Quite a Combination
Posted Nov. 17th, 2008 by Jessie Atkin
What more could you want than the ability to fast forward through commercials and record any movie of your choosing? Well, a lot more apparently. As if Tivo didn’t have enough going for it to begin with, now Netflix and Tivo are officially partnering up for real.
Netflix (probably by December) will be streaming the movie library already available online through Tivo HD customers. Think of the options, the possibilities, all those movies. The deals only been in the works for four years, but better late than never I suppose. The innovation of television is not over and boy is that exciting.
Hola Jessie,
Notes from a techno-lamebrain:
I’ve yet to make the digital transition to HD cable television, stuck still with hopeless rabbit ears that offer up the weakest, most distorted analog signals. The best reception I get with my ancient VHS built-in television set is when I am watching DVDs though basic composite video feeds from a cheap ol’ player, which is why I’m so cultishly obsessed with Netflix.
I’ll be getting basic cable service by the February 17th deadline for the transition, and I am considering getting the DVR combo package, so I can record and playback, fast-foward and rewind my favorite television shows, but until then I am sticking with movies on DVD from Netflix.
I looked into streaming video directly to my television through an internet connection and with the use of a “Netflix Digital Video Player” by Roku.com, which would cost me a one time payment of $99.99 plus the monthly Netflix subscription fees. That way I’d be able to stream the over 12,000 films and television shows Netflix has on Instant Play (the same movies that would be available with the Netflix/TiVO partnership) to my TV.
But the Roku.com device does not allow for digital video recording, which would be ideal for me after I transistion to digital, and which leads me to wonder:
Would it be more economical and worthwhile to abandon the Roku.com hardware idea and go with a Netflix/TiVO Package; that way, I’d have the ability to record digital television as well as view streaming video from Netflix. But I don’t know the going rates for a TiVO purchase and subscription.
OR
Would it be more economical to go with traditional DVR services from my cable company and to add on the Roku.com Netflix Player. I’d still be paying a monthly fee for DVR service, but I don’t know how that usually compares with the TiVO monthly subscription rate.
What should I do? And I have to act fast!
Any advice from you on the matter would be greatly appreciated. You can easily just email me at the email address I provided in the required “Mail” field of this comment option. I look forward to getting some decent advice and feedback from you soon.
Peace Out, chica!
– Matt(e)o | QHereKidSF