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December 10, 2003
Motley Fool Thinks TiVo Inc. is OK...For Now
The folks over at Motley Fool often have some sage advice for investors. Alyce Lomax of MF believes that TiVo, the company, is still quite viable and not in as bad a shape as some pundits would have you believe:
"Competing DVR products from a company like Comcast, easily accessible with service fees bundled onto a bill that already comes every month, could stunt TiVo's growth. However, right now it seems there's no need to panic; TiVo's got a whole lot of people evangelizing it, and the DirecTV deal provides a great deal of comfort. It still brings millions of potential subscribers to the table, who may very well all talk up the power of TiVo."
I really wish the cable operators would adopt TiVo-powered DVRs instead of the clunky devices like the Scientific Atlanta 8000 that some currently offer. While tech junkies are usually pretty fickle since they want the latest and greatest, I've yet to come across someone who had TiVo and then got rid of it for something else. I'm sure it's happened, but it's definitely not very common (yes, TiVo is that good).
Posted by Craig in Home A/V
and Industry
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I've dumped tivo for replaytv - for a few reasons: replaytv is cheaper to buy and less expensive each month - I got a replaytv 5040 for $49 after price matching and rebates last christmas - the medium record quality on replaytv is the same as high on tivo - the low is the same as tivo's medium. ReplayTV is $9.95/mo, I think tivo is higher. I can go to www.myreplaytv.com from anywhere in the world and schedule/delete shows, which was helpful these past 5 weeks while in australasia. I can easily download shows onto my home computer, or send them to other replaytv owners, from my replaytv. And last, but definitely not least - it automatically skips commercials!
I think that we all will soon have home theater PCs - who needs a monthly fee, after all?
We should all go for projectors too - not flat screen tv's - after all, projectors are easier to move with and have a much bigger image for a much lower price. the infocus x1 can be had for $849 including tax and shipping and does awesome hdtv images at 120 inches!
Posted by: Ben at December 12, 2003 2:18 PM