Comments on: TiVo: Net Recording Ho! http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/06/tivo_net_recording_ho.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tivo_net_recording_ho Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Thu, 16 May 2013 04:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: pb http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/06/tivo_net_recording_ho.php#comment-23911 pb Wed, 09 Jun 2004 18:44:57 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2004/06/tivo_net_recording_ho.php#comment-23911 <p>Hooking a PVR up to MovieLink/CinemaNow seems like a no-brainer. I can't even think of a down-side except that Tivo is so hobbled by it's Hollywood "partners" and that MovieLink/CinemaNow only support Microsoft DRM which isn't available on Linux-based Tivo/Replay devices.</p> <p>Let's hope Apple is working on this. I've never believed that Jobs really means what he's been saying about video and media devices. A cheap (MacOS or not) box with wi-fi and a TV tuner pulling down program listings and movies sounds about right.</p> Hooking a PVR up to MovieLink/CinemaNow seems like a no-brainer. I can’t even think of a down-side except that Tivo is so hobbled by it’s Hollywood “partners” and that MovieLink/CinemaNow only support Microsoft DRM which isn’t available on Linux-based Tivo/Replay devices.

Let’s hope Apple is working on this. I’ve never believed that Jobs really means what he’s been saying about video and media devices. A cheap (MacOS or not) box with wi-fi and a TV tuner pulling down program listings and movies sounds about right.

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