I'd go out on a limb and say that TiVo was probably waiting to put the finishing touches on the Premiere for cable before they turned their attention back to DirecTV. I doubt DirecTV would have reengaged TiVo if they were only getting a Series3 product.
On May 11, 6:49 pm, "Jim Ellwanger" <[email protected]> wrote: > PGage wrote: > > On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:59 AM, David Risner <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Last I heard, new DirecTivos are supposed to be available by the end of > >> this calendar year. > > > Really? That is great news. Now I just have to hobble along for 7 more > > months... > > Although they've kept pushing back the estimate for availability of the > new DirecTiVos (at one point it was supposed to be sometime in 2009, then > first quarter 2010, and now...). > > I was a big TiVo fan, but at this point, I'm happy enough with the > DirecTV-branded DVR that I wouldn't switch to a new DirecTiVo if there > were too much of a price premium -- I'd probably only switch if the > surcharge were less than $5/month. > > -- > Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> > <http://www.ellwanger.tv> > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
