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Seven is set to launch TiVo in mid-July via an exclusive deal with one of its Olympic partners, Harvey Norman stores.

The price of the unit will be around $700, a hefty tag, but Seven executives are believed to be unfazed by the cost, claiming the product is superior to the rivals such as Foxtel’s iQ2. Seven has also dropped initial plans for a monthly subscription fee and the unit will allow internet access of up to 100 free channels as well as downloadable movies.

After 3 months the unit will be available through other outlets including JB HiFi and Woolworths.

Previous reports on TiVo have stated the ad skip function may not be enabled in Australia, instead confined to an ad fast forward. It is still unclear if there will be unskippable ads placed throughout the menu interface.

Nine and TEN are on board with TiVo despite earlier talk of pursuing a version of Britain’s FreeView recorder.

Foxtel’s iQ2, which sells for $200 plus a monthly subscription fee, is believed be allowing internet access at some time in the future. It has sold 15,000 units.

Source: Australian Financial Review

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  1. My current HD recorder lets me do most of these things already. Mind you, Aussie TV stations have lost the ability to stick to a schedule (not too professional) so setting the timer is hopeless in this country. Anyway, I already can see several channels – they just program identical material in the main. And I defy anyone to find decent programming for anyone late at night. I guess now there’ll be three channels to watch the same acne, makeup and exercise machine hawkers on for each freeview channel. I’ll wait to see if there’s any relevant choices before I blow 700 bucks on tivo.

  2. I have a decent download limit, an xbox 360 with tversity running on the pc and a remote for my xbox. these things are way too late.

    and if PlayTV eventually gets released in Australia for the ps3, the tivo has no chance..

  6. Why would I spend $700 on something that looks like a VCR from the 80’s?

    I have a LG with DVD-R and HDD it does everything the Tivo does plus I can copy shows from the HDD to DVD, I can even record Austar.

    Yes I have to manually set times to record things but I’d rather do that then buy a Tivo.

  8. Ryan. If your Topfield supports taps then do a search for fastskip on the net. Then you can skip whole ad breaks with couple of button presses 🙂

  9. i prefer my current machine where i can transfer the shows i want to keep onto dvd. also i can entirely edit out the ads, i just push the create chapter button at the start and end of every ad break and then later go back and remove all the chapters that are ads and keep the ones that are the show.

  10. M’eh! I’m still MORE than content with basic digital and single digit number of channels to choose from. When we get a decent digital-record product at a VERY reasonable sum, then I’ll consider.

  11. where are they getting the 100 free channels from??? is it going to be abc,abc1,abc2,seven,seven2,seven3,nine,nine1,nine2 etc?How stupid do they think we are?
    I won’t be bothering about it either.I will stick to my Foxtel IQ.

  12. $700 is pricey.

    I have a Topfield PVR and does EVERYTHING i could ever want it to do. EPG’s which at a touch of a button I can record, I can timeshift programs – I can’t skip ad’s but meh! Looks like it ain’t happening with TiVo austrlaia either!

  14. Just wondering if Channel Seven is still going to be making itself available to the Foxtel Satellite customers this year if they’re going to be doing the TiVo thing as well?

    Dak.

  15. $700??? Especially when it’s a few years too late onto the marker?? Wait for the sudden price drop and then axing next year!

    I can’t imagine its features any better than a PVR or “Media Center PC”. Especially to justify that price to the average consumer.

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