There is some concern that TiVo may not be able to survive the cable companies introduction of units of there own. I personally think they will because the cable company versions do not allow you to skip commercials and are missing some of the best features TiVo has. But just the same TiVo is hoping to cash in by selling there software to the cable companies as the boxes the cable companies are selling are buggy and are causing people to either loose or not be able to record at all. [NY Times]
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I own a TiVo and although I don’t have a magical button that knows when commercials start and end, I do fast forward through all commercials, and having had the TiVo for a year now I am a pro and it only takes a few seconds. TiVo’s season pass feature is by far my favorite feature. Plus I can upgrade the hard drives in my TiVo with ease. I now have a 60 GB and 120 GB hard drive inside my TiVo.
The cable companies will leave Tivo with a small niche. Even tough the Tivo interface is far superior, the cable companies will only be looking at their bottom line, and that will not include paying Tivo licensing fees. The commercial-skipping thing is not a big deal considering that the vast majority of Tivo users don’t use it.