Unfortunately the rumor is that Echostar will start charging $9.99/month for PVR service when then current special (free PVR service) expires this June. I wouldn't put it past Charlie.
You bring up an interesting point. The current Tivo software has a very poor sorting capabilty for recorded TV shows. I guess the Tivo MP3 player might have similiar problems.
The "meta-information" is just the daily call Tivo does that verifies that the subscriber paid for his service and downloads program guide data (if the Tivo didn't get it through the Discovery Channel). Occasionaly, software updates also are downloaded.
This replaces a modem call, so just about any type of network connection will be faster.
I'd probably want to use 802.11g though... lots of data, this is.
Definately. I have a wireless bridge setup similiar to Alex King's. (To get both my Tivo and PS2 networked) Extracting video from the Tivo is painfully slow over the 4Mbps(actual) 802.11b connection. Each hour of video is a little more than a gigabyte. It takes longer to download the video than the actual length of the show, so I guess streaming video would be out of the question, if the Tivo ever had the capability.
I noticed in this article in Wired news that the agreement last month that supposedly paves the way for HDTV to be broadcast on cable will force DVRs to only allow the programs recorded to be watched within 90 minutes of being recorded!
My wife complained that the Tivo (Sony SAT-T60) in our bedroom made too much noise at night and it bothered her. I replaced the stock cooling fan in it with one of those quiet models, and it cut down on the noise enough to where the noise from the Tivo is imperceptible to her.
Anyway, the point of the story is that noise from a PVR's hard drive is not such a big a deal to my wife, and I suspect that most consumers wouldn't disagree. (They just need to put quiter fans in 'em)
(BTW, this Tivo has the stock hard drive, nothing special)
Ahhh, the TI-99/4A, not my first computer (I had a couple of Sinclair ZX-81s before), but it holds a special place in my heart because I did my first programming on it. (Saving programs on an audio tape was a real bitch, tho)
Actually, your are describing "Return to Castle Wolfenstein", the second one in the series. Although both were awesome games. BTW, the original wolfenstein game had grenades, which were the only defense against the SS guards that wore bulletproof vests. (And the SS guys also chased you, while the regular Nazis just stayed in their room.
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Unfortunately the rumor is that Echostar will start charging $9.99/month for PVR service when then current special (free PVR service) expires this June. I wouldn't put it past Charlie.
Or maybe he can just say he doesnt use Rendezvous because he didnt buy Jaguar(OSX 10.2).
Echostar just announced an HDTV-capable DishPlayer PVR at CES. And it won an award, too.
Link is here
Yeah, but you'll be able to watch it up to 90 minutes after you recorded it!
Screw that, I want G4!
Hmm, I don't know what to say. Can your PS2 make any kind of connection? Can you ping it? (of course, maybe you can't ping a PS2)
I use two D-Link DWL-900APs, the one by the Tivo & PS2 in client AP mode and the other in Access Point mode. What's your setup like?
You bring up an interesting point. The current Tivo software has a very poor sorting capabilty for recorded TV shows. I guess the Tivo MP3 player might have similiar problems.
(Only works on a series one Tivo, so I guess you won't we able to use it with all this new Rendevouz stuff)
This replaces a modem call, so just about any type of network connection will be faster.
Definately. I have a wireless bridge setup similiar to Alex King's. (To get both my Tivo and PS2 networked) Extracting video from the Tivo is painfully slow over the 4Mbps(actual) 802.11b connection. Each hour of video is a little more than a gigabyte. It takes longer to download the video than the actual length of the show, so I guess streaming video would be out of the question, if the Tivo ever had the capability.
I noticed in this article in Wired news that the agreement last month that supposedly paves the way for HDTV to be broadcast on cable will force DVRs to only allow the programs recorded to be watched within 90 minutes of being recorded!
Take a statement, add a question mark, and viola! A question.
Qualcomm gets a royalty for equipment using the "European" WCDMA stardard.
My wife complained that the Tivo (Sony SAT-T60) in our bedroom made too much noise at night and it bothered her. I replaced the stock cooling fan in it with one of those quiet models, and it cut down on the noise enough to where the noise from the Tivo is imperceptible to her.
Anyway, the point of the story is that noise from a PVR's hard drive is not such a big a deal to my wife, and I suspect that most consumers wouldn't disagree. (They just need to put quiter fans in 'em)
(BTW, this Tivo has the stock hard drive, nothing special)
I don't have G4 anymore since I dumped cable for DirecTV. Is he still hosting Arena?
Yeah, I think this particular story was on Slashdot before. It's just thatThe Screen Savers is just a few months slower.
That was Soundwave! And I agree, those tapes were waaay cooler than the tape deck.
Seems to be an evolution of Shockwave, the Decepticon. I wonder if it transforms into a ray gun.
You can also play a java/web-based version here
Ahhh, the TI-99/4A, not my first computer (I had a couple of Sinclair ZX-81s before), but it holds a special place in my heart because I did my first programming on it. (Saving programs on an audio tape was a real bitch, tho)
Actually, your are describing "Return to Castle Wolfenstein", the second one in the series. Although both were awesome games. BTW, the original wolfenstein game had grenades, which were the only defense against the SS guards that wore bulletproof vests. (And the SS guys also chased you, while the regular Nazis just stayed in their room.
Yes to both. The GSM T720 phones support J2ME.
or complained that he was downloading mp3s, had removed the bandwidth cap from your cable modem, and linking to a site with the DeCSS code.
The problem is that GPS receivers don't work to well indoors. (They can't see the satellites)