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ReplayTV Remote (widget)

Remotely control your ReplayTV PVR from your desktop. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: replaytv, dvr, personal technology, home entertainment

Software downloads 2007-07-12

Why I don't TiVO or ReplayTV

Why I don't TiVO or ReplayTVTiVo is awesomeso much better than a VCR b/c it's way more fun.I agreew/ myself.

Tags: consumer electronics, tivo inc., replaytv

Discussion threads 2006-06-22

ReplayTV to launch TV recording software for PCs

ReplayTV to launch TV recording software for PCsProduct dead before birthWith analog TV already planned to be shut off in the next few years, and digital TV already available to more than 50% of population and 85% of population in 2 years, this product seems to be dead before birth.Why...

Tags: tvs, desktops, digital video, tv & home theater, tools & techniques, digital media, pc, tv, software, replaytv

Discussion threads 2005-12-19

TiVo looks to tune in to advertisers

TiVo looks to tune in to advertisersThat's the way it startsThen pretty soon you have to click away an ad, then you're in AOL ad hell. This is a really BAD choice for Tivo. You're just motivating people to make that extra stab at getting MythTV to work...

Tags: dvr, replaytv, tivo inc., advertisement

Discussion threads 2004-03-23

Additional Resources

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...

Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stir  and I was asked to register...

Tags: digital video recorder, directv, satellite, tvs, tv & home theater, personal technology, home entertainment, jason perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-20

Netflix Player by Roku

If you're a Netflix subscriber you may have noticed that in the last year or so the company has rolled out a Watch Now option that lets you instantly watch some of the movies and TV shows in the Netflix library on your Windows PC with a broadband connection. More...

Tags: corporate communications, web site development, web technology, cable, tvs, wireless, wi-fi, netflix inc., roku, video

Product reviews 2008-05-20

TiVo HD

When the TiVo Series3 finally arrived in September 2006, it was the first cable-compatible TiVo to record high-def programming. But that long-awaited Holy Grail of TiVos came with a prohibitive $800 price tag that, in a world where cable companies provide serviceable HD DVRs for just a few extra dollars...

Tags: dvr, network technology, digital video, tivo inc., cable, tivo series3, cable company

Product reviews 2007-07-24

Beware false Daylight Saving Time resets on April 1

Users who didnt already update their PCs and devices for the earlier-than-usual Daylight Saving Time DST change-over could encounter time glitches on April 1, the "normally scheduled" DST start date. As USA Today notes: "There may be more DST glitches on Sunday night. Its likely that some consumers...

Tags: windows mobile, windows client, windows ce, office, corporate strategy, app compatibility

Blog posts 2007-03-30

Now playing on TiVo: targeted ads

Now playing on TiVo: targeted adsTiVo went awryPaying the most expensive DVR subscription seems not to be enough to rid you of the commercials.If TiVo wants market share that is should lower its subscription rate or receiver price not show up more crapware.My advice: stick with other DVR services; they...

Tags: dvr, digital video, advertisement, tivo inc., digital video recorder

Discussion threads 2006-11-28

Who's got the best seat in the digital living room?

Who's got the best seat in the digital living room?None of them worth the cost or effort.Bottom line, I haven't seen a "system" that is user friendly or does what the consumer really wants.No rush here folks, this turkey is a long ways from being done.The next major battlegroundI like...

Tags: corporate communications, network technology, tvs, sage, tivo inc., video, tivo series3, btv link, s2dt, pc

Discussion threads 2006-10-25

Who's got the best seat in the digital living room?

[Update 25-Oct 2:30PM PDT: I've revised the chart originally published with this post to incorporate feedback from the Talkback section. Thanks to all the commenters who added details.]A lot of hardware and software companies, including Microsoft, are betting big bucks that they can take over the living room and be...

Tags: beyond tv, digital video, digital video recorder, recorder, video recorder

Blog posts 2006-10-25

FX to test new ad to combat DVR viewers

FX to test new ad to combat DVR viewersHere's a thoughtDo one of the following:Make your ads entertaining to watch instead of annoying.Or with my ReplayTVI can just "skip-skip-skip" those nasty timewasters!Here's another thoughtIf we wanted to see ads, we'd watch the ads, if we're skipping over them, maybe that...

Tags: mythtv, digital video recorder, advertisement, tv

Discussion threads 2006-09-15

12.3 mln PVRs in US, 86ò0of users are satisfied, worldwide revenues reached $6.6 bln in 2005

12.3 mln PVRs in US, 86ò0of users are satisfied, worldwide revenues reached $6.6 bln in 2005Tivo going away?Is it me or have major consumer electronics manufacturers stopped making tivo-compatible PVR (aka DVR, digital video recorder) set top boxes.Also, the biggest installed base of Tivos is DirecTivos. News Corp., which...

Tags: dvr, digital video, directory services, tv & home theater, tivo inc., personal video recorder

Discussion threads 2006-06-06

TiVo Series2 DT series

Commoditization: it's the mortal enemy of the distinctive branding that's so prized by companies the world over. And it's exactly the affliction that's befallen TiVo. Even though ReplayTV beat it to market by a few months in 1999, it was TiVo that quickly became synonymous with digital video recorder DVR...

Tags: dvr, network technology, tivo inc., video recorder, cable, recorder, digital video recorder, digital video

Product reviews 2006-04-25

Sling Media Slingbox

Editors' note:The Slingbox model reviewed here (model SB100-100, aka "Slingbox Classic") is no longer produced, though remaining inventory will continue to be sold. It's been replaced by a trio of second-generation models. Despite all the advances of the past couple of years, watching your favorite TV show can still be...

Tags: network technology, dvr, digital video, slingbox, cable, sling media

Product reviews 2006-03-23

TiVo may give away free set-top boxes

TiVo may give away free set-top boxesThe joy of TiVOI am an admitted gadget fanatic, and have spent 10s of thousands of dollars--many of which were wasted on too-complex, undependable, or over-hyped products.I got TiVo through DirecTV, and would be more inclined to give up DirecTV than TiVo. TiVo has...

Tags: dvr, digital video, tv & home theater, tvs, network technology, tivo, set-top, set-top box, tivo inc., digital video recorder

Discussion threads 2006-02-27

DRM nightmare: Why $20,000 worth of gear won't play my 99 cent songs

It's kind of screwed up if you think about it. In search of that zen feel where I can have the benefits of modern day audio/video in any room in my house, but without all sorts of unsightly equipment, wires, and splitters spilling out from the nooks and crannies...

Tags: cd, digital-rights management

Blog posts 2005-09-21

PVRs selling like hotcakes

PVRs selling like hotcakesWhat does this say?People want to watch what they want, when they want.. without being harassed by much wasted time spent on commercials (I edited out the commercials of a tv show I recorded using my tv tuner for viewing on my pda.. in a one hour...

Tags: dvr, tvs, cable, tv & home theater, personal video recorder

Discussion threads 2005-05-25

TiVo hacks flourish

TiVo hacks flourishWhy not use a whitebox?Instead of using a machine like this, then hacking it to be more like a PC - just get a PC :)It's THEIR box. THEY paid for it.No one should have ANY say in how or what they do with it. It's...

Tags: tvs, tv & home theater, discovery channel, tivo inc.

Discussion threads 2004-11-11

Microsoft selling new Windows at cut-rate price

Microsoft selling new Windows at cut-rate priceMicrosoft selling new Windows at cut-rate priceAre there any advantages to using a PC, not just a windows based one but any PC, as opposed to getting one of them PVR/DVR things from the cable company? I'd think the PC would be louder...

Tags: media center pcs, desktops, dvr, microsoft windows, now it, tivo inc., media center pc, pc, mce, microsoft corp.

Discussion threads 2004-10-13