Community Quick Chat with TiVo's CMO Ira Bahr!!!

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The reality is that creating a product and a service like TiVo has complexities. Mistakes certainly happen when dealing with hundreds of cable operators and a multitude of shows in a given week. We're doing everthing we can to continually reduce the error rate and we're making progress.

 

Unified My Shows across all networked TiVo's is a feature we want to be able to deliver. No timing yet.

 

The BOLT has some HW features that we have not yet taken advantage of yet with such a short development cycle. One of those is BLE. Clearly, the industry is moving more towards voice and it's reasonable to expect a TiVo implementation of this over time.

 

You're right. We are WAY behind on this -- and we're probably behind in ways you haven't even mentioned. What I can tell you is that Personalization is an enormous priority at TiVo. I'm optimistic about progress next year.

 

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Interesting idea. We're looking at ways to expand the tuner count and will not degrade the experience for the customer. With that comes certain challenges but we are actively looking at it.

 

We use a combination of man and machine and the mix will change over time. We will add channels in response to feedback we get from users.

 

Much like the rest of CE devices today (iPhone) included we are dependant on internet connectivity almost as much as battery life or a power plug. We do offer our customers certain offline experiences such as downloading of recordings to mobile devices when off-line.. As for SW screens still being able to function sans a live signal, when it comes to our partners apps we are beholden to the policies of the respective app developers.

 

Yes.

 

I don't know how HME apps will be affected by our platform software work. Will look into this since we have a solid solution ourselves and we need to continue to support partners who help to enhance our experience.

 

We use a combination of man and machine and the mix will change over time. We will add channels in response to feedback we get from users.

 

BOLT will upscale all content to 2160p60 if that video output format ("2160p") is the only one selected. Other formats such as 2160p24 or 2160p30 are only used for source content with a compatible frame rate, and may be enabled by checking the box labeled "2160p passthrough" on the Video Output Formats screen.

 

BOLT is technically capable of downscaling 4K streaming content to 1080p (or lower). Some streaming providers have business logic that will not stream 4K content to a set top box that is not connected to a 4K TV.

 

I’ve run marathons that were easier than this. Hope my answers were informative and somewhat helpful. Eager to read the discussion that follows. Very much appreciated this experience overall.

Thanks again.

One thing – may I ask this group if it might change its logos to conform with our new identity? We’re evolving from the older TiVo guy to what we think is a more modern, masculine, and streamlined look. The new ID is what we call “Blankman” and it’s what we want TiVo to look like going forward. We’re going to send David a file for all to use.

Good weekend!