Culture and Communication

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Culture and Communication

• The Cultural Impact of TiVo

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TiVo Demo
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TiVoswebsite
http//www.tivo.com/
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Exercise 1

• After seeing a demo of TiVo, in what ways would
  owing several networked TiVos change the way you
  live?

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How TiVo changed my lifeby jjs.

• First, we need some background to understand the
  answer.
• I have Direct TV
• I am an avid sports fan
• I have lived in several cities and still have an
  interest in New York,Cincinnati, and Cleveland
  teams.
• Im a movie buff.

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Direct TV

• For access to DIRECTV High-Definition
  programming, a triple LNB Multi-Satellite Dish
  Antenna is required, along with a DIRECTV HD
  Receiver and High-Definition television
  equipment.
• http//www.directv.com/DTVAPP/learn/Packages_Total
  Choice_Premire.dsp
• And then, there are the sports packages
• http//www.directvsports.com/Subscriptions/

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Pre-TiVo
Sundays in the fall -- one TV -- Bears first
game precisely at noon often running past
3pm -- whatever game the network assigns at 3pm
Bears post game show
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Post-TiVo
Sundays in the fall -- 3 TVs -- any 3 NFL games
I choose to watch broadcast at noon or later --
any 3 NFL games I choose to watch Broadcast at
3pm or later During the Christmas holidays we
had our Children and grandchildren over with
dinner planned for 1pm. We paused all three
games at 1pm, had dinner, then resumed watching
them. Bears/KC Cinci/Cleveland Dallas/NO
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Life with TiVo

• I typically watch two TV shows at a time, e.g.,
  an episode of CSI the Bulls
• Except for sports, I rarely watch a TV show when
  it is broadcast
• I mostly watch movies that TiVo has saved for me.
• I go to bed earlier
• My wife and I frequently have our own film
  festivals, e.g., 3-4 Hitchcock films
• I no longer purchase TV guide
• We archive shows our grandchildren enjoy that
  they can watch when they visit
• We were able to record our sons sports show from
  Tampa Bay watch it before we called him.
• I no longer watch shows or films which I dont
  care that much for simply because they are on
  when I want to relax.
• I dont have to remember to record my favorite
  shows when Im out.
• We dont go to movies in theatres or rent videos
  as we once did.
• Generally, our family room has become a
  personalized combination sports bar and video
  store