TiVo has recently signed a deal with Netflix to deliver movies on demand. This apears to be the direction that TiVo is moving for the future. In a recent interview , Mike Ramsay, the CEO of TiVo, said of the deal:
"It’s about video rental. Most people these days, at least in this community, are buying music electronically. They’re not buying physical media. And I think the same thing will happen with video. Instead of going to the video store or getting your Netflix in the mail, it’s going to show up in your TiVo. It’s a natural. It doesn’t matter if it takes a day to get there, because Netflix takes a day anyway. People will get used to having a pipeline where content drips through. The transition to electronic distribution will be complete and we won’t be dealing with physical media."
So when is the TiVo on? Not only will it now be recording shows when you are not watching it, but it will be downloading movies in the background at a low rate. Will there be any oportunity to drop into standby, or will improvement in the active mode efficiency be the only path for energy efficiency?
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