"The cost would be astronomical."
Not sure I would use the word "astronomical" as that is a bit of
an overstatement. Two of my monthly bills would likely cover it. All
the cable companies are making that rollover now and seem to be able
to afford it, so at that point I think it's a matter of the business
decision. What you're describing seems reasonable if they have
sufficient spectrum to handle the current lineup.
MegaZone, what is your source please? Is this official word from
DTV, or word on the street? I know there's interest in getting onto
the new card-tuner-driven boxes as well and I'm curious about whether
that means I will be getting a new Tivo-like box or sticking with my
current one for the foreseeable future.
Thanks for the reply.
Sag.
--- In [email protected], MegaZone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Once upon a time Wallach, Levi shaped the electrons to say...
> > I doubt that there are any plans for TiVo users. They have already
> > signaled that they are creating their own DVR service and will not
> > be renewing their partnership with TiVo - which I believe ends next
> > year?
>
> At this time the contract between TiVo and DirecTV ends in early
> 2007. If it is not renewed then DirecTV will still provide service
> and support to existing users, but they will not be able to sell TiVo
> to new customers.
>
> They are planning to ship their NDS based DVRs this fall, and will
> focus all marketing on them.
>
> As for MPEG4 - right now only new HDTV signals are planned to be in
> MPEG4. Existing HDTV will remain in MPEG2 for the foreseeable future,
> and SDTV will remain in MPEG2 indefinitely.
>
> Remember, switching from MPEG2 to MPEG4 wouldn't just mean replacing
> DirecTiVo units, it would mean replacing ALL DirecTV receivers in the
> field. The cost would be astronomical.
>
> The NDS DVRs are only SD for now, the HD model is expected in early
> 2006. So they will continue to offer HD-DirecTiVo for now to those
> customers. As they roll out MPEG4 HDTV, there may be a swap program
> for DirecTiVo users who are impacted by it.
>
> -MZ
> --
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Engineer, me.
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