the cows come home.;)

I don't think there's a single person here who is upset about this news. Many (me included) had resigned themselves to the fact that it was extremely unlikely to happen, not that they didn't WANT it to happen.

Sadly, some on both sides of the argument, take it far too seriously - even to the extent of personal insults.

No, gracious in victory and gracious in defeat (not that it was a war anyway!).

[BlankMan]

I don't think there's a single person here who is upset about this news. Many (me included) had resigned themselves to the fact that it was extremely unlikely to happen, not that they didn't WANT it to happen.

Sadly, some on both sides of the argument, take it far too seriously - even to the extent of personal insults.

No, gracious in victory and gracious in defeat (not that it was a war anyway!).

Thank you Sir_winealot, for all the sh*t I endured, d*mn straight I'm gonna gloat.

TonyTheTiger must suck to be wrong, eh? Never gonna happen, eh? ....

[PJO1966]

I haven't read the thread, just saw the press release. I guess since DirecTV is selling the unit themselves, there will be no pre-order thread to go horribly, horribly wrong.

I need to start watching the backlog of programming on my two HD DVRs so I can trade them in when the time comes.

[Scooter]

Thank you Sir_winealot, for all the sh*t I endured, d*mn straight I'm gonna gloat.

TonyTheTiger must suck to be wrong, eh? Never gonna happen, eh? ....

My. God.

So many juvenile posts.

[TonyTheTiger]

Thank you Sir_winealot, for all the sh*t I endured, d*mn straight I'm gonna gloat.

TonyTheTiger must suck to be wrong, eh? Never gonna happen, eh? ....

If this is going to degrade into a series of personal attacks, I'd be careful that my childish behavior didn't get me a ban!

[BlankMan]

My. God.

So many juvenile posts.

If this is going to degrade into a series of personal attacks, I'd be careful that my childish behavior didn't get me a ban!

So when I'm on the receiving end of all the negative and personal posts that's ok, but now that the roles are reversed that's not ok? Hum, people seem to be getting a little sensitive when they're on the other side.

Interesting double standard.

[sdchrgrboy]

For what?

I never said I didn't WANT TiVo back, just that I didn't think it would happen. I sure am glad I was wrong there!

..and I certainly owe nothing to someone who is spending his entire day so far finding old posts (and even starting new ones) so he can gloat!

You even make it sound like YOU made it happen. All you succeeded in doing is creating a thread that brought out the same old people making the same old stale comments!

Actually you said it WON'T happen. Be a man and admit you were wrong

[BlankMan]

Actually you said it WON'T happen. Be a man and admit you were wrong

Actually he said ain't. :D

I don't care if you got a call from the POTUS, it ain't gonna happen.

[TonyTheTiger]

So when I'm on the receiving end of all the negative and personal posts that's ok, but now that the roles are reversed that's not ok? Hum, people seem to be getting a little sensitive when they're on the other side.

Interesting double standard.

No double standards at all. I have tried to discuss things with you in the past and all you seem to be able to do is reduce them to silly name-calling and petty arguments, just like you're doing here!

At NO point have you been personally attacked. Your ideals were - when you called me a troll, remember? AND when you tried to go through my old posts to find "examples" to back up your bile. I have neither the time nor the inclination to go back and look it up, but you know it's there - and I have no doubt you DO have the time to find it and mis-quote it yet again.

You, sir, are the very definition of the word "troll".

Now, this is a happy day with good news. Let's ALL enjoy it without the childishness you're bringing into the conversation, OK?

[TonyTheTiger]

Actually you said it WON'T happen. Be a man and admit you were wrong

I already did!

[BlankMan]

No double standards at all. I have tried to discuss things with you in the past and all you seem to be able to do is reduce them to silly name-calling and petty arguments, just like you're doing here!

At NO point have you been personally attacked. Your ideals were - when you called me a troll, remember? AND when you tried to go through my old posts to find "examples" to back up your bile. I have neither the time nor the inclination to go back and look it up, but you know it's there - and I have no doubt you DO have the time to find it and mis-quote it yet again.

You, sir, are the very definition of the word "troll".

Now, this is a happy day with good news. Let's ALL enjoy it without the childishness you're bringing into the conversation, OK?

Oh no, not again!

Let's see, who took the first shot, suggesting I'm having delusions....

I don't care if you got a call from the POTUS, it ain't gonna happen. If you think you're the first to have these delusions, think again.

We see a post like this about once every other week. What makes yours any different?

You set the time period and I'll put up $100 against whatever you want that it will not happen.

Never called you a troll. Show me where I said you were a troll. I might have expressed an opinion that you seemed to be stirring things up, but I thought it's ok to have opinions and express them here. No?

[TonyTheTiger]

~

Ahhhh.... I just noticed your moniker Pro Troll Magnet I don't think you're acting like the magnet in this case though.

I guess this doesn't count?

[BlankMan]

I guess this doesn't count?Like I said, it appeared to me that you were stirring things up, that was my opinion, I could have been wrong, but that's the way I took it.

[direfan]

My. God.

So many juvenile posts.


So did you follow the thread early on? Does not look like you did?

Blankman has every reason to gloat. I don't think there was any think juvenile about it. Some of the things that Tony guy posted was ridiculous and were totally unprovoked.

[sjberra]

Thank you Sir_winealot, for all the sh*t I endured, d*mn straight I'm gonna gloat.

TonyTheTiger must suck to be wrong, eh? Never gonna happen, eh? ....

depends - in my case - bottom line is I DON"T CARE IF IT IS the almighty TIVO application GUI, the DirectTV GUI or a drunk monkey with a super 8 video camera. When they stop offering the content that myself and my family want then I will walk away from Directv. Intersting point though - there is no explination of exactly what TIVO functionality they will allow on the devices, at this point if can be speculated that it will be full functionality, or it can be the same level of functionality that is currently supplied in the HR10 series with MPEG4 capablities.

Personally will wait and see what and when it hits the streets, might be the same results as the HTPC box that Microsoft and Directv are colaberating on. BTW vulgarity does nothing to enhance your point, nice job of bypassing the language filter

[TonyTheTiger]

So did you follow the thread early on? Does not look like you did?

Blankman has every reason to gloat. I don't think there was any think juvenile about it. Some of the things that Tony guy posted was ridiculous and were totally unprovoked.

O.......K.


So sad.

[BlankMan]

BTW vulgarity does nothing to enhance your point, nice job of bypassing the language filterI know, just venting, after all the attacks, personal and otherwise I took.

It was just such a useless cause... :rolleyes:

[bacevedo]

BlankMan - as someone who is sitting on the sidelines watching, you are making yourself look like a fool.

Just be happy that it is happening. No need to gloat. Have some class and take the high road. These posts make you seem like a bitter and vengenful man. There are much better things to do then go and find everyone who has "wronged" you so you can rub it in their face.

[direfan]

O.......K.


So sad.


Isn't it?

[TonyTheTiger]

BlankMan - as someone who is sitting on the sidelines watching, you are making yourself look like a fool.

Just be happy that it is happening. No need to gloat. Have some class and take the high road. These posts make you seem like a bitter and vengenful man. There are much better things to do then go and find everyone who has "wronged" you so you can rub it in their face.

Well said!

Others may want to heed this advice instead of attempting to provoke, too!

[BlankMan]

BlankMan - as someone who is sitting on the sidelines watching, you are making yourself look like a fool.

Just be happy that it is happening. No need to gloat. Have some class and take the high road. These posts make you seem like a bitter and vengenful man. There are much better things to do then go and find everyone who has "wronged" you so you can rub it in their face.I do agree with you. But after taking weeks of harassment I could not resist rubbing their face in it a bit. I know I stooped to their level.

I would have been ok if it hadn't been for all the name calling and get a life etc. If they would have stuck to the thread topic and not made it personal.

[BlankMan]

Woo-hoo broke the 70% mark.

Renewed interest is helping. :)

[BlackBetty]

I would like to personally thank you BlankMan for your efforts on the TCF forums. Its people like you that cause change.

Continue to gloat as much as you want. Its well deserved!

[fasTLane]

And a vote of thanks to all those who held out by saying 'no way' to the repeated phone calls of 'upgrade or else'.

That must have helped. :D:D:D

[eddyj]

So orget the bickering and let's get to the real important information...


Where do I sign up for the Beta?