You can start with item #1, other countries don't have to deal with our CableCO monopolies and the CableLabs certification for CableCARDs driven by those same CableCO's. The cable companies and their monopolies are one of the worst things to come about for media consumers in the US.

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There are some Android devices that can be used to manage your TiVo box but not watch live TV. If your device cannot even be used to manage TiVo, you can still use the Android TV Guide app to record episodes and set series links remotely for TiVo. Search for TV Guide in Google Play on your device. You can also go to virginmedia.com/tvanywhere on any computer to manage your TiVo recordings.

Also, on the device page you can see the following listed as requirements for the app:

Quote:

What you need:
• a compatible Android mobile or tablet with WiFi internet in the UK
• a TiVoŽ box
• your My Virgin Media username and password
• Android version OS 2.3.3 & above for mobiles and 4.0 & above for
tablets.

Ok. granted the Virgin Media method may not be using the actual Stream hardware but in the same account it references the same functionality of Stream in that you can watch live TV. The exception is that you can't watch content recorded on your Tivo.

With the Swedish Tivo app appears to take such further, there might be some type of function to watch recorded content however the Google translation is a little off so I can't tell how accurate such is.

In all mannerism esp since there is the hardware Stream product available, the Android viewing capability is there with regards to viewing Tivo video content on a Android device.

Yes, both products do use IP streaming based off the providers internet service instead of from the hardware Stream product.

In Europe most HD channels are broadcast in H.264 so they probably don't need the Stream hardware over there to make it work. They also don't have to deal with CableLabs, CableCARD regulations and DRM.

In Europe most HD channels are broadcast in H.264 so they probably don't need the Stream hardware over there to make it work. They also don't have to deal with CableLabs, CableCARD regulations and DRM.

Why the attitude? This is only a simple conversation, what do you have to contribute to the encouragement for Tivo to produce a solution comparative to that which Apple IOS device have?

So here's how this works... you make a "SENSATIONAL CLICK BAIT THREAD TITLE OMG!" and then it turns out to be exactly what we thought it was, and then I tease you for it. That's the progression. It's pretty standard. Don't take it so hard. Everyone messes up sometimes, and gets teased for it.

I'll take the under on that bet. I can't see them using a forum like that to announce a technology that they promised such a long time ago. There will not be a public announcement, it will just slipstream into the functionality and they will send an email out to customers.