DirecTV to announce partnership for content transfer to portable devices

rgbyhkr · Dec 28, 2005

Check this out:

http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/28/directv-to-announce-partnership-for-mobile-content-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 · Dec 28, 2005

That's a sucker bet there Jeff.

ebonovic · Dec 28, 2005

Cool.......

Hopefully "portable devices" include laptops...

lee espinoza · Dec 28, 2005

rgbyhkr said:
Check this out:

http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/28/directv-to-announce-partnership-for-mobile-content-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 · Dec 28, 2005

lee espinoza said:
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 · Dec 28, 2005

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

jmoak · Dec 28, 2005

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 "theyll 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 · Dec 28, 2005

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 · Dec 28, 2005

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 · Dec 28, 2005

Gunnyman said:
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 · Dec 28, 2005

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 · Dec 28, 2005

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

Gunnyman · Dec 28, 2005

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 · Dec 28, 2005

lee espinoza said:
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 · Dec 28, 2005

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 · Dec 28, 2005

we have one it's called H.264

rgbyhkr · Dec 28, 2005

Gunnyman said:
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 · Dec 28, 2005

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 · Dec 28, 2005

ebonovic said:
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 · Dec 28, 2005

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

DirecTV to announce partnership for content transfer to portable devices

Top Contributors this Month