No Apple Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Planned?
A USA Today article provides comments from Apple's Phil Schiller indicating that Apple is not going to be competing with TiVo in the Digital Video Recorder market.
Early rumors about the Mac mini had hinted that Apple would be incorporating its own "Tivo-Killer" Digital Video Recording software.
Schiller claims that adding video recording to the Mac mini would make it "too complicated":
Early rumors about the Mac mini had hinted that Apple would be incorporating its own "Tivo-Killer" Digital Video Recording software.
Schiller claims that adding video recording to the Mac mini would make it "too complicated":
"We're not trying to replace the TiVo," he says. "This is about taking the media from your computer and accessing it via the TV."
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78 months ago
damn, i was looking forward to the so called "tivo-killer". Could this mean no front row 2.0 for a while?
78 months ago
Some people are deluded, they want a Powerful Mini Mac + PVR for the bargain price of $499.
This is reality. Its not going to happen.
This is reality. Its not going to happen.
78 months ago
i never honestly thought they would put DVR in a mac in the foreseeable future. just doesn't seem mac like IMO. it would be cool, but i never thought it would happen.
78 months ago
man, i was looking forward to one. i think Apple could do a great job on one. oh well
78 months ago
Saying that they're not going to make a DVR doesn't preclude them from coming up with an add-on to Front Row so that existing DVRs can hook into the Front Row interface? Much more useful since the 'all-in-one PC' market isn't there yet - the average consumer still sees computers and TV as different appliances. And more saleable - people can buy it to add to their existing investments in their entertainment system - rather than having to replace them
78 months ago
Didnt steve jobs himself say that there would not be any video on the ipod? And now look how popular that is.
78 months ago
Look apple obviously isn't going to put DVR functions in the mini. I have yet to read the obvious answer anywhere. They don't want you to record stuff from tv, that would defeat the whole purpose of itunes store. They want you to buy it from them. Why would they make a product that makes the itunes store obselete? Duh! People need to look at the whole picture. They still want you to be dependant on them.
78 months ago
He forgot to mention 'if you can record anything you want, you'll forget our 2 dollar tv shows.':rolleyes: It WOULD have been amazing.
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