Once upon a time [EMAIL PROTECTED] shaped the electrons to say... > Megazone you mentioned another HD box later this year, will that be a > standalone? I want one that will work with direct TV...
The new, lower-cost HD box will be antenna and cable just like the current S3. At this point there will be no more DirecTiVo units, sorry. DirecTV switched to NDS as their DVR supplier and they do not allow 3rd parties, like TiVo, to make DirecTV compatible receivers. And you can't handle HD with a standalone DTV receiver and an external DVR. There is a faint bit of hope. This switch happened when News Corp bought DirecTV. News Corp also owns NDS - hence the switch, it kept the work 'in house'. But News Corp is now selling DirecTV to Liberty Media, with the deal closing later this year. Liberty Media is one of the major investors in TiVo. So it is *possible* that they would reverse the decision, or in some way open things up for TiVo again. But it is far from a sure thing, and there are existing agreements and contracts in place with NDS that have to be honored, or dealt with in some way. -MZ -- megazone-at-megazone.org http://www.MegaZone.org/ Gweep, Geek, Human, me. http://www.TiVoLovers.com/ http://www.Eyrie-Productions.com/ -><- Hail Eris "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-852-2171
