Comments on: TiVo to Offer Tighter Rein on Children’s Viewing – New York Times http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/tivo-to-offer-tighter-rein-on.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Robert Aitchison http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/tivo-to-offer-tighter-rein-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-15865 Robert Aitchison Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:53:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2308#comment-15865 That's the big announcement? Talk about weaksauce.<br /><br />I know nothing of Common Sense Media but the PTC just plain sucks, this one tiny group is responsible for <a href="http://robert.aitchison.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=6" rel="nofollow">99.8%</a> of all FCC complaints and in effect controls what all of the U.S. is allowed to watch on broadcast TV or listen to on the radio.<br /><br />At least this service seems to aim to put the control in the hands of individual parents, rather than have the PTC decide (more than they already do anyways) still this seems like a problem in search of a solution, the TiVo Parental controls are already effective at making sure that my kids don't watch shows they shouldn't like Family Guy or South Park.<br /><br />I can't help but be highly skeptical of anything that the PTC is involved in, From my perspective TiVo mighty as well have announced a new partnership with Macrovision or the MPAA, I don't even need to know what it's about to know that it's not something that I'm going to like.<br /><br />Oh and information is king, as a parent I can certianly tell you that society DOES NOT need anything like this, even without TiVo's parental controls I'd still be able to control what my kids (one 8, one 12) watch because I'm aware of what they watch. The parental controls just make the temptation easier for them to resist. That’s the big announcement? Talk about weaksauce.

I know nothing of Common Sense Media but the PTC just plain sucks, this one tiny group is responsible for 99.8% of all FCC complaints and in effect controls what all of the U.S. is allowed to watch on broadcast TV or listen to on the radio.

At least this service seems to aim to put the control in the hands of individual parents, rather than have the PTC decide (more than they already do anyways) still this seems like a problem in search of a solution, the TiVo Parental controls are already effective at making sure that my kids don’t watch shows they shouldn’t like Family Guy or South Park.

I can’t help but be highly skeptical of anything that the PTC is involved in, From my perspective TiVo mighty as well have announced a new partnership with Macrovision or the MPAA, I don’t even need to know what it’s about to know that it’s not something that I’m going to like.

Oh and information is king, as a parent I can certianly tell you that society DOES NOT need anything like this, even without TiVo’s parental controls I’d still be able to control what my kids (one 8, one 12) watch because I’m aware of what they watch. The parental controls just make the temptation easier for them to resist.

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/tivo-to-offer-tighter-rein-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-15866 Dave Zatz Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2308#comment-15866 Some parents may want it... enough to justify a relationship with a group many don't trust?<br /><br />I asked four parents (three dads, one mom) here at work how they felt about this service. None said they'd be interested in switching to TiVo to get it and two were skeptical about where the suggestions were coming from. One currently blocks channels (MTV) and content (SC) via his DishDVR. Some parents may want it… enough to justify a relationship with a group many don’t trust?

I asked four parents (three dads, one mom) here at work how they felt about this service. None said they’d be interested in switching to TiVo to get it and two were skeptical about where the suggestions were coming from. One currently blocks channels (MTV) and content (SC) via his DishDVR.

]]> By: information is king http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/tivo-to-offer-tighter-rein-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-15867 information is king Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:58:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2308#comment-15867 While this is not another geek-toy-of-the-week (with questionable utility), you cannot deny that our society NEEDS this and that parents WANT it. While this is not another geek-toy-of-the-week (with questionable utility), you cannot deny that our society NEEDS this and that parents WANT it.

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/tivo-to-offer-tighter-rein-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-15868 Dave Zatz Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:30:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2308#comment-15868 I'm not a parent, and this doesn't excite me. If it moves boxes though, it's good for TiVo. The one person I know who might appreciate this type of service would never give up his DirecTV Sunday Ticket to get a stand-alone TiVo in the house. Guess we'll find out more in 4.5 hours! I’m not a parent, and this doesn’t excite me. If it moves boxes though, it’s good for TiVo. The one person I know who might appreciate this type of service would never give up his DirecTV Sunday Ticket to get a stand-alone TiVo in the house. Guess we’ll find out more in 4.5 hours!

]]> By: neekoh http://thomashawk.com/2006/03/tivo-to-offer-tighter-rein-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-15869 neekoh Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:59:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=2308#comment-15869 ugh. but it would have been soooooo much better if it was downloadable movies stored on TiVo. ugh. but it would have been soooooo much better if it was downloadable movies stored on TiVo.

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