Comments on: Apple TVo? http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080313/appltvo/ by John Paczkowski Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Pytlovany http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080313/appltvo/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 Bill Pytlovany Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:52:10 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080313/appltvo/#comment-1226 There's only one problem with downloading program data ahead of time. Anyone who lost the end of Friends when NBC added an extra minute or missed who was kicked off Idol because they went over knows you can't trust program data ahead of time. TiVo has gotten really good at updating their EPG data but last minute changes require an internet connection. Bill www.BitsFromBill.com There’s only one problem with downloading program data ahead of time.

Anyone who lost the end of Friends when NBC added an extra minute or missed who was kicked off Idol because they went over knows you can’t trust program data ahead of time.

TiVo has gotten really good at updating their EPG data but last minute changes require an internet connection.

Bill
http://www.BitsFromBill.com

]]> By: Mark Sigal http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080313/appltvo/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 Mark Sigal Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:03:51 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080313/appltvo/#comment-1222 Food for thought but a lot of these shows currently stream their programming so it seems like a natural 1 + 1 = 3 is making it easy for viewers to bookmark the program for later viewing in iPod or iPhone. Also, lots of potential for social applications around clips, IM (find 'friends' to watch the Laker game with me right now), etc. Cheers, Mark -- My Blog: www.thenetworkgarden.com Food for thought but a lot of these shows currently stream their programming so it seems like a natural 1 + 1 = 3 is making it easy for viewers to bookmark the program for later viewing in iPod or iPhone.

Also, lots of potential for social applications around clips, IM (find ‘friends’ to watch the Laker game with me right now), etc.

Cheers,

Mark
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My Blog: http://www.thenetworkgarden.com

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