Softpedia
 

NEWS CATEGORIES:



NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
MEET THE EDITORS >>
TRENDING TODAY
Home > News > Technology and Gadgets > Multimedia

February 9th, 2012, 13:55 GMT · By

TiVo HD DVR from DIRECTV Now Available

SHARE:

Adjust text size:

TiVo HD DVR
Enlarge picture
TiVo Inc. has been saying that there would come a time when its service would be integrated (again) with DIRECTV and, sure enough, the plans have finally become reality.

Long story short, the TiVo HD DVR from DIRECTV is available in the United States, as evident from this page on the DIRECTV website.

"We are pleased to answer the call of TiVo fans by making the new TiVo HD DVR from DIRECTV available nationwide," said Tony Goncalves, senior vice president, product management, DIRECTV.

"DIRECTV has a long-standing reputation for offering our customers the best in advanced programming and services and they now have even more DVR options with this new TiVo-enabled platform."

With the new HD DVR, owners will be able to do various things, like set Season Pass Recordings, which automatically record certain shows each week, in case the time when they air conflicts with their schedule.

Another asset is the TiVo Suggestions feature, which can guess what other shows owners may like and record them too.

Creating WishList Searches is possible as well: they set up automatic recordings based on keywords (actor name, interest, sports team, etc.).

TiVo also allows for two shows to be recorded at once and even grants access to over 7,000 on-demand films and TV programs for free.

Up to 100 hours of HD programming, or 400 hours of SD shows can be stored.

"DIRECTV customers nationwide can now experience the TiVo HD DVR from DIRECTV, which combines TiVo's award-winning user interface with DIRECTV's great lineup of HD programming," said David Sandford, vice president, general manager of TiVo's service provider business.

"With the introduction of this product, DIRECTV customers can again experience TiVo's gold-standard interface, easy-to-use peanut remote and Swivel™ Search feature, which allow users to effortlessly find their favorite shows in HD across television and on DIRECTV CINEMA."
FILED UNDER:
TiVo
DVR
DIRECTV
multimedia


1,456 hits · 2 comments
Link to this article · Print article · Send to friend

MUST-READ RELATED ARTICLES:


3DeeScreen Panel Turns Any 15.6-Inch Laptop Into a 3D One

Download Latest Intel Graphics Driver for Sandy Bridge CPUs

Boxee Starts Shipping Live TV Tuner, DVR Support Under Consideration

Super Wi-Fi Deployed at Last, May or May Not Spread

Comcast’s Parker Set Top Box Reaches the FCC

READER COMMENTS:


Comment #1 by: erock on 22 Feb 2012, 18:48 UTC reply to this comment

TiVo also allows for two shows to be recorded at once? This is way outdated technology, as is TiVo ion general. I don't know how DirecTV expects to compete with DISH's new Hopper Whole Home DVR, when the Hopper far exceeds it's technology in almost every way. The Hopper can record up to SIX live HD programs simultaneously, and each of the four "Joey" connected TVs has access to the main DVR playlist. The Hopper has a 2 TB hard drive, so while TiVo/DirecTV record up to 400 hours, the Hopper can record up to 2,000!! DISH also offers web-integrated features like Facebook, Pandora, Sirius, TruVolume and more, and is compatible with TV Everywhere and Sling Technology. I tried it with some DISH coworkers last month, and THIS is the real Whole Home DVR.


Comment #2 by: Lisa on 03 Jun 2012, 01:34 UTC reply to this comment

Dish offers the hopper which allows you to record 4 shows at once. Do you have any plans to get something comparable to your customers any time soon?

Copyright © 2001-2013 Softpedia. Contact/Tip us at

WindowsGamesDriversMacLinuxScriptsMobileHandheldNews

SUBMIT PROGRAM   |   ADVERTISE   |   GET HELP   |   SEND US FEEDBACK   |   RSS FEEDS   |   UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE   |   ROMANIAN FORUM