Aereo TV - Cheap DVRs for Americans'

[JasonD]

Email just received.... It looks like a great deal.

https://www.tivo.com/aereo_ota_deal


Hello:
As an Aereo fan, you know the power and potential of over-the-air television. However, as a result of the Supreme Court's Aereo ruling last year, these uncompressed, eye-popping HD signals and the free programming they deliver remain a largely untapped resource.

We're working to change all that.

With the court's blessing, we've been granted permission to contact you because, like you, we feel there's never been a better time to make the most of this free, over-the-air bounty.

The TiVo Roamio™ OTA was conceived, developed and introduced for people just like you. This HD antenna DVR and streaming player in one brings two exciting worlds of content together in a single experience2. You can also watch local TV wherever you are. We've set aside a small cache of these DVRs for former Aereo customers and want to offer it to you at an exclusive price of $49.99 and $14.99/mo. with a 1-year commitment1. I encourage you to visit tivo.com/aereo_ota_deal to learn more while supplies last. Use promo code:ZI0Z07H3E1

And thank you for helping us keep the Aereo dream alive.

Best regards,
Aereo Transition Officer

[rcjordan]

The cordcutters here will balk at the monthly fee. Channel Master is starting to make inroads on Tivo's turf and Tivo has made a couple of disjointed offers lately. In the end, they're going to have to drop the fee and enter the competition as a commodity.

[JasonD]

>monthly fee

I missed that. It makes a good deal suddenly become an awful deal.

[rcjordan]

TiVo made off with Aereo's trademarks, customer email list, and other intellectual property, all for a cool $1 million paid in bankruptcy court....

...Has the company utilized Aereo's technology to improve its own lineup of DVRs and conquer the TV box market? Not exactly. Right now, TiVo is basically using its Aereo winnings to spam customers of the old service with DVR offers.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/8/8914817/tivo-spamming-aereo-customers