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TiVo + Netflix + ???? = profit!!

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Fausto

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Now this is spiffy.

Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. have signed an agreement to let TiVo subscribers access Netflix's library of movies over broadband Internet connections, the two companies announced Thursday.

The two companies did not provide very many details about the agreement in a press release Thursday. They are working out with movie studios the details of exactly how the movies will be distributed, said Kathryn Kelly, a TiVo spokeswoman.

TiVo subscribers would be able to visit Netflix's Web site and either stream movies over a broadband connection or download them to their TiVo boxes, Kelly said. The companies are planning to work together on technology that will secure this content, she said.

No time frame for the rollout has been announced, but the service definitely won't be available this year, Kelly said. The deal is not an exclusive one for either company, she said.

Netflix believes the service will be available in 2005, said Shernaz Devar, a Netflix spokeswoman.
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I might actually have to buy a TiVo if this comes to pass.
 
Originally posted by: iamme
btw, doesn't On Demand from Comcast do this already?
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Yes, but it's like $4.00 per movie and the quality isn't great. It is nice for re-watching WRC events I missed tho.

 
"The companies are planning to work together on technology that will secure this content, she said. "

Seriously, why even bother?
 
Originally posted by: Kev
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: iamme
btw, doesn't On Demand from Comcast do this already?
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video on demand from cogeco cable does it, i have it
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Recording the stuff you get on-demand requires some haXoring tho.
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Can't you just record the video? Why haxoring?
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Sure, but I'm talking about making a digital copy. The newer Comcast boxes have a firewire port, but it requires some dicking around to get it to work from what I understand.

 
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: Kev
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
Originally posted by: iamme
btw, doesn't On Demand from Comcast do this already?
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video on demand from cogeco cable does it, i have it
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Recording the stuff you get on-demand requires some haXoring tho.
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Can't you just record the video? Why haxoring?
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Sure, but I'm talking about making a digital copy. The newer Comcast boxes have a firewire port, but it requires some dicking around to get it to work from what I understand.
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does anyone know in what format Comcast streams?
 
comcast selection sucks, though. if they had netflix's entire collection availible, that would be the sweetest thing ever.
 
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