HDTiVo: Blip.tv is interesting in that people who submit videos get a cut of the advertising revenue. Though taking on the GoogleYouTube juggernaut won’t be easy.

And… weren’t you supposed to tell me you were going to be there?

Tim: Sorry, man, I’m already back in DC! They’re a few things percolating and it’s possible I’ll be back to visit before the year is out.

Well-played, sir Zatz!

More seriously, as small as the show was in terms of exhibitors and attendees, the intimacy made for great opportunities to explore certain areas in depth.

I finally found out what ViiV is, beyond what the Marketing paragraph says, and got some good insights into Vista, PlaysforSure, MS DRM strategy, and how all those interplay and overlap and where the coopetition is. Let’s just say I am more convinced than ever that TiVo desperately needs to get on board or they are done.

Over at the TiVo booth, since I’ve already used an S3, there was nothing worth seeing. I did see the Fantasy Football app, which seems to a non-fantasy player to work nicely, but everyone knows about that already. KidZone could not be more uninteresting, and I do have a kidz.

Pony gave a rendition of the S3 and no matter how many questions I asked about known problems, he stuck to the line about how easy it is to get everything going. But if you do have a CableCARD problem, you just call TiVo and they get right on the phone and straighten out your MSO. Yeah right. :rolleyes:

Unlike Dave, Pony told me that I would not buy the eSata from TiVo…I get any WD, Seagate, etal. drive and just plug it in.

TiVo was its usual close mouthed, insular self; as if they had anything to say that it is so important to keep secret anyway. Bottom line, it looks like TiVo remains the lone wolf and the big ranchers are settling the land.

Spent some time at Blip.tv, liked their “story,” and may be in touch with them again if they check out.

In that vein, anyone I talked to associated with content delivery expressed frustration about trying to deal with TiVo. I didn’t get details of course, but the reactions all had similarities.

Beyond that, personally checking out an SXRD XBR2 yielded a good impression. Of course, no 60″, which is the one I want. The hot news is the only difference between an XBR2 and XBR3 LCD is the $300 glossy bevel on the XBR3 – at least according to the Sony guys. I don’t vouch for that.

Got a Nets Cheerleader signed poster at Verizon “for my son” on the way out, and I really want to go back to Napster again tomorrow if my wife lets me.

Good hanging with you today!