Seven set to Launch TiVo in Australia
June 24, 2008
July in Australia will see the much-awaited arrival of Seven’s TiVo digital television recorder. For three months the device will be sold exclusively by Harvey Norman and later via the major electronic services including Dick Smith and JB Hi-Fi.
Although Seven refused to comment, sources say that Seven plans to have a media launch for the TiVo on 1st July with the promise of having it in stores by the month’s end.
Tivo Poll: Father’s being Fishy?
June 17, 2008
The next time you see your father squirming in his lounger and complaining about the silly things you watch and also put him through, pay no heed. Believe it or not, he enjoys those shows as much as you do but would rather eat his own arm off then admit it.
Just recently, TiVo polled over 700 dads from all across the country and quizzed them on what shows they secretly adore watching but only just pretend to be hating the experience, when watching them with their family members. So while the quintessential male ego would not let them admit it, the Poll revealed that fathers relished watching doctors get up-close and personal inside cleaning closets, celebrities groove to the music and spoilt private school teenagers glued to their mobile phones.
TiVo To TV
June 12, 2008
Are you bored of your monotonous TV watching experience? If you are, then you will definitely appreciate what the latest buzz about TiVo says. The DVR pioneer’s and Comcast Cables are all set to revolutionize the TV industry by making the ordinary TV do all that a TiVo does.
The plan involves embedding software in New Englanders’ cable boxes that would perform the TiVo’s fast forwarding and view-later functions without the need for a separate TiVo box. Meanwhile TiVo has made a deal with Mitsubishi to cart off its own DVR boxes with Mitsubishi televisions.
Increasing Your TiVo Hard Drive Capacity
June 5, 2008
Often TiVo owners are faced with the fact that their TiVo recorder is inundated with programming and out of space. The question that naturally arises is what should be done about it. Either record less, or get rid of some of the recording or get a bigger hard drive. Many people are unaware there is a third option.
However most TiVO models can be redone with more hard drive space. Check out what can be done with your model. You could add an internal hard drive. Alternatively you could connect an extenal harddrive or swap in a larger drive. I think the simplest way to have more recording space in your TiVo is an external drive.
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