Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Cablevision promises TV, VOD streaming to iPads, other networked devices -- but only at home]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/06/cablevision-promises-tv-vod-streaming-to-ipads-other-networked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/06/cablevision-promises-tv-vod-streaming-to-ipads-other-networked/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/06/cablevision-promises-tv-vod-streaming-to-ipads-other-networked/#commentsWe suppose the good news is that Cablevision COO Tom Rutledge mentioned the intent is to bring all of its services -- broadcast TV, video on-demand -- to networked devices capable of displaying video, specifically mentioning the iPad, and that it is also working on program guide software for Android and PCs. Unfortunately, unlike the TV Everywhere websites from others like Comcast, or Dish's Sling-powered placeshifting Cablevision only plans to allow access within the residence. According to Light Reading, the comments came during the company's second quarter earnings call, when he also noted that the PC to TV Media Relay for bringing web video to the cable box was still undergoing testing ahead of a fourth quarter launch, while the long awaited network DVR is in its second phase of testing will also begin rolling out later this year. We're not sure if Cablevision's reluctance to extend video beyond our four walls is a technical issue, greed, or if it's simply tired of fighting Hollywood over content rights after the network DVR legal battle, but we're still hoping for a change of plans down the line.

Cablevision promises TV, VOD streaming to iPads, other networked devices -- but only at home originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>allvidandroidcablecable tvCableTvcablevisionipadiphonenetwork dvrNetworkDvrpc to tv media relayPcToTvMediaRelayremoteRS-DVRtv everywhereTvEverywhereFri, 06 Aug 2010 08:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Cablevision starts "limited deployment" of network DVR]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/cablevision-starts-limited-deployment-of-network-dvr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/cablevision-starts-limited-deployment-of-network-dvr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/cablevision-starts-limited-deployment-of-network-dvr/#commentsThe future has finally arrived, as New York-area Cablevision subscribers are getting their first taste of cloud based DVRs. Light Reading reports an email from spokesman Jim Maiella confirmed limited deployments which may be too late to securely record Lou Diamond Philips for our later viewing pleasure, but should quickly become more common as the cable company has already expressed plans to stop buying physical DVRs later this year. Even after legal entanglements have held things up for years we're not quite ready to switch away from local storage options yet, but any of you guinea pigs out there are more than welcome to share your opinions of it.

Cablevision starts "limited deployment" of network DVR originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 May 2010 14:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cablevisiondvrhdnetwork dvrNetworkDvrremote dvrRemoteDvrrs-dvrTue, 04 May 2010 14:47:00 EST<![CDATA[Supreme Court declines to hear remote storage DVR appeal, cloud recording is on the way]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-remote-storage-dvr-appeal-cloud/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-remote-storage-dvr-appeal-cloud/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-remote-storage-dvr-appeal-cloud/#commentsIt seems like Cablevision and others have been trying to roll out "remote storage" network DVRs forever, and now that the Supreme Court has decided against hearing the appeal of the Hollywood studios looking to block it, they should finally be able to deliver as soon as this summer. Of course, there's benefits to having a locally stored copy of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, but just in case we forgot to queue up a recording, the power went out or suffered some other manner of catastrophe, we'd still have access to all the Lou Diamond Phillips anyone could ask for, and there's really no way the highest court in the land could get in the way of that.

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Supreme Court declines to hear remote storage DVR appeal, cloud recording is on the way originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Supreme Court declines to hear remote storage DVR appeal, cloud recording is on the way originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Cablevision on track to deliver Network DVR this Summer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 May 2009 14:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CablevisionDVRhdtvlawsuitlegalNetworkNetwork DVRNetworkDvrNetworked DVRNetworkedDvrRemote DVRRemoteDvrWed, 20 May 2009 14:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Cablevision on track to deliver Network DVR this Summer]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/cablevision-on-track-to-deliver-network-dvr-this-summer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/cablevision-on-track-to-deliver-network-dvr-this-summer/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/20/cablevision-on-track-to-deliver-network-dvr-this-summer/#commentsCablevisionWe all want the same thing right? The ability to watch any show we want, whenever we want, and wherever we want. Sounds easy, but even in this day and age to achieve this easily isn't possible. Currently there are a few ways this might happen down the road, and one that looks to be coming our way sooner rather than later is Cablevision's Network DVR. While a traditional DVR has a hard drive in it to store your shows, the Network DVR wouldn't. Instead it would stream the content from a centralized data store, like VOD. You'd still have to pre-schedule your recordings and presumably you'd still have a set limit, but ordering DVR service wouldn't require a new box and best of all, you should have access to all the same content in any room of the house. This has been in the making for a long time now -- three years actually -- but Hollywood has been tying it up in court. Luckily the courts have been on Cablevision's side, but it does appear that the consumer may still get the shaft. That's because it seems there's a chance that the Network DVR won't let you fast forward through commercials, which would obviously make it a show stopper for most.

Cablevision on track to deliver Network DVR this Summer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 May 2009 14:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CablevisionDVRhdNetwork DVRNetworkDvrNetworked DVRNetworkedDvrWed, 20 May 2009 14:13:00 EST<![CDATA[Supreme Court queues network DVR decision for later]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/supreme-court-queues-network-dvr-decision-for-later/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/supreme-court-queues-network-dvr-decision-for-later/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/13/supreme-court-queues-network-dvr-decision-for-later/#commentsJust like you haven't worked through all four hours of this season of 24 yet, the U.S. Supreme Court is pushing back a decision on Cablevision's network DVR a.k.a. Remote Storage Digital Video Recorder to ask the Justice Department for their thoughts. The cable companies (and others) looking to roll out this service scored a win in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals a few months ago, but this push back is being considered by at least one analyst as a slight victory for their opponents. Whether you side with the cable companies (and all those who found that their cable was grainy on Tuesday night during CES, resulting in unwatchable saved eps of Scrubs & The Mentalist and many, many tears) or the Hollywood studios claiming this would violate their copyright, grab a Snickers. It could take up to several months for the Justice Department to file a brief, at which time the Supreme Court will decide whether or not to hear the case at all.

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Supreme Court queues network DVR decision for later originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft unveils all new time shifting, interactive features for Mediaroom IPTV originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft unveils all new time shifting, interactive features for Mediaroom IPTV originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Cablevision, common sense win network DVR appeal originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Cablevision, common sense win network DVR appeal originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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