There have been several blog posts about TiVo HDs being out of stock at TiVo and at BestBuy.
TiVo does have them in stock if you want a refurbished unit.
If you want a new one, we have them – all shapes and sizes. See our complete line of TiVo HDs.
There’s no question we get asked here at WeaKnees more than “When is the new DirecTV TiVo HD coming out?”
Man, do we wish we had a good answer.
Both DirecTV and TiVo have generally only gotten as specific as “2010.” And that’s all we’ve been able to repeat to everyone.
But, recently, DirecTV has posted a couple of tweets that narrow down the 12 month window to, maybe, a four month window. They’ve used the terms “early next year” and “first part of 2010″ in their posts.
Yes, this is important breaking news, and it’s definitive.
Now, if only we had some clue as to features, pricing, looks, availability, etc. . .
At WeaKnees, we’ve always wanted better access to the letter-entry screens on our TiVos. Originally, we wanted this for finding shows, and creating Season Passes and WishLists.
But now, with the amount of Video on Demand available on these units, it’s becoming untenable to either use a remote with just directional keys, or to shuttle back and forth between a computer or smartphone and a TiVo.
Seems we’re not alone. This NYTimes article talks about a study comparing Amazon VOD to Netflix Streaming (both happily available on many TiVo DVRs) and the while the main conclusion of the small study is that each offering works for a different group of people, each group was united in their need for a better way to manage the possibilities of the video to be streamed.
Enter, the TiVo keyboard. Except, it doesn’t exist. And there are no IR codes for it. Yes, you can do more and more from a computer or a smartphone, but we love our TiVos! We want to do this right in the TiVo interface! Give the people what they want!
We haven’t tried it yet, but according to Engadget, you can now pay to stream movies from Blockbuster on your TiVo.
Really, this isn’t a whole lot different from the Amazon Video On Demand (formerly Unbox) streaming that has been available for a few years, but it is different from Netflix streaming in three key ways: it costs money, there is a wider selection of movies, and it’s available on Series 2 units.
The latest info about this that we could find on TiVo’s site is still a signup page for info. That’s here. So maybe this is still in the early rollout phase.
We’ll post more info as we learn more about the service, but it’s great to know that TiVo is now the gateway to even more video for your living room!
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