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1. Now just imagine how much fanfare DirecTV would get if they actually enabled the HME options on their TiVo units and re-upped their contract with TiVo instead of dumping them for uncle Rupert Murdoch's failure of an investment (NDS)?



If DirecTV enabled HME and made an announcement that they'd be offering HD DirecTiVos that were compabile with their MPEG4 transition, I certainly would no longer be a Comcast subscriber.

Posted at 1:51PM on Dec 23rd 2005 by The Jeremy

2. I passed on the NDS box and bought another DirecTiVo HD for just this reason. Between OTA local HD broadcasts and the existing HD channels I'm satisfied with the superior TiVo solution and my existing dish. I don't have to reinforce my roof for the hulking new dish, either.



My condolences to the early adopters/beta testers of the NDS DVR, especially since no one is telling them that's what they are. And when it works, they'll have a crap wannabe DVR like Comcast & Dish. It doesn't just need polishing, it needs user interface features that TiVo owns and NDS can't offer. They'll get 'more HD channels' but the vast majority of the added HD channels are local ones from across the country, of which any one subscriber will get 5 or so. Many of those poor benighted NDS users could have gotten the ones they're eligible for anyway, using an OTA antenna.

Posted at 5:53PM on Dec 23rd 2005 by Serrano Slim

3. I don't think this comes as a suprise to anyone except DirecTV management. What were they thinking?

Posted at 9:19AM on Dec 24th 2005 by KC

4. I ordered one of the new Directv HD DVR's from Directv instead of purchasing one retail. It was brought last week by the technician and imagine my surprise (and delight) when it turned out to be a Directv HD DVR TiVO and not the NDS new unit!!! Our family already has 3 SD Direvtv Tivos and we are much more comfortable sticking with the HD TiVO as well.

Posted at 11:27PM on Dec 26th 2005 by Rob Walley

5. Just sent my DRV Plus (R15) back...thought it still had TIVO platform based on Internet Links even on DTV site (should have done my homework more). Dual Tuner Funcionality is horrendous. TIVO has the superior edge. DTV should reconsider their relationship with TIVO...It is TIVO that helped them with there subscriber base not the other way around! IF

Posted at 1:22PM on Jan 3rd 2006 by Rich Morrow