Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Tivo Testing Internet Download Service

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the let-me-download-the-job-please dept.

knarfling writes "Yahoo News writes that customers will soon be able to download TV shows to their set-top boxes via the Internet. There is even speculation about being able to download an entire season at a time. Right now there are only three shows from the Independent Film Channel available on Aug 19, but it is a start. Will other companies follow this lead, or will this die down after the hype is over?"

4 of 169 comments (clear)

  1. more piracy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    don't you geeks realise that you are just a pack of theifs?

  2. Internet Download Service? by ctr2sprt · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've been reading too much Best of the Web, I think, because I initially read the headline and thought "Do you download the entire Internet, or just part of it?"

  3. Re:This is just Podcasting by generic-man · · Score: 2, Funny
    It's a process known as "downloading a video file from a server." Allow me to invent "Podcasting with video" before Tivo does:
    <a href="http://www.abc.com/Hooking_Up/Episode5.mpeg" >Episode 5</a>
    --
    For more information, click here.
  4. Re:Up Theirs by value_added · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who cares about downloading their TV crap-o-rama? I want to upload my own reality show crap-o-rama! SHAZAM!

    LOL! I'll be sure to make time between my downloads of The Charlie Rose Show to watch it.

    Seriously, I'm waiting for Slashdot The Teevee Show. We can download dupes and pretend they're just ... reruns.