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TiVo to Offer SDK

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-hack-on dept.

Thomas Hawk writes "TiVo has begun an effort to court third party developers to try and figure out a way to provide additional add on type services to somehow differentiate itself from the satellite and cable providers that are presently nipping at their heels. Initially the company plans to release three add ons: a weather information plug in, an RSS reader and a game. David Pogue of the New York Times is out with some of the features [NYT=Check soul at door] that at present already make TiVo a superior offering to the cable and satellite freebies. "

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  1. Can't see a TiVo user switching to an ordinary DVR by raitchison · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The cable companies have an edge with new DVR customers, since someone who has never used a DVR before won't know the difference between a generic "DVR" and one with advanced features like a TiVo (or even ReplayTV) DVR.

    I Don't see many TiVo users dumping their TiVo's for the cable company offerings. Maybe a few who are obsessed over HD (even less households have HD capabale TVs than have TiVos) might but they would probably be more likely to get the cable company DVR and keep their TiVo.

    As a TiVo subscriber myself I can't imagine life without it. I'd give up subscriber TV (go with over the air only) before I'd give my TiVo up. I'd also gladly pay for a TiVo rather than have a free DVR (in fact I did when I passed up the mostly free ($50 with no montly fees) DishPVR that Dish Network offered me when I signed up for Dish and bought a TiVo instead.