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TiVo to Mac Users: Buzz Off

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-you-buzz-off dept.

jamie writes "Though TiVo's website still claims it's 'working hard to make the TiVoToGo feature' work on Macs, its CFO just admitted otherwise. Bringing your recordings to your Mac to watch, he said, seems unlikely 'unless we find a way to record it under the current platform, and I don't think that will happen in the next few years.' Translation: no DRM, no content. Fortunately for Mac users, there are alternatives..."

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  1. Boo hoo by cryptochrome · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well then, I guess Apple has nothing to lose by rolling out its own box and iTunes-based service, as has been rumored. Some say the mac mini is a trojan horse destined to serve exactly this purpose.

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    ---If you can't trust a nerd, who can you trust?

  2. EyeTV? by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think you're right, and that may be on the horizon, but many people want PVR now. Hence EyeTV -- am I missing something here, or does EyeTV replicate everything that TiVO offers? Why would someone buy TiVo over EyeTV?