By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Still playing catch-up with Netflix, Blockbuster announced on Wednesday it has inked a deal with TiVo to add its OnDemand service to TiVo’s DVRs. TiVo already has deals in place with Netflix and Amazon.com, and those deals will be unaffected by this new pact.
Blockbuster currently only offers its OnDemand service on the 2Wire set-top box, placing it way behind Netflix in terms of options. Currently Netflix users can view streamed video on the Roku set-top box, their PC, and the Xbox 360, to name just a few, and Netflix is apparently surveying users about possible PS3 and Nintendo Wii viewing options.
The new functionality will be integrated into TiVo Series2(TM), Series3(TM), TiVo HD, and TiVo HD XL DVRs in the second half of 2009, according to the press release.
The OnDemand service on TiVo will allow both buying and renting of content; the current 2Wire option only allows rentals, although it does not require a subscription fee, as Netflix’s service does.
Pricing for the new TiVo service was not announced.
This announcements neglects to point out that like other video on demand schemes (netflix, hula, etc) there will be no subtitles/ captioning for deaf hard of hearing. A growing population.
Not to mention the hi-speed internet connection often (with Netflix anyhow) coupled with proprietary hardware or worse, Internet Explorer.
solution: isohunt or pbay
Torrents + subtitlesource.org
This announcements neglects to point out that like other video on demand schemes (netflix, hula, etc) there will be no subtitles/ captioning for deaf hard of hearing. A growing population.
Not to mention the hi-speed internet connection often (with Netflix anyhow) coupled with proprietary hardware or worse, Internet Explorer.
solution: isohunt or pbay
Torrents + subtitlesource.org
This announcements neglects to point out that like other video on demand schemes (netflix, hula, etc) there will be no subtitles/ captioning for deaf hard of hearing. A growing population.
Not to mention the hi-speed internet connection often (with Netflix anyhow) coupled with proprietary hardware or worse, Internet Explorer.
solution: isohunt or pbay
Torrents + subtitlesource.org
This announcements neglects to point out that like other video on demand schemes (netflix, hula, etc) there will be no subtitles/ captioning for deaf hard of hearing. A growing population.
Not to mention the hi-speed internet connection often (with Netflix anyhow) coupled with proprietary hardware or worse, Internet Explorer.
solution: isohunt or pbay
Torrents + subtitlesource.org
oops resubmitted because of long delays
my bad
I doubt Blockbuster will survive the month. Netflix and Hulu on one side, the local rental shops and RedBox on the other. Meanwhile, Blockbuster’s still competing like it’s the VCR era.
Not to mention the hi-speed internet connection often (with Netflix anyhow) coupled with proprietary hardware or worse, Internet Explorer.
I would like to 2nd degustibus’s comments. Supporting subtitles captions is NOT hard (I know, I work for a company that creates s/w and h/w which does). I is criminal that Netflix and Blockbuster do not support subtitles or captions.
However, Hulu DOES support captions on most of their TV show re-broadcasts, and should be commended for that. They are even kind enough to list a [CC] in their searches when a show supports captions. (I assume degustibus meant “Hulu”, not “Hula”)
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