Live sports have become increasingly valuable in an age of fractured audiences and DVRs.
At worst, he figures, DVRs will erode audience by just under 3% a year.
Of the 46 million U.S. homes with DVRs, only 2 million subscribe to TiVo.
All-in-all this sounds like a promising development in TiVo's struggle to differentiate themselves from generic DVRs.
Pardon us, but yes, people do actually use their DVRs to skip commercials.
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It cannot be used as an expander with multiple DVRs or as storage for other AV devices.
Subscribers will receive access to the AOL On app in the coming weeks on TiVo Premiere DVRs.
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No more annoying, awful Motorola high def DVRs, no more ATSC tuners, no more standard def nonsense.
This digital wave started with a trickle called TiVo, one of the first computer-hard-drive-based digital video recorders (DVRs).
DVRs have become an indispensable technology for consumers by helping users time-shift their TV and recommend new shows.
TiVo offers the TiVo service and TiVo DVRs directly to consumers online at www.tivo.com and through third-party retailers.
But DVRs increase viewership since people may watch three shows later for every one that would have seen live.
The Slingbox is an affordable alternative to springing for another cable box and a perfect match for many DVRs.
Bamford also foresees smartphones being used as portable DVRs, collecting and storing shows that can then be played wirelessly to TVs.
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For example some of the Motorola DVRs requires the STB to be in the standby state to configure the output resolution.
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Comcast will also promote the availability of Comcast's On Demand content on TiVo Premiere DVRs in each market where this is enabled.
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Last year, British cable company Virgin Media added 1.4 million new subscribers through a deal to use TiVo DVRs as settop boxes.
But wait a few days and look at how many people watched the show on their DVRs within three days of Revolution airing.
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For easier video exporting, Samsung has included two high speed USB 2.0 ports which are easily accessible on the front of the DVRs.
However, they are straightforward and elegant when compared with the confusing menus and inscrutable icons that dominate most non-TiVo DVRs, and most DVD recorders.
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Third party 1394 based DVRs have never been any good, and companies like Microsoft and TiVo aren't interested in supporting the interface.
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Even if the creative was terrible, the message was still delivered (there were no DVRs nor AutoHop functions as recently as 6 years ago).
Consumer electronic storage devices are used in applications such as gaming consoles, DVRs and devices which require high capacity and low cost per GB.
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In recent years, broadcast scripted shows have been on a downward slope thanks to cable and DVRs, but awards programs have been seemingly immune.
No problem, net execs say: While DVRs and other gear may proliferate, most viewers won't use the gadgets as ad-killers or pay for commercial-free programs.
Ad-skipping is likely to increase, as DVRs flood the mass market thanks to plummeting prices and increased bundling from pay-TV operators seeking a competitive advantage.
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The proliferation of digital video recorders (DVRs), now in more than 30% of households, has caused advertisers to worry that their commercials will be skipped.
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People who want to stream Hulu can buy a Roku (or an Xbox 360.) People who want to watch TV already have their DVRs and other devices.
What's more, nearly 20% of homes are equipped with DVRs, which allow endless reruns for viewers, and Netflix and Apple 's iTunes serve as supermarkets of entertainment.
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