Comments on: TiVo Pauses Company Costs and Growth http://thomashawk.com/2005/03/tivo-pauses-company-costs-and-growth.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:59:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2005/03/tivo-pauses-company-costs-and-growth.html/comment-page-1#comment-20195 Anonymous Sat, 12 Mar 2005 20:43:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=4200#comment-20195 ok. i love TiVO. waaaay superior to their cable-dvr counterparts. i own 2 tivo boxes...both of which are still in their boxes. why? well, since my landlord wont let me install a satellite dish on her roof, there goes my DirecTV tivo box. so why arent i using my other series 2 tivo box? because cablevision's poor attempt at a DVR system HAS the capability of a double tuner recorder. tivo's dont, unless you have the directivo. <br /><br />want more definite subscribers? tivo must develop the double tuner box. ok. i love TiVO. waaaay superior to their cable-dvr counterparts. i own 2 tivo boxes…both of which are still in their boxes. why? well, since my landlord wont let me install a satellite dish on her roof, there goes my DirecTV tivo box. so why arent i using my other series 2 tivo box? because cablevision’s poor attempt at a DVR system HAS the capability of a double tuner recorder. tivo’s dont, unless you have the directivo.

want more definite subscribers? tivo must develop the double tuner box.

]]> By: Tc http://thomashawk.com/2005/03/tivo-pauses-company-costs-and-growth.html/comment-page-1#comment-20196 Tc Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:29:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=4200#comment-20196 The could come out with a HD compatible receiver at a realistic price point and take the lead position in the hdtv pvr category. Higher margins, and take the lead in households with early adopters (ie $$) with a true convergance device. Its simple. HD PVR tivo with integrated 802.11g and gig E for about $500 or 700 with extreme storage. Ability to play back your tivo shows on your PC or laptop. The high end consumer would embrace that BIG time. The could come out with a HD compatible receiver at a realistic price point and take the lead position in the hdtv pvr category. Higher margins, and take the lead in households with early adopters (ie $$) with a true convergance device. Its simple. HD PVR tivo with integrated 802.11g and gig E for about $500 or 700 with extreme storage. Ability to play back your tivo shows on your PC or laptop. The high end consumer would embrace that BIG time.

]]> By: Discfree.com http://thomashawk.com/2005/03/tivo-pauses-company-costs-and-growth.html/comment-page-1#comment-20197 Discfree.com Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:50:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=4200#comment-20197 It makes sense why they would retire all of their debt and put the company in a profitable position, but is it really the right strategy with Cable moving into TIVO territory, why not rent out their boxes at a higher subscription rate? Why not spend MORE money today in exchange for 2 year contracts. It's worked for the phone industry, it sounds like it's working for the cable industry and I think that there would be plenty of consumers who would rather pay Tivo $20 per month, then to use the crappy motorola and scientific atlantic boxes. I think that Ramsey still wants to control the company and will ultimately control the new CEO. He needs to quit the board and allow a CEO with real vision to take over. The good news is that if he continues to cash out his stock at the expense of shareholders, then eventually, he won't have the power to stay on the board. It makes sense why they would retire all of their debt and put the company in a profitable position, but is it really the right strategy with Cable moving into TIVO territory, why not rent out their boxes at a higher subscription rate? Why not spend MORE money today in exchange for 2 year contracts. It’s worked for the phone industry, it sounds like it’s working for the cable industry and I think that there would be plenty of consumers who would rather pay Tivo $20 per month, then to use the crappy motorola and scientific atlantic boxes. I think that Ramsey still wants to control the company and will ultimately control the new CEO. He needs to quit the board and allow a CEO with real vision to take over. The good news is that if he continues to cash out his stock at the expense of shareholders, then eventually, he won’t have the power to stay on the board.

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