DirecTV to announce partnership for content transfer to portable devices

rgbyhkr · 12-28-2005, 07:01 AM

Check this out:

http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/28/d...ontent-at-ces/

Finally!!! Hopefully a much easier way to take content on the go. $100 says it's only for the R15, though.

Jeff

SpacemanSpiff · 12-28-2005, 08:44 AM

That's a sucker bet there Jeff.

ebonovic · 12-28-2005, 09:03 AM

Cool.......

Hopefully "portable devices" include laptops...

lee espinoza · 12-28-2005, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by rgbyhkr

Check this out:

http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/28/d...ontent-at-ces/

Finally!!! Hopefully a much easier way to take content on the go. $100 says it's only for the R15, though.

Jeff

I do not see were it is for the R-15 only or $100

youngdr · 12-28-2005, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by lee espinoza

I do not see were it is for the R-15 only or $100

He's betting, for $100, that it will only be for the R-15.

lee espinoza · 12-28-2005, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by youngdr

He's betting, for $100, that it will only be for the R-15.

jmoak · 12-28-2005, 09:54 AM

How about a bet that there will be no pc support and that you can only transfer to their "Approved Partner's Portable Devices"? (ala DishPlayer)

engadget gets this from dave zatz' site and he makes no mention of pc's at all.

note the "they’ll be announcing a new partnership" line. Not a feature, not an ability, but a "partnership".

God, I hope they prove me wrong. But I'm just not that confident that they "love" me as much as they claim anymore.

tivolocity · 12-28-2005, 10:16 AM

I think its a pretty safe bet that its only for the R15, and HR20-250. It will be interesting is to see if the "TiVo or death" members will now warm up to these non-TiVo DVRs. Especially, if you can get the content onto a PC [which i think is a real stretch]. Or, if this will be seen as a useless gimmick.

Personally, mobile doesn't do much for me. However, archiving to a hard drive or DVD, is huge.

Gunnyman · 12-28-2005, 10:20 AM

I can get the content from my Tivo Powered HDVR2 and DVR40 today onto any computer/portable device I own TODAY.
This announcement is a bunch of :meh to me.

lee espinoza · 12-28-2005, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunnyman

I can get the content from my Tivo Powered HDVR2 and DVR40 today onto any computer/portable device I own TODAY.
This announcement is a bunch of :meh to me.

but to the people who don't have there tivo hacked this may mean a lot

tivolocity · 12-28-2005, 10:24 AM

I think Gunny just answered my question. :-) Also, this doesn't automatically imply that you're in the "TiVo or death" crowd Gunny. :-)

lee espinoza · 12-28-2005, 10:28 AM

Scott Greczkowski at Satguys is hearing that the partner is Sony and the player would be a Sony PSP.

Gunnyman · 12-28-2005, 10:30 AM

good,
cuz I do own an R15 along with the Tivos.
For what does, it does it well.
I look at these units this way:
Dtivos are Tivo's 1st and Satellite receivers 2nd. The function is great! The features are solid. The interface for average joe tv watcher who likes to channel surf is :meh.
R15 is a Sat receiver 1st and a DVR 2nd. The interface is GEARED to joe channel surfer. The rest of the functions are :meh (all this is IMHO don't smack me around)

Gunnyman · 12-28-2005, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by lee espinoza

Scott Greczkowski at Satguys is hearing that the partner is Sony and the player would be a Sony PSP.

then they are shooting themselves in the foot.
The install base of iPod with Video is likely greater, or it soon will be.

ebonovic · 12-28-2005, 11:02 AM

Oh I hope not.... purchasing a Sony PSP just so I can watch some shows on my commute....
Why can't we all just get along and get a standard portable codec that can be played on any compatible device...

Gunnyman · 12-28-2005, 11:07 AM

we have one it's called H.264

rgbyhkr · 12-28-2005, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunnyman

then they are shooting themselves in the foot.
The install base of iPod with Video is likely greater, or it soon will be.

I agree that if they exclude Video iPods, it's a huge mistake. However, what remains to be seen is how they handle the content transfer. If it can be offloaded to a PC first, then there are more options. DRM issues are the other key factor of course.

If that picture in the article is an official DTV promo, I take from it that they will support transfer to PCs ("...blurring the line between your TV, computer and mobile devices." - the mockup also includes a PC monitor ) as well as Portable Media Center devices. I'm actually going to CES so I will be sure to ask questions about the specifics. Speaking of that, if any of you have specifics you'd like me to ask about, post them in this thread and I'll check it before I go. It may be best to wait on their official announcement to see what more info it contains before asking questions. I'll be attending Saturday and Sunday so there probably will be an announcement by them before then.

Jeff

SpacemanSpiff · 12-28-2005, 11:17 AM

Well, you could ask them if they're gonna go back to XM, enable the USB ports on stock DTiVo's and enable all the HMO stuff.

Lee L · 12-28-2005, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ebonovic

Oh I hope not.... purchasing a Sony PSP just so I can watch some shows on my commute....
Why can't we all just get along and get a standard portable codec that can be played on any compatible device...

But if that was the case, you could single handedly put Hollywood out of business by pirating all the content.

OMG, the sky is falling!!

SpacemanSpiff · 12-28-2005, 11:53 AM

You also wouldn't have to buy all those various competing devices.

Dan Collins · 12-28-2005, 12:01 PM

From what I'm hearing, prepare to be underwhelmed.

ebonovic · 12-28-2005, 01:29 PM

Is that a bunch of bubbles I hear bursting in the background.... ?

jmoak · 12-28-2005, 01:38 PM

with the lack of "love" we've gotten in the last year or so, I don't think we have any bubbles left to burst anymore.

SpacemanSpiff · 12-28-2005, 01:39 PM

But somebody up there loves us!

SMcColl · 12-28-2005, 01:42 PM

Any PSP video proprietary format is only 24 hours of college-student-coding-marathon away from a free converter to MP4 or some other portable format.

Watch for it on slashdot about 2-3 days after the announcement (before the launch of the product itself!)

tbeckner · 12-28-2005, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ebonovic

Cool.......

Hopefully "portable devices" include laptops...

Actually, laptops where not included in the original list of devices, and desktops are not included, read this as devices only and a very small number of specific devices only.

All of the information is available on the NDS site, which I reviewed just about two weeks ago, and I would agree "be prepared to be under whelmed".

Sparky · 12-30-2005, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ebonovic

Cool.......

Hopefully "portable devices" include laptops...

or PSP...

SpankyInChicago · 12-30-2005, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by lee espinoza

Scott Greczkowski at Satguys is hearing that the partner is Sony and the player would be a Sony PSP.

This is terrible if this is true. But seems logical since DirecTV has been making poor choices for a lot of years now.

Dual cable card HD Tivo when it comes out from Tivo is looking better and better.

lee espinoza · 12-30-2005, 06:38 PM

Scott Greczkowski: Actually I am hearing a little more (All should be considered a rumor)

Quite POSSIBLY you may be able to record to ANY pocket video recorder / player that supports Windows Media "Plays for sure" technology.

IF this is true, it means that you could actually record DirecTV on your PocketDISH as it supports Microsoft Plays For Sure technology.

slydog75 · 12-30-2005, 09:14 PM

hmm... just pulled this link out of the 'request HMO' thread.. since that's been dead for a while (any chance of it happening that is) I figured I'd re-post it here. It implies that they may re-partner with Tivo.. Which seems highly unlikely so take it with a grain of salt:

http://www.tgdaily.com/2005/12/28/ce...p_mobilemedia/