TiVo : Tivo users, advice for Sky user?

Originally Posted by clinteastman

I don't think TiVo have a series link patent, the big one they have is the "Time Warp", ask Echostar.

There's a few others.... link

it has filed a patent infringement suit against AT&T and Verizon in the court alleging patent infringement on DVR technology. The suit centers on TiVo patents 6,233,389 B1 (“Multimedia Time Warping System�), 7,529,465 B2 (“System for Time Shifting Multimedia Content Streams�), and 7,493,015 B1 (“Automatic Playback Overshoot Correction System�).

I find the last one really useful, myself.

Originally Posted by Engadget

Dish Network, EchoStar and TiVo have come to a settlement on their long running patent dispute (since 2006) that will see the satellite company pay $500 million to settle all ongoing litigation.

TiVo and Sky previously had a deal which I imagine has expired since they're now with Sky's rivals, so I'm sure if Sky implement this there will be a nice man visiting with a lawsuit which I'm sure will please Sky in their current state.

Sky have already reached their peak, now their shares are down, the buyers have gone and that large heap of cash that they usually throw at people is going down down down into a burning two-guitar-picks-facing-each-other of fire.

Like this one;

[Charliedontsurf]

Originally Posted by Jameseh

TiVo and Sky previously had a deal which I imagine has expired since they're now with Sky's rivals, so I'm sure if Sky implement this there will be a nice man visiting with a lawsuit which I'm sure will please Sky in their current state.

Sky have already reached their peak, now their shares are down, the buyers have gone and that large heap of cash that they usually throw at people is going down down down into a burning two-guitar-picks-facing-each-other of fire.

Like this one;

If VM can survive with debts of £6 billion then I'm sure sky can survive if they end up in £6 billion of debts. But as they currently make a profit I'm sure they are quite happy.

But as they are about to stop the multiroom HD fee and they froze prices this year saving me probably £180 a year but not reducing my services, they seem to be doing ok.

edit+

I posted this another thread about what features Sky may or may not add.

Yeah it will be interesting to see what features they introduce, but not at the cost of a price increase. The price freeze with the HD Multiroom subs being dropped and a 1 or 2 extra features will keep me more than happy.

Features that aren't essential causing a price rise WILL NOT be welcome.

The price would usually go up by around £3ish a month in september for skyworld but its froze this year along with the dropping of HD multiroom a subscriber with 2 multiroom boxes with HD and the price freeze could consider themselves to of saved almost £300 over the next 12 months for the exact same service .

This is much more important than anything else.

And they could also consider that they've been paying (at least) £300 too much for years.

[Charliedontsurf]

Originally Posted by Jameseh

And they could also consider that they've been paying (at least) £300 too much for years.

I imagine if anyone thinks they're paying too much they simply reduce services until they get to an amount they're happy with.

[clinteastman]

Originally Posted by Charliedontsurf

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LOL, I I've just been googling it seems everyone is sueing everyone over DVRs/PVR's lol

Motorola claim to have patented the actual "epg" technology so everyone might be screwed lol.

The Motorola argument centres around the old General Instrument division, and a company called Imedia, that had created what are described as “fundamental inventions related to digital video recorders� in the mid-1990s two years before TiVo was formed and filed its own patent claims.

Yeah a mess, still not as bad a the mobile space though!

[LexDiamond]

I remember reading Tivo patents will begin expiring between 2015 and 2018. My guess would be that while others try to imitate and get around Tivo patents, Tivo will be unleashing newer technolgies over the next couple of years to see off their competitors.

[scotmac]

Lets hope so ,all the better for us.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by LexDiamond

I remember reading Tivo patents will begin expiring between 2015 and 2018. My guess would be that while others try to imitate and get around Tivo patents, Tivo will be unleashing newer technolgies over the next couple of years to see off their competitors.

Yes l have no doubt about that.

[Charliedontsurf]

Originally Posted by denphone

Yes l have no doubt about that.

Why do you start 95% of your replys start with "yes"

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Charliedontsurf

Why do you start 95% of your replys start with "yes"

Because No uses up the other 5%.

[clinteastman]

Originally Posted by denphone

Because No uses up the other 5%.

[Never say never]

I think Skys next big move is a multiroom DVR,

Whispers are the Sky+HD 1Tb stock is to be reduced and the box replaced with perhaps a 2tb multiroom DVR networked with the new none recordable SkyHD box.

So you'll be able to stream recorded content to various boxes around the house.

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by Never say never

I think Skys next big move is a multiroom DVR,

Whispers are the Sky+HD 1Tb stock is to be reduced and the box replaced with perhaps a 2tb multiroom DVR networked with the new none recordable SkyHD box.

So you'll be able to stream recorded content to various boxes around the house.

A bit like this?

http://www.cisco.com/assets/cdc_cont...ome/index.html

http://www.cisco.com/assets/cdc_cont...ome/index.html


http://www.cisco.com/assets/cdc_cont...ome/index.html

[Never say never]

Originally Posted by devilincarnate

A bit like this?

http://www.cisco.com/assets/cdc_cont...ome/index.html

http://www.cisco.com/assets/cdc_cont...ome/index.html


http://www.cisco.com/assets/cdc_cont...ome/index.html

Maybe,