TiVo - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 20:33:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 How to watch streaming TV https://thewebgangsta.com/2020/06/how-to-watch-streaming-tv/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-watch-streaming-tv Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://thewebgangsta.com/?p=8384 There are dozens of paid streaming services, and what seems like hundreds of other free or ad-supported streaming channels out there these days. The average household is subscribed to at least two different paid streaming services (as of this writing, it’s usually some combination of Disney+, Netflix, and Amazon Prime… but Hulu is making a […]

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]]> Will Apple Buy TiVo? https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/02/will-apple-buy-tivo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-apple-buy-tivo Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:34 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=4693 As long-time Web Watch readers know, we’ve been a huge fan and support of TiVo over the years.  We’re all set to pony up and buy the Tivo Premiere Elitewith 4 tuners and 2TB worth of recording space, once TiVo and the cable companies work out their On Demand issues. But that was all before […]

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]]> Possible takeover target TiVo has awesome customer service (not to mention easy TiVo upgrades) https://thewebgangsta.com/2011/07/possible-takeover-target-tivo-has-awesome-customer-service-not-to-mention-easy-tivo-upgrades/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=possible-takeover-target-tivo-has-awesome-customer-service-not-to-mention-easy-tivo-upgrades Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:00:44 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=4032 Buy the TiVo PREMIERE XL TiVo has been taking it on the chin lately. The recent blog post in the New York Times entitled TiVO, Nice Service if You Can Get It, is the typical drivel written by somebody who hasn’t taken the time to properly research and use the product they’re talking about.  As […]

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]]> Disney theme park-related TV listings – Still waiting on Finding Kraftland https://thewebgangsta.com/2010/10/disney-theme-park-related-tv-listings-still-waiting-on-finding-kraftland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disney-theme-park-related-tv-listings-still-waiting-on-finding-kraftland https://thewebgangsta.com/2010/10/disney-theme-park-related-tv-listings-still-waiting-on-finding-kraftland/?noamp=mobile#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:00:45 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=2911 Modern Marvels – Walt Disney World You shouldn’t have to guess that Web Watch has “Disney” coded as a search term on one of our TiVos, in order to record the latest television program about any of the Disney-theme parks. With it, TiVo automatically records anything and everything that it thinks we might be interested in.  […]

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]]> https://thewebgangsta.com/2010/10/disney-theme-park-related-tv-listings-still-waiting-on-finding-kraftland/feed/ 3 Confirmation that TiVo Doesn’t Hurt TV Advertising https://thewebgangsta.com/2010/05/confirmation-that-tivo-doesnt-hurt-tv-advertising/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=confirmation-that-tivo-doesnt-hurt-tv-advertising Sat, 08 May 2010 23:00:33 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=2407 TiVo Premiere XL DVR Longtime readers should recall when Web Watch shared TiVo Viewing Statistics that listed what types of programs TiVo users were watching when skipping through commercials.  Those metrics indicated which were the most common shows to be watched live (such as American Idol) vs those shows that viewers would store up on […]

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]]> You’re kidding – How can the top gadget of this decade NOT be TiVo? https://thewebgangsta.com/2009/11/youre-kidding-how-can-the-top-gadget-of-this-decade-not-be-tivo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=youre-kidding-how-can-the-top-gadget-of-this-decade-not-be-tivo https://thewebgangsta.com/2009/11/youre-kidding-how-can-the-top-gadget-of-this-decade-not-be-tivo/?noamp=mobile#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:40 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=1799 So PASTE Magazine has come out with their list of the TOP 20 GADGETS OF THE PAST DECADE (2000-2009), and while Web Watch certainly agrees with the sentiment that such a list entails, we seriously question the validity of any such survey that places TiVo anywhere lower than #1. Granted, TiVo did make it to […]

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]]> https://thewebgangsta.com/2009/11/youre-kidding-how-can-the-top-gadget-of-this-decade-not-be-tivo/feed/ 1 TiVo Statistics on Commercial Skipping for May 2009 https://thewebgangsta.com/2009/08/tivo-statistics-commercial-skipping-may-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tivo-statistics-commercial-skipping-may-2009 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:00:13 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=1340 TiVo: those who have never owned one will never understand. Those who have used a generic DVR think they understand, but they really don’t. One benefit that many TiVo enthusiasts love to speak about is their ability to fast-forward through commercials. This has led to some advertisers trying to make their ads “TiVo-Friendly”, so that […]

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