20-June-2007
get TiVO on Virgin Media V+ boxes NOW!
One of the regulars on the Tivo
Community Forum who is also a Virgin Media V+ customer has launched
a petition to get Virgin Media to license the TiVo software for their V+
service.
The TiVo software has recently been re-written by TiVo to be portable
to various generic DVR hardware. The new software is already in the
process of being rolled out to Comcast customers in the US who have
Motorola DVR hardware and a deal has been announced to do the same
for Cox Communications customers who have a mixture of Motorola and
Scientific Atlanta hardware.
Most importantly for UK customers, the Scientific Atlanta DVR used by
Cox in the US is the same model as the DVR used by Virgin Media
in the UK for it's V+ service! So in theory the TiVo software should be
able to be added to the Virgin Media box as an OTA (over the air)
upgrade for customers who already have the V+!
What more can we say? You can sign the petition here.
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