Category Archives: OCAP

TiVo: Cable DVR software “much easier said than done”

Posted on Saturday, November 10, 2007 by MegaZone

Broadcast Newsroom has a new article on TiVo’s software development efforts for Comcast, which shed some light on the lengthy development process. “The idea was” if you could somehow take a generic [set-top] box and download the TiVo software over … Continue reading →

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Comcast’s TiVo customer page is live

Posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVoCommunity member mtchamp let me know that the Comcast TiVo page is now live. You can enter a zip code and see if the service is available in your area yet and, if not, sign up to receive an email … Continue reading →

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TiVo on Comcast $2.95 a month?

Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo Blog discovered this image uploaded to Flickr today which appears to be a screen-capture of a chat between a customer and a Comcast support rep. In the chat the rep stared “…we do have a cost of $2.95 for … Continue reading →

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TiVo Comcast software spotted in the wild

Posted on Monday, October 22, 2007 by MegaZone

Dave Zatz has photos of the new Comcast TiVo software over at ZatzNotFunny. Dave managed to find someone running the new TiVo software on a Comcast Motorola DCT3416 and he has a number of photos of the interface and the … Continue reading →

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Time Warner Cable deploys OpenCable STBs

Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 by MegaZone

The collection of standards formerly known as the OpenCable Application Platform, or OCAP, and now known simply as the OpenCable Platform, has long been at the center of a war between the cable industry and the consumer electronics industry. And … Continue reading →

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