Comments on: Revisiting Video Calling To The Living Room, Yet Again

By: Michael Graves

Michael Graves — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:52:00 +0000

We’re seriously considering a Tivo Premiere 4 to replace both our TivoHD Series 3 devices. Then adding the Tivo Streamer when it’s released.

By: Aswath Rao

Aswath Rao — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:02:00 +0000

Probably the newly released Vizio Co-star would do better than Revue.

By: mjgraves

mjgraves — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:54:00 +0000

Incidentally, Tivo just announced their quad-tuner Tivo Premiere 4 priced at $250. It curious to compare the value proposition of the DVR vs TelyHD et al.

By: mjgraves

mjgraves — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:52:00 +0000

While you may be right, I suspect that only applies to a certain type of target user. Most people as yet just don’t hook a computer of any common sort up to their HDTV, much less dedicate one to such a task. That’s why I think the appliance approach is valid. I still think that Tivo should consider adding Smart TV functions into their platform, since it’s by definition connected to an HDTV.

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 01:17:00 +0000

Not sure these single purpose devices will take off. An Atom based nettop can be had for less than $250 and can run the regular Windows Skype client as well as serve many other purposes while connected to the HDTV.