Comments on: Pulling the Plug on Tivo http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/ More Signal. Less Noise. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:29:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andrew Jacob http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-746 Andrew Jacob Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:13:16 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-746 I agree with you, the tivo serivce is doomed as consumers switch over to their cable companies for high def dvr. In fact, I wasn't even aware of the tivo hd dvr until you brought it up, and switched directly to time warner's hd. It works great, and I didn't have to lay out $800, which borders on madness I agree with you, the tivo serivce is doomed as consumers switch over to their cable companies for high def dvr. In fact, I wasn’t even aware of the tivo hd dvr until you brought it up, and switched directly to time warner’s hd. It works great, and I didn’t have to lay out $800, which borders on madness

]]> By: Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection » Blog Archive » Motorola Unveils Multi-Room Viewing http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-745 Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection » Blog Archive » Motorola Unveils Multi-Room Viewing Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:14:19 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-745 [...] With Verizon already offering this ability and now Motorola, there will come a time when TiVo won’t be able to get away with charging for multi-room viewing and rather then waiting for IPTV to eat away at the nickel and dimes that TiVo picks up for the service, I’d rather see TiVo charge higher prices for a fully functional TiVo box that incorporates placeshifting, media sharing, multi-room viewing and downloads of any video from the web. TiVo has had a great headstart on the time shifting revolution, but eventually IPTV will become a reality for more then a handful of people and if TiVo can’t figure out a way to match these services, then it’s going to be even harder for them to justify the premium that they have to charge. [...] [...] With Verizon already offering this ability and now Motorola, there will come a time when TiVo won’t be able to get away with charging for multi-room viewing and rather then waiting for IPTV to eat away at the nickel and dimes that TiVo picks up for the service, I’d rather see TiVo charge higher prices for a fully functional TiVo box that incorporates placeshifting, media sharing, multi-room viewing and downloads of any video from the web. TiVo has had a great headstart on the time shifting revolution, but eventually IPTV will become a reality for more then a handful of people and if TiVo can’t figure out a way to match these services, then it’s going to be even harder for them to justify the premium that they have to charge. [...]

]]> By: Bill http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-744 Bill Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:51:58 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-744 I've been long too, waiting for the company to be bought, but recent trends suggest rock bottom prices rather than the premium I expected. In hind sight I should have sold when Janet J showed her left tit on prime time. It was Tivo's finest hour. My bad. We haven't seen the stock price that high since. I don't fully understand the transition to HD and would be interested in opinions. I don't watch much TV myself so I'm not much of a expert on TV programming. CNN in the mornings is about as much as I experience. rgrds. I’ve been long too, waiting for the company to be bought, but recent trends suggest rock bottom prices rather than the premium I expected. In hind sight I should have sold when Janet J showed her left tit on prime time. It was Tivo’s finest hour. My bad. We haven’t seen the stock price that high since.

I don’t fully understand the transition to HD and would be interested in opinions. I don’t watch much TV myself so I’m not much of a expert on TV programming. CNN in the mornings is about as much as I experience.

rgrds.

]]> By: Marc http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-743 Marc Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:48:52 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-743 Well, for better or worse, I just went and spent $680 on a Series 3 (15% off coupon to the TiVo Community Store). I've had TiVo for years and although I could probably ween myself off it and use something like Media Center or MythTV, I think my wife is totally addicted to the TiVo interface. It seems like all the free DVRs from the cable companies have been getting pretty bad reviews everywhere I look, so I'm thinking that it might be worth it to go with the TiVo. We'll see. I'll be posting about my Series 3 when it arrives. Well, for better or worse, I just went and spent $680 on a Series 3 (15% off coupon to the TiVo Community Store).

I’ve had TiVo for years and although I could probably ween myself off it and use something like Media Center or MythTV, I think my wife is totally addicted to the TiVo interface.

It seems like all the free DVRs from the cable companies have been getting pretty bad reviews everywhere I look, so I’m thinking that it might be worth it to go with the TiVo.

We’ll see. I’ll be posting about my Series 3 when it arrives.

]]> By: Andrew Schmitt http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-742 Andrew Schmitt Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:22:49 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-742 The real threat of Windows Media PC's is against companies like Sigma Designs, who build dedicated set-top box silicon. AMD/ATI will mutilate them. The real threat of Windows Media PC’s is against companies like Sigma Designs, who build dedicated set-top box silicon. AMD/ATI will mutilate them.

]]> By: ChipGeek http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-741 ChipGeek Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:34:02 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-741 Another death knell for Tivo is the growing use of Windows Media Center PCs. Yes, it costs more upfront than the Series 3 box, but there is no monthly fee, and it also supplies familiar Internet access, excellent gaming and general purpose apps as well. People that come to our house and see what it does are a little amazed, which is funny because it is really no big deal. Picture in picture when one of the screens is a web page showing YouTube? Cool. Tivo's value-added is so tiny -- essentially just an automated program guide with a GUI. WMCE gives that away along with everything else. Remember Gemstar? Eesh. Another death knell for Tivo is the growing use of Windows Media Center PCs. Yes, it costs more upfront than the Series 3 box, but there is no monthly fee, and it also supplies familiar Internet access, excellent gaming and general purpose apps as well.

People that come to our house and see what it does are a little amazed, which is funny because it is really no big deal. Picture in picture when one of the screens is a web page showing YouTube? Cool.

Tivo’s value-added is so tiny — essentially just an automated program guide with a GUI. WMCE gives that away along with everything else. Remember Gemstar? Eesh.

]]> By: chuck goolsbee http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-740 chuck goolsbee Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:24:39 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/10/31/pulling-the-plug-on-tivo/#comment-740 Funny you mention Metricom. I made a killing on their stock. I was a very happy customer in the Seattle market starting in 1995. Bought their stock @ $6 knowing that from past performance it went up to around $30 every time they opened a new metro. My broker thought I was nuts and tried to discourage me from buying it. I was overseas when the Paul Allen/MCI news hit and one day my powerbook stock ticker showed it at $108. I freaked. There waqs NO WAY MCOM was worth that much so I called my broker and gave the sell order. Again, my broker tried to discourage me from doing so. Needless to say, I sold and fired my broker. Can't say much about TIVO because honestly I have given up on TV. It is just not worth my time to work to find good programming. Instead I watch bitorrented copies of the BBC's "Top Gear" and whatever arrives from my NetFlix queue. I haven't watched an actual television (except for hockey games) in years. --chuck Funny you mention Metricom. I made a killing on their stock. I was a very happy customer in the Seattle market starting in 1995. Bought their stock @ $6 knowing that from past performance it went up to around $30 every time they opened a new metro. My broker thought I was nuts and tried to discourage me from buying it. I was overseas when the Paul Allen/MCI news hit and one day my powerbook stock ticker showed it at $108. I freaked. There waqs NO WAY MCOM was worth that much so I called my broker and gave the sell order. Again, my broker tried to discourage me from doing so. Needless to say, I sold and fired my broker.

Can’t say much about TIVO because honestly I have given up on TV. It is just not worth my time to work to find good programming. Instead I watch bitorrented copies of the BBC’s “Top Gear” and whatever arrives from my NetFlix queue. I haven’t watched an actual television (except for hockey games) in years.

–chuck

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