TiVo Lovers posted that TiVo’s original Series3 hardware is being discontinued. Both Megazone and I had assumed this day would eventually come, given the new TiVo HD platform. However, at CES I was left with the impression that TiVo had no imminent plans to pull the plug… Yet, based on the message TiVo reseller DVR Upgrade received, it appears that a “component shortage” has forced them to reconsider timing.

I just got off a plane in Minneapolis and will be tied up most of the day, but just learned that the US Court of Appeals has rendered their decision (based on testimony I sat in on). I haven’t had a chance to peruse the document, but here’s a cut & paste of the conclusion: