Cox Considers Offering TiVo DVRs

Cable provider Cox may be considering replacing its own digital video recorders with a TiVo-branded service, as at least one subscriber has reported receiving surveys that focused on the topic of DVRs. A poster to the TiVo Community forum who goes by the name "BrettStah" first mentioned the survey in a posting Thursday,

The survey, which has been confirmed by BetaNews, asks several questions of the user regarding their current survey, as well as a potential offering including the TiVo service.

In the survey, Cox writes "while Cox currently offers its own DVR service, the Cox DVR may soon be powered by TiVo, and include the features that TiVo owners have come to expect."

The poster got this message after responding that he subscribed to satellite TV, and the survey asked the probability of switching to Cox if such a service was made available.

"There were a lot of other TiVo-related questions... how important certain features are, would I be willing to have one of their current DVRs if the price was $3 cheaper than what I'm paying now, etc.," the poster wrote Thursday.

If the survey is indeed an indication of Cox's future plans, it would be a huge win for TiVo. The service signed on number one cable provider Comcast last year, gaining access to 21.4 million cable subscribers. Cox is the third largest cable provider nationwide, with 6.7 million customers.

Cox could not be reached for comment as of press time.