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TiVo to support HDTV by "Year-End"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-believe-it-when-i-see-it dept.

JMorgan in Seattle writes "TiVo has (finally!) announced support for HDTV. It's a ways off (end of the year), but at least we know that HD TiVo is on the horizon. In two separate press releases, we learn that TiVo will support both standalone and DirecTV hi-def PVRs. TiVo is really on a roll--first Rendezvous support, and now this. Now if only DirecTV would add more HDTV channels..." I've been waiting to get an HDTV receiver for this. Joy.

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  1. 90 Minute Delay? What about outputs? by eudaemon · · Score: 5, Interesting

    More like -- is it going to support the 90 minute delay
    proposal before the FCC?

    I.E. Some content can only be viewed no later than 90 minutes after it was recorded, or
    not at all.

    Is it going to have DVI or Firewire connectors with forced-down low-res on the firewire
    is another important one.

    1. Re:90 Minute Delay? What about outputs? by Pii · · Score: 5, Interesting
      Actually, the HD DirecTV receiver's missing Firewire support to this date was a decision of DirecTV. There's been a great deal of discussion over on the AVS Forum, and the Tivo Community Forum about this. (Samsung, as an example, makes a new OTA HD set-top box that has Firewire, but the corresponding new HD DirecTV box lacks the Firewire port.)

      It appears that DirecTV has finally decided to relax the Firewire restriction, and you'll be able to see HD DirecTV receviers with Firewire support. (Which will kick ass... My TV has Firewire.)

      No clue what connections will come on the HD DirecTivo, but I sure hope to see them with Component Out, DVI, and Firewire, supporting both early adopters (Component In only), and both digital interfaces.

      (I'd like DVI to die a horrible death, but I recognize that most HDTV buyers can olny get one, or the other, and there's no reason they (the people with DVI) should be left out on the cold.)

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  2. Re:Interested by Ciannait · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Only with certain versions of the software, and with certain hardware.

    With newer versions, and units such as the Series2, the unit will go into "boat-anchor mode" (their terminology) if the unit has not been able to make a call for about a month. At that point, you can watch what you've already got recorded, but not much else.

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  3. How about digital cable? by grimarr · · Score: 5, Interesting
    What I'd like to see is a Tivo that can directly receive digital cable signals, without a set-top box. Why have a box that converts D to A, then have the Tivo immediately do A to D conversion right back?

    Does anyone know if there are patent issues or something similar preventing it? I've looked all over the net with Google, trying to find a board for PCs that will receive digital cable, and turned up nothing. A few places say things like "no products available" or "we hope to have a product like this someday" but that's as close as I could find.