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Originally Posted by muppetman11
I was more meaning are DirecTV that bothered about TIVO
Even Duke Nukem finally got a release date that looks like it is going to happen, and we have to wonder at this point how relevant the DirecTV box will be when it is finally released. Additional rumors seem to suggest that it will not offer many of the features found in the latest CableCard generation Series 3 TiVo units, and it could even lack some of the features of the latest generation of DirecTV DVR units; if true, this means that it could be an uphill battle for the box.
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There seems a massive difference with DirecTV and VM.
DirecTV don't appear to be planning to implement Tivo as their de facto platform, rather just a premium product much like all the other platforms in the US which given the uncertainty with Tivo makes perfect sense. They have a healthy alternative range of advanced but cheap or indeed free STB's for the masses. If Tivo went belly up I suspect it wouldn't be a disaster for them.
The cynic in me thinks they are biding their time to see how things pan out with the court cases. I cannot see how it can take 3 years to launch a PVR no matter how good it is.
To me borrowing money to fund court cases is a bit like getting an overdraft to put on the ponies, maybe you'll win but maybe you wont so let's hope they win!