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TiVo To Support RealNetwork Formats

Posted by timothy on from the battle-of-the-proprietary-video-formats dept.

rtphokie writes: "The flurry of announcements coming form the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas has started with RealNetworks ' anouncement that it had struck deals to include its technology in an array of microchips and devices, including TiVo PVRs. This is the latest move in an effort to expand from the desktop to consumer devices."

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  1. uh oh... by 2Bits · · Score: 4, Interesting
    is someone going to scream bloody hell too, now that RealNetwork is doing this, just after MS?

    Standards, standards, we only want standards implemented in hardware!

  2. need new Tivo? by fetta · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Sounds like those of us who already own a Tivo would have to buy a "second generation box" to take advantage of this deal with RealNetworks.

    For me to shell out more money for a new box, they better be offering some real compelling content. The Tivo already records more stuff than I could possibly find time to watch.

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