Bytes in the Margin

Just in time for the holidays, TiVo is dropping their prices. Not only do you get an HD DVR, but you can also stream Netflix movies or purchase on-demand from Amazon Unbox.

I had suspected as much, but tivoblog crunches the numbers to compare the cost of TiVo versus a Cable company DVR. The monthly costs come out slightly in TiVo's favor, but does it justify the initial hardware investment? This is where TiVo could really make the case that it offers more services, like Amazon and Netflix ...

TiVo and EchoStar, of Dish Network fame, have been embroiled in patent litigation for a number of years, regarding a number of patents that TiVo uses to implement some of its DVR features (AFAIK, these are not trivial patents but IANAL so don't quote me on that). TiVo got some good news today, as the Supreme ...

I sure am glad I went with the TivoHD instead of going with Verizon's DVR. What TiVo Could Teach My Verizon FiOS TV DVR « NewTeeVeeI recently swapped my old Series 2 TiVo for an HD-capable DVR from Verizon FiOS. While I love the fact that I can record high-def programming, I miss my trusty, user-friendly ...

My city peeps might soon have the option of getting Internet + TV through Verizon's fiber optic service. I recently wrote about my switch to FiOS. Here's a mini followup.