AOL's Mystro TV vs Tivo? · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday March 10, 2003 @05:53AM from the now-here's-where-it-get-interesting dept.

admiral2001 writes "Here is is a NYTimes story about AOL-Time-Warner's plans for a TiVo-killing 'Mystro TV' (nytimes annoying free registration required). They plan to begin rolling this out sometime in the next two years. Their major features are the simple pause, rewind, and fast forward that all PVRs have. However, they've taken the obvious stance to "let[s] networks set the parameters, dictating which shows users can reschedule, and it also creates ways for networks to insert commercials." The article even mentions how they could get an advantage in pushing their product because "viewers could try out Mystro TV by pushing a button on their remote"."

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More info by Mdog · 2003-03-10 05:59 · Score: 0, Troll

There's another interesting write up about this over at Tubgirl tech archive

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Steve Case's revenge by ralphart · 2003-03-10 06:01 · Score: 0, Troll

Is this Steve's parting shot on the clueless Time-Warner Board for giving him the boot?