DVR Chatter

From the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas comes word that TiVo will soon add the ability to subscribe to web video as a service feature.

The new feature...will let users apply ''Season Pass'' recording to video content available on Real Simple Syndication, or RSS, feeds. Such Web-based videos could range from network nightly newscasts to more niche videos culled from blogs or independent Internet sites, such as DiggNation or Ask A Ninja.

Users would need to use TiVo's software on PCs for the feature, though TiVo said it will provide a guide within its TV-based menu system to record select Web video sources as well.

The Web video recording capability will be available in March with a new version of the TiVo desktop software, which will cost $24.95 for new users. It will be a free upgrade for users who have already bought the program.

I'm using the free version of TiVo Desktop right now, but this capability could be the one that pushes me to buy the full version.  This opens up a world of possibilities to TiVo users, not the least of which is subscribing via RSS to the high quality feeds of shows from the sites of the networks, or AOL's In2TV, which hosts the incredible back catalog of TV shows produced by Warner Brothers over the years.