Comments on: TiVo hints at future enhancements

Company likely preparing for new partnerships, as well as the more open-ended flood of content that will come with Net access on DVRs.

[Earl Benser]

USB Interent connector????

TiVo had better provide at least 100bT (1000bT preferred)
ethernet connectivity for these new options. USB forces the TiVo
to be a computer peripheral.

Which maybe is what TiVo has in mind. The computer does the
internet thing and uses the TiVo to store the downloaded files.

But then, why do I need a TiVo? I could store the same files on a
computer drive. And my computer can already feed video
streams to TV's in my house.

Looks like no TiVo is necessary after all.

a USB connection? Are you serious?

This is about the dumbest thing I've ever heard. USB is the Sunday driver of network protocols. TiVo needs to hire some real technology people I think.

[DaClyde]

USB on lower-end systems

They already have an RJ-45 jack on some of the more expensive TiVo boxes, the USB2.0 ports are probably just a lot cheaper to produce. Besides, plenty of companies have 100Mb USB adapters.

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The Only "Feature" I Really Want in TiVo

Is to totally eliminate TV ads and just let me watch the whole show smoothly :)