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[GaryPen]

I don't know whether this is good or bad news. But, it should certainly be of interest to current and prospective DirecTivo users. It also may be old news to this forum. I don't know. But, here it is:

"DirecTV, which according to TiVo Chief Financial Officer Dave Courtney generates 900,000 of TiVo's 1.6 million subscribers, last month sold its 3.4 million TiVo shares and is gearing up to offer DVRs built by NDS Group, a TiVo archrival. TiVo's latest 10-Q statement spells out 36 material threats to the company."

Here is a link to the complete article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5387300

Here is a link to the NDS web site, and their DVR product called xTV:
http://www.nds.com/personal_tv/personal_tv.html

 

[mike123abc]

The problem TiVo faces is what most electronics companies face... When the product is first introduced it is new and innovated. Eventually the market floods with products that are almost as good (or perhaps even better) and if you do not keep innovating you will get drowned out. The whole DVR concept is about to become a commodity like a toaster.