Friday, November 30, 2007
Canada Gets New Fangled Technology: Something Called a "Tivo"
Posted by Jason Dunn in "THOUGHT" @ 02:50 PM
"TiVo's finally here! No more annoying commercials. No more staying up late on a weeknight to watch a movie on cable. No more scheduling your life around network TV's absurd time slots. The TiVo TCD-649080 digital recorder gives you full control of what you watch and when you watch it. You can even send content to your laptop, PSP or iPod with TiVoToGo transfers."
A mere seven years after the United States, Canada is finally getting the Tivo. Whoopee. Shipping December 11th, and being sold for $199 (from big-box retailer Future Shop at least), this dual-tuner Tivo model is only good for standard definition recording, not HD. Without the HD recording, there's zero appeal to me: I use Media Center to record standard definition TV that I watch down in my office, and Media Center is superior to the Tivo for my needs. Upstairs with our big-screen TV, we have a craptastic Motorola PVR that I'd love to replace with a Tivo, but I need HD recording support...so it stays. Tivo is about five years too late getting to Canada.
A mere seven years after the United States, Canada is finally getting the Tivo. Whoopee. Shipping December 11th, and being sold for $199 (from big-box retailer Future Shop at least), this dual-tuner Tivo model is only good for standard definition recording, not HD. Without the HD recording, there's zero appeal to me: I use Media Center to record standard definition TV that I watch down in my office, and Media Center is superior to the Tivo for my needs. Upstairs with our big-screen TV, we have a craptastic Motorola PVR that I'd love to replace with a Tivo, but I need HD recording support...so it stays. Tivo is about five years too late getting to Canada.
