I am holding that the purchase price is in the $100-$150 range though. I doubt they need to charge much (or anything) as a recurring fee for the IP-STB. Those two new revenu sources will probably trump the lost revenu fron the few people that might replace existing Tivos with the IP-STB and already have a Premier that can stream to it. Second, there are consumers that will be newly drawn to the TiVo ecosystem with this option, assuming the prices are right.
Ip stb 2 upgrade#
So TiVo has a group of consumers that will upgrade for the IP-STB capability, this generating new revenu. My original Series 3 and two HD models are just fine. The Ethernet LAN on which an STB NIP 2212 island resides uses Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) as its transport layer.
First off there are probably a number of customers like me that are fine with their existing TiVo devices and are waiting for a compelling new device to upgrade. The specific features enable an Advantys STB island to function as a node on an Ethernet local area network (LAN) and, in turn, the Internet, or, indirectly, a wide area network (WAN). Huh.īut the new IP-STB may actually inspire new purchases. Plus of course I’d be able to stream shows recorded on the Elite, something I can’t always do with the HD (shows on Showtime, HBO etc are protected in my area). I don’t hate Comcast or anything, just dislike the whole charging me ridiculous prices for 2nd and 3rd outlets in the home thing. And I’d much rather give TiVo my money than Comcast. I guess even at $8.00/month I’d save on the order of $17/mo, which would pay for a $129 STB in under 8 months. I mostly keep it hooked up so I can use a SlingBox on that TV since I spend a lot of time in hotels. So $19.20 a month for a TV that rarely gets used. Minus $2.50 for “customer owned equipment”. Plus $8.75/mo (looks like it just went up $.75) for an “additional outlet” from Comcast. I currently pay $12.95 a month for this box. Used to have a DT before I bought the Elite.
The guest bedroom where we’d likely put the IP STB has an “old” TiVo HD in it. I’m not going to buy *another* premier, XL4 or otherwise.
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