Davis Freeberg’s Digital Connection

TiVo doesn’t know whether or not their injunction against Dish’s DVR will hold up yet, but that hasn’t stopped them from adding to their patent portfolio in the meantime. In a remarkable filing with the USPTO, TiVo appears to have now won an important patent for displaying closed caption information to DVR customers. In addition [...]

Posted on February 11th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, SA, Slingbox, TV, TiVo | 9 Comments »

See larger view of chart here While old school media types like to insist that content is king, when it comes to viewing said content, the format and media player can make a big difference in the quality of the user experience. With new options seeming to crop up everyday, I wanted to take a [...]

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DivX, Netflix, TV, VOD | 3 Comments »

I’m a big fan of internet video, but nothing can replace the big screen high definition experience and while I knew it would happen sooner or later, I still wasn’t fully prepared when my big screen Sony Wega gave a loud pop and ceased to display the magic flickering lights that I’ve fallen in love [...]

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: TV | 6 Comments »

A couple of months back, I received my monthly bill from Comcast and almost had a heart attack. Over the course of one month, my bill went up over 50% and while I’ll admit to loving TV more than your average bear, after years of fee increases, it became hard to justify paying over $50 [...]

Posted on January 19th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Media, Netflix, TV, Technology, TiVo | 1 Comment »

Over the last decade, internet video has come a long way, but it’s been a bit of a clunky experience. Competing standards, DRM turf wars and fear of giving the consumer anything and everything for a song has held the industry back. You may be able to get your digital video to your television, but [...]

Posted on November 6th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: DRM, DivX, TV | Comments Off

During their ten year history, TiVo’s obituary has been written more times than I’ve sat through an entire commercial, yet no matter how tough the climb has been, TiVo has continued to defy critics and skeptics alike by chugging along (as if by sheer will at times.) Even though the financial wiz kids over at [...]

Posted on July 21st, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, DivX, Microsoft, Netflix, Slingbox, TV, Technology, TiVo, VOD, Video Games | 8 Comments »

I hate to admit it, but I’m feeling a little foolish right now. Last week, I raised the question of whether or not Dish was researching a hostile takeover of TiVo? In my article, I concluded that they might try, but that they’d never be able to afford the $7.5 billion poison pill that came [...]

Posted on June 15th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, TV, TiVo | 7 Comments »

It’s been over 5 years since TiVo filed their patent lawsuit against Dish, but we’re finally reaching the endgame of what has been an epic chess match between the two companies. Between the he said/she said arguments that have played out in the press to the endless legal maneuvers by both camps, it has been [...]

Posted on June 9th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, TV, Technology, TiVo | 26 Comments »

I was on DivX’s website earlier today and saw a link to an online survey. Since I don’t tend to be very shy about sharing my opinions, these sorts of things are the perfect click bait for me. Most of the questions were about how and where I watch online video, but after answering a [...]

Posted on May 6th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: DivX, Netflix, TV, VOD | 1 Comment »

Photo via the Tombstone Generator Last night, I decided to do a little bit of spring cleaning with my TiVo and stumbled onto a treasure trove of memories. With the TV season starting to wind down, I needed to make some tough choices on what I wanted to continue to follow and what shows it [...]

Posted on April 14th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, TV, TiVo | 4 Comments »