Comments on: Cablevision: Heck Yeah, We’re Doing Network DVRs

By: taco

taco — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:09:20 +0000

Any recent news about Cablevision's network DVR? Has Dept. of Justice ruled on it? Also, I just read that Cablevision in Bermuda (not related) is using Scientific Atlanta's new machine for multi-room DVR - I know FiOS offers this and would love if CV would offer.

By: david1m

david1m — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:10:40 +0000

well now cabel vision, and verizon are having huge competition for tipple package including FREE HD channels from FiOS. well hope everone is aware of feb 17th all tv will be going digital. so if still have old tv, then it’s time to upgrade your tv. sugget buy new hd tv or get converter box from cable vision, or verizon with their package or buy the converter box from online. if you want the converter check out this site… http://www.newcomputergen.com/get-dtv.aspx

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Is There Still a Need for Network DVRs? « NewTeeVee — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:12:34 +0000

[...] continue to scratch our heads over why Hollywood is so opposed to the notion of a cable company centrally hosting a [...]

By: William Maggos

William Maggos — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:37:59 +0000

Jon - just drop the cable companies.

once we all have an Apple TV like box, the networks should just stream over the internet like CERN did (meaning in an application agnostic way) and video podcast their episodic content. but for that to really work, we need to move from podcast to bittorrent RSS like Miro is pushing and the livingroom box needs to support streaming video in a lean-back interface.

we are not close to this yet, but if this setup was as ubiquitous as cable is now, it would be a great day in the level of independence for producers and choice for consumers.

By: Jon Smirl

Jon Smirl — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:09:31 +0000

It is easily within a cable company's ability to build a DVR that records every show on every channel "just in case you missed it". This would effectively convert all of TV to on-demand. Drop the existing TV channels from cable and convert that bandwidth to IP. Serve the on-demand TV over IP. It's inevitable that this will happen. We just have to get rid of a bunch of lawyers first.

A TV channel is just a play list that you don't control.

By: etaoin

etaoin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:21:57 +0000

Well, there is one problem to giving Cablevision even more control. A few months ago, I was in a battle with the company over a payment I knew I'd made but they didn't have in their records. While I was away for the day, they cut off my service and it took nearly 15 hours to get it restored. Meantime, I could use the DVR because the recordings were in my house. If they weren't, and they were stored elsewhere, you can bet I wouldn't have had access. And how much information do you want Cablevision to have about what you're doing?