Re: TiVo About to Re-launch in the UK

[Kevin Hawkins <yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

EPG's are of course free on most (all?) UK recorders now but not on
Tivo.  Even in the US I believe they still charge but in Australia where
Tivo are just launching it will be free, which surprised everyone.   The
point was  that Tivo would have to offer significantly more if they do
charge a subscription - in order to compete with the norm.   We all know
it's the best but new purchasers don't.   The integration of the Tivo
product with many other services, audio, multiroom etc become  key
differentiators but that isn't the volume market.

Original UK Tivos  still need a sub.  Sorry to raise your hopes
there....;-)

K



Sean wrote:
>
> The EPGs are free now??? do you mean the TiVo EPGs or just EPGs in
> general?
>
> I have an old mk 1 that I retired last year and I would love to use it
> again
> but there is little point with Sky HD, Sky + and a MCE, but I do keep
> looking over to it and thinking Ahhhhhhh the good old days :)
>
> Sean
>
> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:31 PM, Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:phil%40avaddict.tv>>
wrote:
>
> > That reminds me - I think I'm still paying for my TiVo EPG
subscription
> > even
> > though I stopped using it years ago (started using MCE for
Freeview) and
> > gave it away to someone probably a couple of years ago!
> >
> > Must get round to cancelling it... :-D
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]
On
> Behalf
> > > Of Kevin Hawkins
> > > Sent: 30 May 2008 19:37
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] TiVo About to Re-launch in the UK
> > >
> > > Best news in years.....
> > >
> > > It amazes me how Tivo still wins the UI interface here after
so many
> > > years - and with improvements that have made it into later
US versions
> > > it teases as to what we might see nowadays.
> > >
> > > I know all EPG's are free now - and Tivo need to address
that in their
> > > business model - but I'm so much of a fan of Tivo that I
would
> even pay
> > > for EPG - on a lifetime basis of course.
> > >
> > > .. and Frank get's his even sooner - and with no EPG
costs... Very
> > > envious Frank.
> > >
> > > K
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark McCall wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Remember this date all those TiVo lovers in the UK that
shed a tear
> > > when
> > > > they retired their Mk1 boxes. According to Engadget
TiVo boss Tom
> > > Rogers
> > > > said this afternoon that he was "hopeful"
that TiVo would be
> launched
> > > in
> > > > the UK "soon"...TiVo also revealed they are
working on a hub or
> > > server box
> > > > that would record for the entire family and serve to
all the TVs
> > > round the
> > > > house. ...
> > > >
> > > > http://tinyurl.com/67puwx <http://tinyurl.com/67puwx>
> <http://tinyurl.com/67puwx <http://tinyurl.com/67puwx>>
> > > >
> > > > M.
> > > >
> > > >
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