Comments on: Amazon Unbox on TiVo = Love + Hate

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By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:02:01 +0000

Can someone comment on the installation process?
And when it is set up, are the transmissions directly from Tivo or treaming wireless through your computer?
Thanks,
Bill

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SmugBlog: Don MacAskill » Blog Archive » Datacenter love: Equinix — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:56:51 +0000

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By: ReplayTVBlog

ReplayTVBlog — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:26:50 +0000

Netflix could be included in this group if they ever revived their partnership with TiVo. It seems that Amazon has beaten them to the punch — I’m not so sure that Netflix could even have a deal with TiVo anymore now that they are tied up with Amazon.

Still, I think I’d rather see Netflix delivering this service — their selection would most likely be better and I’d like to think they would do a better job with the quality of the downloaded videos.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:33:59 +0000

We don’t have hearing problems, but we have become accustomed to watching with closed captioning. It’s extremely helpful, and it’s good for learning to read. (For our 3 1/2 year-old, not for us.) It’s completely missing from the iTunes store AND Unbox. Not cool and not accessible.

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By: Jigsaw hc

Jigsaw hc — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:14:36 +0000

I did not have any trouble with the encoding of the video I was watching (The Illusionist) on my TiVo.

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By: karl

karl — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:45:40 +0000

Unbox doesn’t allow you to select a canadian address when signing up for on click checkout.

Tivo does work in canada. You just have to import the hardware from the US.

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Mywhogo.com - So juicy! — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:14:34 +0000

Amazon Unbox on TiVo = Love + Hate

There are three major players about to vie for a spot in your living room to download videos: Xbox 360, AppleTV, and Amazon Unbox on your TiVo. I have an Xbox 360, a TiVo Series 3, and my AppleTV should be here “any day now” (right Apple?). Saying …