TiVo coming to a Blu-ray player near you?

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Hybrid TV (makers of TiVo in Australia) has been in talks with local manufacturers to co-brand products such as TVs and Blu-ray players with the TiVo logo.

Could we start seeing this little fella on Blu-ray players? (Credit: TiVo)

Hybrid TV CEO Robbee Minicola, at the Get Ready for Digital conference in Sydney, said that a Blu-ray player — not a Blu-ray recorder — was at the top of her list.

"It would be fantastic if there was a TiVo Blu-ray player, that would be my dream. So you could have TiVo and play your Blu-ray DVDs."

Minicola met with LG representatives at CES 2009 in Las Vegas, but no plans have been made to release TiVo-branded LG televisions this year.

"To be honest with you, I've spoken to every manufacturer and I will do so until we can find the right solution, but I don't have anything on the roadmap yet," said Minicola.

Meanwhile, LG will release its own PVR-enabled televisions in the coming months with its latest series of "Time Machine" plasma sets.

Panasonic is still the only manufacturer in Australia to release a Blu-ray recorder, with two new models, the DMR-BW750 and DMR-BW850, coming in April 2009.


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lol posted a comment   

sure sure......

I can only see a line of bull there!!

 

Squirrelgrip posted a comment   

No you cant backup content but you can pause and resume, up to 30 mins later just by pressing "pause" on your Tivo remote.

lol

 

LT posted a comment   

Could you back up content?

 

duncodin posted a comment   

what a non story.

 

Ash posted a comment   

Why?




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