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ReplayTV and TiVo Compared
j0atz writes "The New York Times is running a story today that, while it's a bit redundant in the beginning and a bit short on technical details later, gives a rundown the newest features for ReplayTV (numbered 4000 or above) and TiVO (Series2); basically, you can program your favorite DVR to record a show from a remote computer or from another (same-brand) DVR. Along with that, you can stream MP3's and pictures with TiVo now.
Still...I'd much rather use something like FreeVo or MythTV and actually burn my shows to cd, stream whatever I want, etc, etc."
It's almost useless to mention fre alternatives to TiVo / Replay on /. Take a look at this thread... I have never seen this level of trolling and anti-OSS rhetoric, except possibly from Microsoft. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves.
Well said. Just to reiterate what the parent said:
.05% of
open source will ALWAYS provide much better alternatives to
closed systems like Tivo and Replay. Seriously... it's 2003 for god
sakes! Replay sounds like something dreamed up by a 50s ad exec trying
to get you to buy a new color TV even though your black and white set is
dtill perfectly useable. In this day and age, old style television
should be phasing out and giving way to a networkable solution with more
end user control, not less. Users should be able to copy, alter, and
share their programming as they see fit. There should not be any more
commercials. Don't these companies get enough money from the products
that we are beholden to purchase just for survival? Is there really a
need for them to market more crap at us that we don't need? Who NEEDS
an SUV if you are living in a city where the worst weather is 3-4 inches
of snow and you live 15 minutes from work? Who needs to "own your own
business: internet kiosks. The way to wealth!"??? Why not just work
like the rest of us? There are ways to get rich quick, but they tend to
be either dishonest, unethical or at best a one shot deal that only
works for the first person who tries it. Instead, pick an open source
project, work on it and you will have made a much more valuable
contribution to the world than you would if you only think of yourself
and your own wealth. Wealth is a lie. Especially in the United State.
For all you repugnicans, get to a shelter and look those people in the
face. Tell them, "You can be anything you want, you just have to work
for it like I did". Tell them about the silver spoon you were born with
and see how much water your story holds. IF you are one of the VERY few
who actually crawled out from a situation where you started off making
$5000 a year and are now earning a six figure salary, then you are
exempted from this excercise. I will bet that makes up about
you.
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