I have been a TiVo devotee for years, but I’m having difficulty justifying the roughly $26 per month I’m paying for the privelege of using it. In short – it’s still a great way to watch TV. Timeshifting is one of the best innovations in television viewing since cable itself (yes, I’m that old). Here’s what would help me justify continuance of my TiVo subscriptions:
1. Integration with Pandora. – We listen to Pandora constantly – it’s a great service and it’s a lot like TiVo for radio.
2. Better sound options on the boxes themselves – the audio that comes out of my TiVo stinks.
3. Record one program and watch another simulataneously and easily. Maybe the new TiVos do this, but my 3 series 2 boxes do not and I really don’t want to have to upgrade.
4. Better program transfer between TiVo’s. I have a wired network in my house and I still cannot transfer programs in real time between boxes. This is a pain in the neck if something is recorded in the family room that I want to finish watching in the bedroom, for example.
5. Cloud Storage – I would love to have my Tivo storage be unlimited in the cloud. This would allow me to access it from anywhere, anytime, and really make the whole service a lot better. Amazon S3 would be ideal for this.
It seems like they’re just not keeping up with the times here.
