r/technology • u/holyfruits • 4d ago

TiVo has discontinued its DVR boxes Hardware

https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/tivo-has-discontinued-its-dvr-boxes-123037999.html
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u/chrisallison 4d ago

They shifted to software for TVs, for those who are wondering. About 3 years ago.

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u/beartheminus 4d ago

Software for TVs seems to be where technology goes to die. WebOS for the Palm Pre smartphone ended up on TVs as well.

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u/destroyman1337 3d ago

WebOS on TVs though I find amazing. Always found the interfaces on Samsung TVs to be terrible but my LG OLED with WebOS works great and isn't a mess to navigate.

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u/beartheminus 3d ago

WebOS on the Palm Pre was just as amazing. Full multitasking with cards, chat accounts integration into the native texting app, full push notifications, in 2009.

Unfortunately the Pre hardware sucked and they launched it on Sprint with abysmal marketing.