This is a bit late, but re-reading your post gave me some thoughts.
> skip mode: while watching certain shows that were previosly recorded(mostly prime time) you can skip commercials at push of a button
This to me it's nice, but most DVR's now a days will do the same in 1-3 button presses, which is not the ideal experience, it's an inconvenience that does have a financial value attached to it.
> ability to stream or download shows onto mobile device. We download kid shows onto the iPad and they’ll play offline, and you can even delete the original off the TiVo
This is amazing, and if my dog needed access on his iPad (he's my only roommate, ATM), I'd subscribe just for that.
> ability to manage recordings and setup one pass from mobile device. (One pass is a feature that lets you record all episodes of a particular show)
This one is tempting me in spite of the status of this article.
> I’m probably an outlier in that I never had cable my entire life.
I would say an insanely valuable outlier. You lacked biases of DVR experience, whick is crazy hard to find. Thank you for sharing your viewpoint :)
> skip mode: while watching certain shows that were previosly recorded(mostly prime time) you can skip commercials at push of a button
This to me it's nice, but most DVR's now a days will do the same in 1-3 button presses, which is not the ideal experience, it's an inconvenience that does have a financial value attached to it.
> ability to stream or download shows onto mobile device. We download kid shows onto the iPad and they’ll play offline, and you can even delete the original off the TiVo
This is amazing, and if my dog needed access on his iPad (he's my only roommate, ATM), I'd subscribe just for that.
> ability to manage recordings and setup one pass from mobile device. (One pass is a feature that lets you record all episodes of a particular show)
This one is tempting me in spite of the status of this article.
> I’m probably an outlier in that I never had cable my entire life.
I would say an insanely valuable outlier. You lacked biases of DVR experience, whick is crazy hard to find. Thank you for sharing your viewpoint :)