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Originally Posted by yorkshireborn
lovefilm and Netflix you can get on any platform / smart tv so unless it was to be free it would really be worthless to do.
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I've asked several times in posts as to why people, who really want Netflix, are waiting for it to be added to Tivo when it is relatively cheap and easy to get it via other devices. And this is true. But although for me and others, adding a separate device is a breeze, for some it is not.
But there are other groups of people to whom Netflix is not essential, but they would like to have it if it was easily accessible. But of those people, not everyone has a smart TV, and won't go out and buy a new TV just to get the 'smart' features. I have two 40" Sony 'non-smart' TVs which give an excellent picture, so there is no way I would waste money buying a new TV just for the smart bit. There are millions of people like me who buy a new TV when they need one, not just when a new feature gets added, And then there is internet connectivity; not everyone knows how to hook up their smart TV to a router. With Tivo, you don't need a separate internet connection.
So for loads of people, adding Netflix to Tivo will be a good, worthwhile thing, not a worthless one
And there is one other advantage; Netflix titles will be include in Tivo show searches, with presumably a direct link to play the show via Netflix.