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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?"

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  1. Every computer is a Tivo by AnonDotOrg · · Score: 4, Informative

    PCWorld did an article on how to do it... But there's also free software out there if you look. I use media hopper for spanish... There's OHUK you wanna learn british

  2. Will other companies follow this lead ... by DA-MAN · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes!

    http://www.akimbo.com/

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  3. Re:I've got 20 bucks... by Burdell · · Score: 3, Informative

    HD TiVo has been out for a while now (from DirecTV). It didn't make sense to do a stand-alone until CableCard took hold (although CableCard is only available from one of the local cable companies). DirecTV controls the feature set on the DirecTiVo; TiVo would love to upgrade them all with networking but DirecTV doesn't want that.

  4. The approximate release date for this... by Manchot · · Score: 3, Informative

    I am a Tivo subscriber, and I also receive the "Tivo Newsletter." In the most recent edition, which was sent last week, the following information was included:

    But again, as I so boldly teased at the start of this Q&A, that's just the beginning! This fall, we'll be introducing a host of fun, creative, useful and just plain clever broadband features, including:

            * Getting select TV shows and programming via broadband to your TiVo® box (Begging
                does not become you... I will tell you more when I can!)
            * Games, streaming radio, podcasting, and more.

    Thus, it appears that they're slating to release it sometime this fall.