TiVo: Binge-Watching Before Streaming

[Amir Shoam]

Legends of Tech Before Netflix and streaming, TiVo quietly rewired how we watched TV by introducing pause, rewind, and binge habits we now take for granted. This is the story of the box that changed everything.

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TiVo: Binge-Watching Before Streaming

 

[axiomatic13]

ReplayTV>Tivo. I'll die on this hill.

 

[hempy]

When I had TiVo (I actually had two as I had upgraded the older one), the sole thing I loved was the technology of skipping ads. Was it perfect, not all the time, but it was really convenient and nice to use. Though the biggest drawback at the time (and I'm assuming it's still the case) is the need to use a CableCard. My cable company (Cox) was phasing out supporting CableCards, and that was when I decided to stop using my TiVo, drop cable TV, and just went all streaming.