[opendtv] Re: Comcast Exec Sees Greater Use of DVRs

The difference between PVR & VOD may end up being who you have to deal 
with for IP rights.  The cable companies may have problems with the 
content owners on VOD but may be sued by Tivo for patent infringement on 
DVR's.

- Tom

John Golitsis wrote:
> The point is, to the end user is would make no difference.  You  
> navigate the EPG and select the shows you want to record.  Then you  
> can go to your recorded list and choose what program to watch.
> 
> I can remember discussing this sort of technology with a friend of  
> mine at Rogers Cable years ago.  It made sense to me then, and it  
> still does today.
> 
> On 31-Mar-06, at 3:16 PM, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> 
> 
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>>
>>A PVR, by defintiion, is "personal," meaning on the premises of the
>>subscriber. What they are describing here is VOD, not PVR. The problem
>>with true VOD is, of course, that it requires a huge amount of
>>bandwidth, because presumably each subscriber would be allowed to call
>>up a show of his choosing at any time. And the show would be  
>>unicast in
>>real time.
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