HD Tivo

[helmet0628]

Do you think we will every see an HD Tivo in the next year or so?

[Michael D'Angelo]

Not for DirecTV.

[litzdog911]

Not a chance.

[helmet0628]

so the signing of the contract to extend support means nothing

[say-what]

so the signing of the contract to extend support means nothing
It means they will continue to support existing hardware, but there won't be any new hardware capable of decoding mpeg-4 streams.

[jodyguercio]

No

[kevinturcotte]

An MPEG-4 DirecTivo is NOT happening. And even on the off chance they were to move from the current Directv platform, they'd go with Replay TV since they just bought it.

[Lee L]

There is an HD TiVo right now though. It is just for Cable and OTA and not satellite.

[kevinturcotte]

It means they will continue to support existing hardware, but there won't be any new hardware capable of decoding mpeg-4 streams.

Also something about patents isn't there, and that Tivo won't sue Directv (To an extent)?

[dlt4]

Do you think we will every see an HD Tivo in the next year or so?

I wish. There are still things I like about my DTivo better than the HR20. :(

[shelland]

There is an HD TiVo right now though. It is just for Cable and OTA and not satellite.
Not true - I've had a DirecTV HD-Tivo for about 2 years. Granted it's MPEG-2...

[JLucPicard]

I'd have to check with Carl Spock, but was discussion of an MPEG4 HD TiVo up on the calendar again already??? :D

[Lee L]

Not true - I've had a DirecTV HD-Tivo for about 2 years. Granted it's MPEG-2...

True, you have me there. I have had one since the preorder so I should know. I figured the OP knew about that and was wnating somethign newer.

[mbuser]

Can't imagine why anyone would want an MPEG4 Tivo. The only thing the HR10has going for it is dual live buffers. From any other aspect, the HR20/21 is vastly superior.

[kevinturcotte]

Can't imagine why anyone would want an MPEG4 Tivo. The only thing the HR10has going for it is dual live buffers. From any other aspect, the HR20/21 is vastly superior.

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