JimP said:
Considering that people don't go with Voom due to the lack of the PVR or leave Voom for the same reason, I'd like to think that it'll be released as soon as they've got it working.
Can't help but wonder if its release is somehow held up due to the whole MPEG4 thing. If its MPEG 4 based, then they may be holding it till they're transmitting in MPEG 4.
Any thoughts??
Well, if they're waiting for MPEG-4 then it looks as though the DVR won't be available until 4th Quarter '05...at the soonest.
DVR and a Cornucopia of Unresolved Issues:
Going into 2005...
1. Where is the Super-DMA Map? (late!)
2. Where are the Elliptical Dishes for new SD/HD channels? (late!)
3. MPEG-4 has been delayed 1 year or more.
4. What happened to the December 1st 'Current Customer Promotion' being touted by multiple CSRs? CSRs are creative personages, but they don't generally mass hallucinate nor do they conspire to dupe VOOM valued customers
5. Why are we being promised 70 HD channels and more SD channels in March and hearing so little---ok, nothing!---about the DVR? Personally, I would prefer they get rid of the Mosquito/Gnat Noise and release the DVR prior to adding more channels. Seems to me that VOOM would be screaming their DVR is coming IF it were, in fact, somewhat ready for prime time.
6. Has anyone actually seen a working beta/prototype of this infamous Motorola HD DVR? Really! Assuming the DVR were to be available in April, there would surely to be near-ready for production units and beta testers out there. Are you out there?
Any thoughts?