Comment Re:TiVo vs Replay TV (Score 2) 165
Bzzzt, thanks for playing!
I'm not defending either company - this whole "service" thing is there for a reason, and it's not just to make it more convenient to record shows - it's a coverup for the marketing part.
But the big difference here, and the reason that, so far, TiVo is actually the good guy of the two, is that they're disclosing their plans and offering opt out, while Replay has nothing about privacy on their site so far.
Right now, given a choice between the two I'd take TiVo in a second. No way I'm going to plunk down $699 cash for something that very well may report every show I watch, with my name, back to central.
I'm not defending either company - this whole "service" thing is there for a reason, and it's not just to make it more convenient to record shows - it's a coverup for the marketing part.
But the big difference here, and the reason that, so far, TiVo is actually the good guy of the two, is that they're disclosing their plans and offering opt out, while Replay has nothing about privacy on their site so far.
Right now, given a choice between the two I'd take TiVo in a second. No way I'm going to plunk down $699 cash for something that very well may report every show I watch, with my name, back to central.
