Originally posted by: tak2asprin
does anyone know what is the next model of tivo will be able to do say in 3-6 months. Just wondering cuz we have one now, and want to get another in the future. But it would be nice to have more bells and whistles.
Never know for sure, but I wouldn't expect to see any significant hardware changes for at least another year or so. The stand-alone Series 2s (the ones Amazon was offering in their Gold Box) were only introduced this summer. TiVo is just now beginning to deliver the new DirecTV/TiVo Series 2 units.
That doesn't mean you won't see more bells and whistles before then, however. TiVo has delivered several software updates to older hardware. While some future updates may not be supported on Series 1 hardware, I would expect that all upgrades for the next couple of years will work with Series 2 hardware.
I am guessing a little, but I do expect to see some new third-party hardware with integral TiVo capabilities, e.g., combo cable-box/TiVo units, other DirecTV/TiVo units, etc. It looks like TiVo (the company) is agressively pursuing these kinds of licensing deals with third-party hardware.