Comments on: DIRECTV’s new PVR Ditches TiVo http://www.hdblog.net/2005/08/25/directvs-new-pvr-ditches-tivo/ HDTV Home Theater and Television Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:38:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on DIRECTV’s new PVR Ditches TiVo by: Michael Sykes http://www.hdblog.net/2005/08/25/directvs-new-pvr-ditches-tivo/#comment-224 Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:35:15 +0000 http://www.hdblog.net/2005/08/25/directvs-new-pvr-ditches-tivo/#comment-224 Wish I could find the article, but I could have sworn I read recently that DirecTV would begin offering their DVR in addition to the TiVo, not instead of - they are still be under contract with TiVo until 2007, but may simply stop promoting the TiVo boxes heavily. I have loved having a DirecTiVo unit the last few years, and pray they either continue to offer TiVo boxes or offer a great DVR themselves. 90 minutes of rewing, frame advance (TiVo already has this) and bookmarks are no substitute for ease of use! Wish I could find the article, but I could have sworn I read recently that DirecTV would begin offering their DVR in addition to the TiVo, not instead of - they are still be under contract with TiVo until 2007, but may simply stop promoting the TiVo boxes heavily.

I have loved having a DirecTiVo unit the last few years, and pray they either continue to offer TiVo boxes or offer a great DVR themselves. 90 minutes of rewing, frame advance (TiVo already has this) and bookmarks are no substitute for ease of use!

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