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While I predicted significant Moxi HD DVR price cuts after Arris’ acquisition of Digeo, I expected to see them come as the new parent company retreated from retail. However… Not only isn’t Arris giving up on direct consumer sales, versus exclusively pitching hardware to the MSOs, they’re pushing forward with the introduction of a new Moxi HD DVR model containing three tuners. Additionally, the Moxi Mate extenders will overcome their biggest limitation later this fall when they’ll begin receiving streamed live television (on top of the existing DVR recordings). Here’s a breakdown of the updated pricing from the conference call:
Ben Drawbaugh (EngadgetHD) and I agree that Arris still needs to tighten up the Moxi UI and we’d both like to see ATSC OTA tuning, but $1000 (no monthly fees) for three rooms of ad-free Moxi-controlled digital cable is a reasonable deal. Especially in light of TiVo multi-room viewing being dead to me – given their current technical implementation. It’s more economical and less disruptive to replace my DVR than it is to replace my home. Perhaps TiVo’s upcoming access point will ease my pain, but if improvement isn’t seen in the next few months we’re moving on to a Windows Media Center (with Ceton?) or Moxi whole-home DVR solution.
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5 Responses for "Moxi DVR Prices Slashed, New 3 Tuner Model"
Wow a triple tuner, that’s the sweet spot for us. There’s times when our dual tuner Motorola DCX3400 is occupied but yet we want to watch a third program, so we have to schedule it so whatever we watch live is on Clear QAM. Fortunately it’s one of the networks like ABC,CBS,NBC,FOX, etc… so it’s not too bad.
Triple tuner FTW!
I have to say that three rooms for $999 had me thinking twice, but I need at least four tuners and sometimes five. Although I don’t need five enough that I’d pay much extra for it as there is probably only one or two times a year that I’d actually use the fifth tuner.
But yeah, the UI still sucks and is the real reason I’d never switch to Moxi full time. I’m just not down with the Live TV focus and wasted space on the cross bar based UI.
Man do I wish someone would take Windows Media Center and turn it into an embedded device.
Being able to stream to multiple rooms and watch live tv without paying for additional cable cards or “digital outlets” is a (big?) cost saver over Tivo. Can u pause the live streaming? Can you stream a partially recorded program as it continues to be recorded? Very interesting.
The latest update from Moxi also had me rethink my current DVR implementation even though it consists of two TivoHDs with lifetime subscriptions. The one drawback that will prevent me from leaving Tivo right now is the apparent inability to move recorded shows from the Moxi DVR to one’s PC. So, for now, the Tivo HDs stay put.
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