when is hd tivo going to be released?

Question

when is hd tivo going to be released?

Answer 1

Short answer: Mid to late 2006.



[from 1/3/2006]



If there are any announcements of an ATSC/Cablecard model that will work with over-the-air (OTA) or cable broadcasts, they will most likely occur this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, on or after January 5th.



Their past MO has been to announce in January at CES and then release later in the year (April, May, June).



Tivo's official press release site for CES is: http://www.tivo.com/0.9.0.asp but there is no news there yet.



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[from 1/6/2006]



Some News on Tivo is now available from Yahoo News this morning:



TiVo announces Series 3 HD TiVO, due this year

http://engadget.com/2006/01/05/tivo-announces-series-3-hd-tivo-due-this-year/



TiVo shows Series3 HDTV Cable Card unit at CES

http://www.tivolovers.com/252572.html



TiVo unveils Series 3 HD DVR

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060106-5915.html



Reported dates are "mid-to-late 2006".





Other things demo'ed are set-top information services in alliance with Yahoo!:



http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060106/ids_photos_ts/r2631397219.jpg

http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/29/tivo-and-yahoo-bring-some-new-functionality-to-your-dvr/



As for why no big press releases:



http://engadget.com/2006/01/05/tivo-cancels-press-preso-for-informal-product-demos/

Answer 2

HD Tivo is available for satellite, and I believe are in the process of working out a deal with Comcast cable, since the DVR user interface for Comcast is terrible. There are many imitators such as Comcast, some with better features than Tivo that you can see at a free annual consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. If you sign up early you can get in for free.

Answer 3

I believe it already is available through DirecTV and Dish Network. I am not sure about just the TiVo Box.

Answer 4

TIVO does no longer help severe def recording, yet. they're popping out with it, yet with its measly little demanding force you does no longer get a lot. severe def is about 12gb/hour of video, which may fill a TIVO demanding force somewhat speedy.