Seriously, Tivo has been around for 10 years now. Of course, I’ve only had Tivo since May 2004. I liked our original Series 2 Tivo back in 2004, because it was so different and advanced (compared to my VCR.) Two tuners would have been nice though! A couple of years later, the Tivo died, and we picked up a dual-tuner version. Dual tuners? Great. However, it was incrementally better, nothing more. I know they tried to roll out the Series 3 (for an obscene what-were-they-thinking? price), and other HD Tivos. However, nothing would really impress you. I was impressed by the Series 3, but there was no way I was going to spend $800 on that, plus subscription fees.
Turns out I’m not the only one out there wondering what the hell the Tivo folks are doing. Engadget sorta celebrated Tivo’s 10 year anniversary by thinking out loud about all the cool things Tivo should have, and needs to have to survive. I agree on all the points, especially the need to innovate. Maybe it’s because the old competition (ReplayTV of yesteryear) is gone, but there’s plenty of competition from other vendors, including the cable and telecom companies.