Comments on: PVRs won’t hit the mainstream for years http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=807 Helping PC users make sense of Microsoft software since 1991 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ken http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=807&cpage=1#comment-1838 Ken Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=807#comment-1838 Ed: Re "They forgot to mention the little fact that a lot of people feel besieged with advertising that has no respect for us as viewers and insults our intelligence, and the PVR is just one way to route around it." Words to live by. Ken Ed:

Re “They forgot to mention the little fact that a lot of people feel besieged with advertising that has no respect for us as viewers and insults our intelligence, and the PVR is just one way to route around it.”

Words to live by.

Ken

]]> By: Aaron http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=807&cpage=1#comment-1839 Aaron Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=807#comment-1839 I think the adoption of PVR's in the home will be much quicker, the question is whether or not people will use them. It should be cheaper for the cable/satellite company to just carry one box. My small cable company in Ohio has 3 different boxes (Digital Cable, HD, and HD with PVR). How is this efficient when the price difference really isn't that significant. However, the cable card may slow down the use of boxes which would balance things out. I think the adoption of PVR’s in the home will be much quicker, the question is whether or not people will use them. It should be cheaper for the cable/satellite company to just carry one box.

My small cable company in Ohio has 3 different boxes (Digital Cable, HD, and HD with PVR). How is this efficient when the price difference really isn’t that significant.

However, the cable card may slow down the use of boxes which would balance things out.

]]> By: Zaine Ridling http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=807&cpage=1#comment-1840 Zaine Ridling Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=807#comment-1840 Joseph Jaffe has a great VidLit up on this topic titled, "<b><a href="http://www.vidlit.com/upfront/index.php" rel="nofollow">Life After the 30-second Spot</a></b>." Joseph Jaffe has a great VidLit up on this topic titled, “Life After the 30-second Spot.”

]]> By: The Importance of... http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=807&cpage=1#comment-1841 The Importance of... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=807#comment-1841 <strong>Study: PVRs in 50% of US Homes in 2009</strong> Ed Bott points to a study that finds that despite tremendous growth, PVRs (aka TiVos) won't be in 50% of US homes until 2009 (PVRs Won't Hit the Mainstream for Years).If you own a TiVo, or a Media Center PC,... Study: PVRs in 50% of US Homes in 2009

Ed Bott points to a study that finds that despite tremendous growth, PVRs (aka TiVos) won’t be in 50% of US homes until 2009 (PVRs Won’t Hit the Mainstream for Years).If you own a TiVo, or a Media Center PC,…

]]> By: PVRblog http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=807&cpage=1#comment-1842 PVRblog Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.edbott.com/wordpress/?p=807#comment-1842 <strong>PVRs won't hit the mainstream for years</strong> Ed Bott: PVRs won't hit the mainstream for years: If you own a TiVo, or a Media Center PC, or a PVR from your cable company, you're part of an elite. A new research report from Accenture says that the PVRs won’t hit the mainstream for years

Ed Bott: PVRs won’t hit the mainstream for years: If you own a TiVo, or a Media Center PC, or a PVR from your cable company, you’re part of an elite. A new research report from Accenture says that the

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