Chris Tew, formerly of PVR Wire,
writes in WebTV Wire about what the DVR of the future would look like. Some of the things he lists are gimmes--features that current DVRs already perform, like pausing live TV and scheduling shows.
Others are more interesting such as:
- A podcast, vodcast aggregator. Tivo does Live365 Internet radio, but the ability to catch podcasts would be cool. I hate to admit it, but I've only started watching Rocketboom on my Tivo in the last six months. And I don't really even try to watch Rocketboom on my computer. Go figure.
- A Web browser. Yes, I've always wanted that. As some commenters are saying, however, a home theater PC (HTPC) can do a lot of the things that Tew lists. This would be one of them. I already have a laptop in my living room, which works great since I don't have to stop what I'm watching on TV.
- A recordable Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive. I'll take that too. They're just too expensive right now. Heck, I'll just take a Tivo with a built-in regular DVD drive.
- A unified search tool. Finding stuff on a DVR with lots of storage would be tough. Especially if it was hooked up to your home PCs. Attention Google: this could be an interested tool for DVRs.
- A video-on-demand rental service. Tivo already has Amazon's Unbox service. And you likely have on-demand via your cable or sattelite provider. But a good seamless service would be great.
- Portable media player integration. There are legal hurdles, not technological ones. I want to hook up my iPod directly to my Tivo, with no middle device.
One thing I would like to add is
the ability to create YouTube clips, directly from my Tivo remote. Then upload them to my YouTube account without ever having to go to my desktop computer.
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