Comments on: TiVo And DirecTV Extend Pact http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-04/tivo-and-directv-extend-pact/ All your digital media goodness. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:47:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: DaveH http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-04/tivo-and-directv-extend-pact/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 DaveH Fri, 12 May 2006 21:29:08 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=221#comment-2130 Yes, I've "TESTED" the new Dtv dvr. I give it a D- compared to my 4 Directv Tivo dvr's The few other words I can use to describe it would be: LAME, PATHEDIC, SLOW, ACKWARD & HARD TO USE. Menues are a joke compared to the Tivo's, actually there is NO comparison. The Tivo LEADS for lack of crap and usability! I do believe that a Directv customers ONLY hope in the next three and a half years is that Tivo works out a deal with Dishnetwork (whom they sued and WON) to incorporate the Tivo dvr service into DN units like they did with DTV. That would grab up MOST of the DTV customers that LOVE there Tivos and give many DN dvr owners a USABLE/ENJOYABLE system. Yes, I’ve “TESTED” the new Dtv dvr. I give it a D- compared to my 4 Directv Tivo dvr’s The few other words I can use to describe it would be: LAME, PATHEDIC, SLOW, ACKWARD & HARD TO USE.

Menues are a joke compared to the Tivo’s, actually there is NO comparison. The Tivo LEADS for lack of crap and usability!

I do believe that a Directv customers ONLY hope in the next three and a half years is that Tivo works out a deal with Dishnetwork (whom they sued and WON) to incorporate the Tivo dvr service into DN units like they did with DTV. That would grab up MOST of the DTV customers that LOVE there Tivos and give many DN dvr owners a USABLE/ENJOYABLE system.

]]> By: Jim http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-04/tivo-and-directv-extend-pact/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 Jim Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:42:54 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=221#comment-1267 I hope it means the HD TIVO will get the 6.x software - but I doubt it.. If anyone has ever tried the DirecTV brand DVR - it is a steaming pile of crap when compared to Tivo!! I hope it means the HD TIVO will get the 6.x software – but I doubt it.. If anyone has ever tried the DirecTV brand DVR – it is a steaming pile of crap when compared to Tivo!!

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-04/tivo-and-directv-extend-pact/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 Dave Zatz Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:51:47 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=221#comment-1245 I doubt it -- I think DirecTV is just buying more time until they can migrate more subscribers to their own DVR platform and MPEG-4. Moving millions of folks off current DirecTV TiVo hardware over the next 10 months or so wasn't going to happen. There are ways to hack your current DTV unit for adavanced functionality though... I doubt it — I think DirecTV is just buying more time until they can migrate more subscribers to their own DVR platform and MPEG-4. Moving millions of folks off current DirecTV TiVo hardware over the next 10 months or so wasn’t going to happen. There are ways to hack your current DTV unit for adavanced functionality though…

]]> By: Guy Getchius http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-04/tivo-and-directv-extend-pact/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Guy Getchius Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:35:58 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=221#comment-1244 I bought a DirecTV Tivo about 2 years ago and have been upset by that fact they will not upgrade software to support networking and other media functions. Does this new agreement mean I'll finally get the latest Tivo software?! I bought a DirecTV Tivo about 2 years ago and have been upset by that fact they will not upgrade software to support networking and other media functions. Does this new agreement mean I’ll finally get the latest Tivo software?!

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