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John Corn
11-07-02, 11:51 AM
MORE U.S. HOMES HAVE OUTHOUSES THAN TIVOS :lol:

I found the title of this story Intresting, I would have never guessed there were that many outhouses still around. :D


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Who will win the battle of TiVo vs. ReplayTV? The answer could be: None of the above.

While TiVo and Replay users enthuse about their personal video recorders, sales figures not encouraging. PVR is a technology in search of a business model.

Tom Edwards, senior analyst at researcher NPDTechworld, questions the future of standalone PVRs. Yet as an embedded technology, the PVR could be on its way to mainstream adoption, with broad implications for TV and advertising. Mr. Edwards sees good potential building the technology into other devices, such as cable set-top boxes, TVs, DVDs and satellite receivers.

Full Story (http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=36471)
James_F
11-07-02, 12:03 PM
This guy dosen't get it. PVR is some of the most exciting technology for homes since the personal computer. It took pc's quite a while to catch on.
Mark Holtz
11-07-02, 01:18 PM
What really helped PC sales was the growth of the Internet, IMHO.

Having it embeded as part of the receiver also helps.
cnsf
11-07-02, 02:06 PM
"Dummy-proof" and "cheap" would be the pieces that make it kick off.

In addition, there needs to be a reason for the TV community to push it. There is no good advertising or business model for it right now that makes it appealing for programmers.
Maniacal1
11-07-02, 02:45 PM
What we need is a study of how many outhouses and how many TiVos are still in use.

I have friends in Connecticut who have an outhouse in their back yard. It's a deluxe two-holer. They also have a TiVo. One is still in use; the other is not.
navy8ball
11-08-02, 07:27 AM
we have a his and hers outhouses.i keep my tivo in my outhouse its the only place i get any privacy.besides i looked in hers one time and it stank. it smelled like gardenias.
Nick
11-08-02, 02:13 PM
Perhaps this thread should be called "More Outhouses Have TIVOs" :D
zumahans
11-09-02, 11:21 AM
Originally posted by Maniacal1
What we need is a study of how many outhouses and how many TiVos are still in use.

I have friends in Connecticut who have an outhouse in their back yard. It's a deluxe two-holer. They also have a TiVo. One is still in use; the other is not.

One is used to recycle fetid, stinking, contaminated waste. The other is a sewage disposal unit.
TopCat99
11-09-02, 01:41 PM
Originally posted by cnsf
"Dummy-proof" ... would be the pieces that make it kick off.

Even Ma Bell hasn't accomplished that. I know people who were completely lost when we went to ten-digit dialing :D :lol:
The Tophinator
11-10-02, 12:37 AM
How many outhouse owners go around to all their friends trying to convince them that it's the latest thing to have and once you use one you will wonder how you lived without it for so long? Do they bring in all their friends, family and neighbors to give them a demonstration of how it works? Make them watch it over and over again? Do they get on the internet to discuss their outhouse with other outhouse owners on all new features added and how to tweak them to hold more stuff? Add that to the article ;)