Quote Originally Posted by thomson
Personally I think the SkyPVR will end up being an ideal solution for the majority of users out there. It is a zero-hassle black-box single-unit with dual-tuner solution that includes guide data backed by the content provider. It would be nice to see small features such as wishlists and auto padding included, but I still think it is a pretty strong solution for Sky customers.
You're right, but you know the really sad part of all this is? Its that I've had my Tivos for over 5 years now - which is an absoloute age as far as computer technology is concerned.

And in all that time, the best that the competitors to Tivo can come up with so far are pretty much an also ran device before its even released.

When I got my Tivos I figured there would be a better option to a Series 1 Tivo with no Guide service out in NZ by about now, here we are late 2005, and Sky here are going to release a ho-hum dual tuner model with a mediocre guide data service for at most 7 days ahead and no wishlists or other advanced Tivo recording features.

Thats the part that really saddens me - we should be able to do better than this by now.

Tivos design was so superior to the competition, but when you think about it, you realise that 5 years on, an old series 1 has a better & more thought out UI and easy to use features than the latest "My Sky" DVR.

I guess good design dates very slowly, but a good Tivo alternative would be nice to have sooner than later [just like it would be good to have a realistic alternative to Telecom in the phone & broadband market sooner than later].

My Sky is not that Tivo alternative based on what I've seen of it.

Still I'm sure that some of the masses of Sky subscribers will take to it, and maybe, once they've used it for a while may actually be ready to use a superior device like an updated Tivo [Humax anyone?].