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TiVo, PVRs Not Making A Splash

Posted by Hemos on from the interesting-perspective dept.

Sudderth writes "Too expensive? Too complicated? Lack of support from the TV industry (which depends on the commercials that TiVo users fast-forward through)? Newsweek has an excellent article on why personal video recorders like TiVo and ReplayTV, which have been embraced by tech-heads, are being ignored by almost everyone else."

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  1. Speaking of "Friends"... by xarc · · Score: 0, Redundant

    TiVO was mentioned in the episode that aired last night (1/31/02).

    Rachael's Dad: "So, what's new with you?"

    Rachael (pregnant): "Well, I got a, um, TiVO..."