Jason Wong, TiVo Director Product Marketing, Talks About the Future

Thanks! Very informative. It removed any lingering doubts that I had about sticking to my guns and refusing to buy the 1st generation Premiere. If the next-gen Premiere offers features like those I'm currently getting with my DISH 722 ViP/Slingbox, and finally takes the plunge into video over IP as a bona fide and equal delivery path, there may be hope for them yet. OTOH if they become nothing more than an OEM for cable and telco monopolies...again I'll be glad I didn't throw good money after bad.

It'll be interesting to see how this shakes out.

As an aside, every time I see those promos for SB&C's U-verse (the ones with all the expensive CGI effects), I think:

1. Cool! I want to be able to do that!
2. Hold it, I don't have a TV in every room, and don't want a TV in every room.
3. How much do all those STBs cost to rent, anyway?
4. Cripes, this isn't FiOS; this is IPTV over DSL! Something seems off...
5. Can't stop watching even while getting pizza delivered? Seems like addictive behavior.
6. Hey, I can use my front door to go out and spend time with my neighbors, friends and family!

 

I think much of what is being talked about is this. (Link is Engadget.) I just ordered my Premiere with Lifetime so without sounding selfish I hope they hold out a year or two before upgrading the device.

 

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Typical TiVo. Big on talk low on results. We will have warp drive before we have anything TiVo promises.

 

OK, I give. What's a Tivo Network Transcoder? I googled it and could only find the reference on engadget but it has no description of what it is.

 

I thought that his comment was OK. TiVo has under-delivered for years. I certainly don't trust them to deliver anything in the future. In fact I didn't watch the video because I'm sure they're blowing smoke, I don't believe a word they're saying. Fool me once, ...