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Jack Zwick
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 2:01 pm Post subject:
TiVo pop-up ads. |
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TiVo better get this right. Otherwise the first time in a SuperBowl a
Coors Beer ad pops up while I'm fast forwarding through a Budweiser
commercial, all hell will break loose on Madison Avenue.
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Jud Hardcastle
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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In article <jzwick3-D3BDF1.07045218112004@news1.east.earthlink.net>,
jzwick3@mindspring.com says...
| Quote: | TiVo better get this right. Otherwise the first time in a SuperBowl a
Coors Beer ad pops up while I'm fast forwarding through a Budweiser
commercial, all hell will break loose on Madison Avenue.
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:-) How about a Ford popup during a Chevy ad?
Anybody know if they're talking about fast forward or about the skip 30
seconds "undocumented" function or both? Can we hope that since the
skip isn't official and non-usenet users don't know about it that it
will be left alone? Also, wonder if the popups are going to happen
ANYTIME the FF is used or only if it's used during a commercial?
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Jud
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C what I mean
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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What if we don't allow a software update? Will that not allow this thing to
work?
"Jack Zwick" <jzwick3@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | TiVo better get this right. Otherwise the first time in a SuperBowl a
Coors Beer ad pops up while I'm fast forwarding through a Budweiser
commercial, all hell will break loose on Madison Avenue. |
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Jack Zwick
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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In article <804nd.4105$To7.3467@news02.roc.ny>,
"C what I mean" <no spam@frontiernet.net> wrote:
| Quote: | What if we don't allow a software update? Will that not allow this thing to
work?
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Likely that is the case.
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"Jack Zwick" <jzwick3@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:jzwick3-D3BDF1.07045218112004@news1.east.earthlink.net...
TiVo better get this right. Otherwise the first time in a SuperBowl a
Coors Beer ad pops up while I'm fast forwarding through a Budweiser
commercial, all hell will break loose on Madison Avenue. |
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Jeff Rife
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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Jud Hardcastle (l5i5changethistodash5rbo@xemaps.removethis.com) wrote in alt.video.ptv.tivo:
| Quote: | Anybody know if they're talking about fast forward or about the skip 30
seconds "undocumented" function or both?
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It depends on how fast you are on the button.
I've seen current TiVoMatic thumbs even when using 30-second skip, if I
hesitate at all between skips, and that commercial is tagged. It
*immediately* goes away when the 30-second skip is pressed again and you
are off that commercial, so as long as the new ones work the same way,
it's no big deal to me.
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MegaZone
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:31 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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Jud Hardcastle <l5i5changethistodash5rbo@xemaps.removethis.com> shaped the electrons to say:
| Quote: | Anybody know if they're talking about fast forward or about the skip 30
seconds "undocumented" function or both? Can we hope that since the
skip isn't official and non-usenet users don't know about it that it
will be left alone? Also, wonder if the popups are going to happen
ANYTIME the FF is used or only if it's used during a commercial?
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Only during FF, only over ads, and only for the same product the ad
was for.
-MZ, RHCE #806199299900541, ex-CISSP #3762
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"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-755-4098
<URL:http://www.megazone.org/> <URL:http://www.eyrie-productions.com/> Eris |
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MegaZone
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:32 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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"C what I mean" <no spam@frontiernet.net> shaped the electrons to say:
| Quote: | What if we don't allow a software update? Will that not allow this thing to
work?
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Sure - and you also won't get TiVoToGo, any bug fixes, etc. And TiVo
can, if they want, turn off service to units that don't upgrade by
some date.
-MZ, RHCE #806199299900541, ex-CISSP #3762
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"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-755-4098
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Jack Ak
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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"Jack Zwick" <jzwick3@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:jzwick3-F3CC21.11082118112004@news1.east.earthlink.net...
| Quote: | In article <804nd.4105$To7.3467@news02.roc.ny>,
"C what I mean" <no spam@frontiernet.net> wrote:
What if we don't allow a software update? Will that not allow this thing to
work?
Likely that is the case.
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What happens with a required update for program guide improvements?
How pleased would you be to see your program guide disappear?
I don't know that such an update has ever been released, but
that doesn't rule out such a change.
Some people complain about not receiving software updates and others
don't want them. Can everyone be satisfied? |
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Lenroc
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:54:59 +0000, Jack Ak wrote:
| Quote: | Can everyone be satisfied?
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No.
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Lenroc
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:23:32 +0000, C what I mean wrote:
| Quote: | What if we don't allow a software update? Will that not allow this thing to
work?
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It's possible that would prevent it, but not guaranteed. (You don't know,
the TivoMatic functions may already allow this.)
The real question, though, is how would you prevent updates?
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Lenroc
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:02 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:21:57 -0700, Lenroc wrote:
| Quote: | The real question, though, is how would you prevent updates?
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Sry, to prevent the majority of responses, I should have said that I am
familiar with most of the techniques espoused on DDB, among other places.
I also know their (huge, gaping) limitations. I was somewhat humorously
questioning if the OP was also familiar with those limitations...
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Howard
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:01 am Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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Jack Zwick <jzwick3@mindspring.com> wrote in
news:jzwick3-F3CC21.11082118112004@news1.east.earthlink.net:
| Quote: | In article <804nd.4105$To7.3467@news02.roc.ny>,
"C what I mean" <no spam@frontiernet.net> wrote:
What if we don't allow a software update? Will that not allow this
thing to work?
Likely that is the case.
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Oh, then I'll never see a thing.
/Abandoned S1 Standalone owner
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stile99@email.com. Cabal# 24601-fnord | Sleep is irrelevant.
I speak for no one but myself, and |Caffeine will be assimilated.
no one else speaks for me. O- | Decaf is futile. |
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Kenny
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Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:01 am Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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"Howard" <stile99@email.com.> wrote in message
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Oh, then I'll never see a thing.
/Abandoned S1 Standalone owner
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Better abandoned than updated into nonusability on unsub'd units. |
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Steve K.
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Sat Nov 20, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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Since we are paying for the TiVo service, we should not be subjected to
these ads. If the TiVo service was free, I could understand, but this
is just ridiculous! |
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Seth
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Sat Nov 20, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject:
Re: TiVo pop-up ads. |
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"Steve K." <steve@nodamnspam.com> wrote in message
news:wwLnd.30891$KJ6.23878@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
| Quote: | Since we are paying for the TiVo service, we should not be subjected to
these ads. If the TiVo service was free, I could understand, but this is
just ridiculous!
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OK. But when they need $25 a month to continue providing the service cause
they are no longer SUBSIDIZING the cost with other revenue generators, will
you still be willing to pay? |
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