08-25-2010, 10:29 PM
I see where the sentiment is coming from; if you get DirecTV or Dish, one usually gets the company-branded DVR. Cable's kind of the same, insofar as those who are moving to HD or digital cable; the company-branded DVR is the easiest route.
Not knocking TiVO at all; they revolutionized the foray into DVR as we exited the tape era. It's just that the mainline providers started rolling their own, and it was that ease of integration that makes most just go with what The Company offers. (I still know a few long-time DirecTV subscribers who really miss the TiVO Tuner days.)
{ADDED} Second what ADent said, above.
Not knocking TiVO at all; they revolutionized the foray into DVR as we exited the tape era. It's just that the mainline providers started rolling their own, and it was that ease of integration that makes most just go with what The Company offers. (I still know a few long-time DirecTV subscribers who really miss the TiVO Tuner days.)
{ADDED} Second what ADent said, above.