Comments on: Tivo: Add an App Store NOW http://joeldowns.com/2009/04/23/tivo-add-an-app-store-now/ Product management in media and tech Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rusty Razor Blade » Blog Archive » Geek Links http://joeldowns.com/2009/04/23/tivo-add-an-app-store-now/#comment-116 Rusty Razor Blade » Blog Archive » Geek Links Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:25:53 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=71#comment-116 [...] Tivo App Store [...] [...] Tivo App Store [...]

]]> By: joel http://joeldowns.com/2009/04/23/tivo-add-an-app-store-now/#comment-115 joel Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:24:46 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=71#comment-115 RE: Jon: yes, PCs do have methods that to some extent abstract the hardware, but how often do we still run into hardware compatilibity issues? Most video capture cards, for instance, come with their own software that can take advantage of the features of those particular cards - it'd be pretty hard to write a really good DVR system that would accomodate all of the different capture cards with their various capabilities, and to keep it up to date. It's just much easier to deal with when you have a consistent hardware platform like Tivo does. RE: Jon: yes, PCs do have methods that to some extent abstract the hardware, but how often do we still run into hardware compatilibity issues? Most video capture cards, for instance, come with their own software that can take advantage of the features of those particular cards – it’d be pretty hard to write a really good DVR system that would accomodate all of the different capture cards with their various capabilities, and to keep it up to date. It’s just much easier to deal with when you have a consistent hardware platform like Tivo does.

]]> By: Case http://joeldowns.com/2009/04/23/tivo-add-an-app-store-now/#comment-114 Case Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:37:46 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=71#comment-114 Netflix better do something. Their monthly subscription is not worth it any more. I get a dual tuner HD DVR from my cable company for $10 per month. Nothing to worry about if it breaks, no extra costs for dual CableCards like with Tivo HD... And best of all no huge up front costs. Honestly though with the rise of On Demand from cable companies and platforms like Amazon and Netflix being built directly into consumer devices it would not surprise me if local DVRs were a thing of the past in ten years. Netflix streaming works very well and is bundled in DVD players and nevwer TVs as well. Jeremy Netflix better do something. Their monthly subscription is not worth it any more. I get a dual tuner HD DVR from my cable company for $10 per month. Nothing to worry about if it breaks, no extra costs for dual CableCards like with Tivo HD… And best of all no huge up front costs.

Honestly though with the rise of On Demand from cable companies and platforms like Amazon and Netflix being built directly into consumer devices it would not surprise me if local DVRs were a thing of the past in ten years. Netflix streaming works very well and is bundled in DVD players and nevwer TVs as well.

Jeremy

]]> By: Jon http://joeldowns.com/2009/04/23/tivo-add-an-app-store-now/#comment-113 Jon Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:31:31 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=71#comment-113 <blockquote cite="joel">As a DVR that is offered on a standard hardware platform, it should be relatively easy to give developers kits that will let them leverage the hardware. The PC software-based media centers can’t compete on this because they need to accomodate a plethora of hardware types that users could have.</blockquote> Developers on standard PC hardware don't have to consider all the different permutations of hardware, the OS does that for us. Check out XBMC. It's amazing. I don't know what's in there for an actual video recorder, but as for playback and library functionality it's amazing. Yes, it requires you to add the video content yourself, but that hasn't been an issue so far.

As a DVR that is offered on a standard hardware platform, it should be relatively easy to give developers kits that will let them leverage the hardware. The PC software-based media centers can’t compete on this because they need to accomodate a plethora of hardware types that users could have.

Developers on standard PC hardware don’t have to consider all the different permutations of hardware, the OS does that for us. Check out XBMC. It’s amazing. I don’t know what’s in there for an actual video recorder, but as for playback and library functionality it’s amazing. Yes, it requires you to add the video content yourself, but that hasn’t been an issue so far.

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