TiVo 101: Funda mayelana ne-TiVo DVR kanye nezinsizakalo zokusakaza

I-DVR, ukusakaza, nokuhlanganiswa okuningi ne-cable yakho yesevisi

I-TiVo ingenye yamarekhodi wevidiyo yedijithali yangempela futhi kokubili ibhokisi elisethiwe-phezulu nesevisi. Njengengxenye ebaluleke kakhulu ekamelweni lokuphila le-digital, iTiVo ibeka lula futhi ilawule ezandleni zabathengi.

Iyakhulunywa ngekhono layo lokunika ababukeli ithuba lokumisa isikhashana i- TV ebukhoma kanye nezinhlelo zokurekhoda ukuze zibukele isimiso sabo siqu. Isebenza ngokubambisana ne-cable yakho yokubhalisa. Abathengi abaningi bathola ukuthi lihlala libiza kakhulu futhi lihlukile kwezinye izinsizakalo ze- DVR ezinikezwa izinkampani zekhebula.

Kuyini i-TiVo?

U-TiVo wayengenye yezinkampani zokuqala ukusitshela ku-DVR ubuchwepheshe, ikhono lokurekhoda i-TV nokuyibuka noma nini lapho sifuna khona. Le nkampani yasungula ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990 futhi ngokushesha yaba igama lomndeni.

Izinketho zethelevishini zithuthukile kakhulu ngoba iTiVo yavela kuqala emakethe. Nakuba i-TiVo inezincintiswano eziningi kunalokho okwenzeke ngaphambili, ihlala iyindlela ethandwayo kubathengi abaningi.

Inkampani iyaqhubeka nokuqhubeka nobuchwepheshe bamuva. Kuye kwathuthukisa amabhokisi ayo e-DVR nezinketho ezingeziwe njengokusakaza nokuhlanganiswa nezinhlelo zokusebenza ezidumile. Intengo yensizakalo iphinde inokuncintisana futhi amakhasimende amaningi anomuzwa wokuthi kuyinto engcono kakhulu kunezingxenye ze-DVR ezinikezwe umhlinzeki wekhebula.

Izici ze-TiVo nezinketho

I-TiVo inikeza amabhokisi ambalwa-asezingeni eliphezulu kumakhasimende. Okukhethwa kukho okuyinhloko yi-Bolt futhi itholakala kumamodeli amabili ahluke ngokususelwa kwinani lamathuluzi bese ugcina idivayisi ine.

Uma ufuna i-TiVo isevisi engaphezu kweyodwa i-TV ekhaya lakho, i-TiVo Mini iyatholakala. Ukusebenzisa lezi 'satellites' akufaki ohlelweni lwakho lwezinyanga zenyanga.

Kuhlanganiswe nenkonzo ye-TiVo yizinketho zakamuva zokubuka i-TV:

Kukhona nezici ezimbalwa abasebenzisi abajabulela ngempela mayelana ne-platform ye-TiVo yakamuva:

Ingabe I-TiVo Ikulungele?

Kunezici eziningi okufanele zenze esinqumweni sakho ukuthi noma ukungeza iTiVo esikhungweni sakho sokuzijabulisa ekhaya kuyisinqumo esihle. Ngokuyinhloko, ufuna ukuliqhathanisa nezinketho ezihlinzekwa yinkampani yakho yekhebula nokuthi ukuthi izindleko ziqhathanisa kanjani ne-TiVo yesevisi.

Ngokungafani nokuthenga okuningi kwekhebula, uzodinga ukuthenga ngokuqondile ibhokisi le-TiVo DVR. Kuye ngesibonelo, uzochitha u-$ 200-500 (kunezinkinobho ezivuselelwe umkhiqizo ezitholakala enkampanini). Qhathanisa lokhu ngokumelene nemali yokuqasha ehlotshaniswa nebhokisi lakho le-DVR elihlinzekiwe ngekhebula.

Ngendlela efanayo, i-TiVo idinga ukubhaliswa nyangazonke kwesevisi ukuze ihlale isebenza. Lezindleko zizungeze i-$ 15 futhi kukhona ukuphumula kwentengo yokubhaliselwe kwonyaka. Ungase futhi uthole ukuthi unyaka owodwa wenkonzo ufakwe ebhokisini elisha. Futhi, ukuqhathanisa lokhu nemali yesevisi evela kwenkampani yakho yekhebula kanye nokufaka izinto ezisezingeni lezinsizakalo ngayinye kuzokunika umqondo ongcono uma i-TiVo inenani elihle kuwe.

Kubalulekile futhi ukwazi ukuthi i-TiVo ayisebenzi nama-satellite noma izibonakaliso ze-analog. Ukuze uthole okuningi ku-TiVo, ukubhaliswa kwekhebula le-digital noma i- antenna ye-HD kuyadingeka.

Ngokuphelele, kubaningi be-TV ababukeli abafuna izinketho zakamuva, i-TiVo ingaba kakhulu. Le nkampani ihlale ihamba phambili esikhathini esisha sethelevishini futhi kungenzeka ukuthi izoqhubeka nokuletha amakhasimende izici ezinhle kakhulu nezintsha njengoba ukuthuthukiswa kwezobuchwepheshe.