RE: [VOOM] Re: Voom survey. Voom plans.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: korsakov35 [mailto:korsakov35@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 6:56 PM
> To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [VOOM] Re: Voom survey. Voom plans.
>
> --- In VOOM@yahoogroups.com, "snappingfish" <snappingfish@y...> wrote:
> > I participated in the Voom customer survey a couple of days ago.
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> I don't know the exact questions, but I have the feeling you
> jump too fast to conclusions. The DVR is a top priority for
> VOOM. But they can't do more than they already do, which is
> doing the development.
Not to nitpick, but I think you're making some incorrect assumptions about
where the bulk of the development of STBs is done.
Having a little firsthand exposure to the early versions of the Moxi
bo

from the Rearden Steel, then Digeo days), I sit here now wondering if
Paul Allen is just sitting on that technology in perhaps some sort of behind
the scenes bidding war. Pure speculation on this. BTW, Echostar was one of
the original VCs for that company if that tells you anything.
With Voom touting networked DVR, I'm thinking there are at least parts, if
not very significant chunks of Moxi technology within the soon to be
released boxes(do a Google search for Moxi Mate). It may even be a basic
re-branding. It should be noted that Motorola and Scientific-Atlanta have
been offered the same core technology, as have the cable interests like
Comcast. Personally I don't think it's a matter of working out the bugs as
much as it is someone being willing to cut that fat check to get their name
on the box. The early versions of the Moxi were done over 2-3 years ago.
Based on what I see in the design world on a daily basis, there is no reason
that thing shouldn't have already been on the market for 6 months to a year.
Doesn't take that long to sort hardware and software with the right
engineering effort.
Side note: the scrambling you see today for the $1k HD Tivo is both a
blessing and a curse, IMO. It shows the big boys that there is a market for
that type of box, but at the same time it shows that people are willing to
pay dearly for the technology. I guess the $200-$300 price point targets I
was hearing a couple of years ago have long since been buried. Maybe HD tech
needs to go through a couple of more years maturity or maybe we need one of
the big Japanese CE companies to step in to bring these things down to the
realm of more of the "Six pack Joes".
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