Forbes.com has posted an interesting editorial in which the author brings up the point that most people don’t care about CNet or NY Times on their TiVo. Instead, the author believes that most people would like to get YouTube or Google Video content downloaded directly to their PVR.
Note to TiVo General Manager of Programming Tara Maitra: While it’s great that you’re pushing video content from The New York Times and CNet out to DVRs, that’s not exactly the kind of content people dream about watching on their TVs. We want YouTube vids, movies and TV shows on demand through TiVo.
What do you think? Are you happy with the video content that TiVo has provided thus far via TiVoCast? I really like the CNET content but I may be in the minority….
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October 26th, 2006 at 11:30 pm |
I’ve been enjoying Molly Wood’s CNET videos also. I’ve soured on Rocketboom, but the recent NY Times clips are ok.
I’d love to see YouTube video on my TiVo, but I don’t know if the Tivo 2 hardware is robust enough to handle a search interface for it. I bet anything involveing personalized deliverable content from YouTube would have to rely on a helper application running on a networked PC.
October 27th, 2006 at 9:30 am |
I’ve been saying this for months. I want a “Send to my TiVo” button on YouTube.
I’ve stopped watching RocketBoom and only occasionally look at the NYTimes and CNET video.
October 27th, 2006 at 9:38 am |
If I want to watch YouTube/Goodle I’ll go to the computer where I can search easily. The only “extra” function we use is the ability to play music from the computer to the stereo. What would be nice is to play the iTunes downloads. As it is I have to convert the music to mp3 and then export the playlist so that TiVo can read it. That and the ability to skip commercials, but that’s a whole ‘nother debate.
October 27th, 2006 at 12:01 pm |
Skipping commercials can kind of be done with the SELECT-PLAY-SELECT-30-SELECT hack but isn’t really a solution. If you do want to watch Youtube or Google Vids on your TiVo you can try out AutoPilot. I haven’t played with newest version much but, it is supposed to support doing this kind of thing. Is anybody using AutoPilot for this?
October 27th, 2006 at 12:02 pm |
Have you noticed that if you try to change your TiVoCast downloads, there is a message stating that TiVo is in the process of upgrading TiVoCast. Does anyone know what this upgrade entails?
October 28th, 2006 at 7:42 pm |
Very interesting idea. I rarely watch video podcasts unless they’re on my TiVo, and I’m sure the same would go for YouTube…I don’t care to watch them on my tv, but if I could get them on my tivo? I’d watch them a lot more.
October 30th, 2006 at 4:37 pm |
To answer Mark’s question — we will soon release an enhancement that allows you to manage your TiVoCast subscriptions through a special menu item.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:42 pm |
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