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TiVo is one of the most prominent Personal Video Recorders on the market. With all of the promised capabilities of these devices (such as ad-skipping and time-shifting) TiVo is quickly becoming a household name as more and more consumers subscribe to the new way of television viewing.
Aimed to give viewers complete control over their viewing, TiVo combines PVR technology with content to create a desirable televisual experience.
The specific features of TiVo include:
“• The ability to pause, rewind, slow-mo and instantly replay your favorite television shows using your remote.
• Digital recording of between 35 and 80 hours of television programming depending on your specific TiVo hardware.
• Synchronize your television equipment to run smoothly under one recording system.
• The ability to record two shows at once with systems including dual-tuner functionality.
• Online programming features that allow you to set up your recording schedule with a mouse click.
• Unique built-in options within TiVo's on-screen interfaces include an amazing feature that will allow you to record based on preset variables you feed your TiVo hardware. For instance, if you wish to automatically record an entire season of The Sopranos, it's as easy as selecting the show title and how many episodes you want to record. If it's just James Gandolfini that you wish to watch, you will be able to search all programs in the line-up featuring this actor and add them to your recording queue�
TiVo itself has become a bit of a celebrity in the world of television. In episode 76 of popular HBO television program “Sex and the City�, character Miranda uses her TiVo to record her favourite show “Jules and Mimi� while she is at work.
TiVo offers a range of features for television viewers of all calibers, from the casual viewer to the couch potato.
References
TiVo.com (2004) "The TiVo Homepage", accessed 25 October 2004, from http://www.tivo.com/0.0.asp
Radio and Telly (2004) "TiVo Information", accessed 26 October 2004, from http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/tivo.html
TiVoinfo.com (2004) "TiVo Features", accessed 26 October 2004, from http://www.tivoinfo.com/tivo-features.aspx
HBO (2004) "Sex and the City" , accessed 8 September 2004, from http://www.hbo.com/city/
Other Related Topics: Personal Video Recorders (PVR), Big Brother, Idol, Reality TV and its use of SMS, Reality TV and its use of the Internet, Foxtel Digital, Internet TV, Mobile Video Phones, Daily Broadcasting
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Kassie-Lee Goodman 02:54, 29 Oct 2004 (EST)
