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  • sickkittens
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    • Jul 2002
    • 25100

    #1

    ANyone have TiVo?

    Anyone here have TiVo? Which box do you have and how much do you pay monthly?

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  • candyflip
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    • Jul 2002
    • 43073

    #2
    I don't have TiVo anymore. Just got the DVR from TimeWarner cable. Only costs me $6 a month for the box and the service.

    TiVo was $9.99 a month plus the hardware.

    Check with your cable company, they might offer something similar.

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    • ShellyCrash
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      • Jun 2004
      • 6708

      #3
      Tivo is awesome- everyone should own one. I want to upgrade to the box that has the DVR in it.
      I heard that they are working on a big promotion with reduced prices on the boxes to get more people on the service?

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      • sickkittens
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        • Jul 2002
        • 25100

        #4
        How many minutes do you have on your box? I heard they have different boxes which allow up to so many minutes to record at a time? Is that true?

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        • enter »
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          • Jul 2004
          • 2362

          #5
          I always say I have TIVO but I have the cable DVR box which is the same thing and much cheaper.
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          • candyflip
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            • Jul 2002
            • 43073

            #6
            Originally posted by ShellyCrash
            Tivo is awesome- everyone should own one. I want to upgrade to the box that has the DVR in it.
            I heard that they are working on a big promotion with reduced prices on the boxes to get more people on the service?
            They need to bring them down to $99. Take a loss on the hardware and make up for it on the service. Like video game systems.

            I got mine for $299 when they first came out. It they were $99 more people would consider it.

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            • Peaches
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              • Oct 2002
              • 13933

              #7
              I don't know which one I have - bought it at Best Buy about a year ago.

              It's the DirectTV TiVo and since I have the full package with Direct, I don't pay a monthly fee for the TiVo AND everything is downloaded through the satellite instead of through the phone. It's LD for me to call any of their numbers.

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              • sickkittens
                I am a meat popsicle.
                • Jul 2002
                • 25100

                #8
                Originally posted by candyflip
                They need to bring them down to $99. Take a loss on the hardware and make up for it on the service. Like video game systems.

                I got mine for $299 when they first came out. It they were $99 more people would consider it.
                I was just checking it out now. It looks like the 40 hour boxes start at $99 now.

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                • candyflip
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                  • Jul 2002
                  • 43073

                  #9
                  Originally posted by sickkittens
                  I was just checking it out now. It looks like the 40 hour boxes start at $99 now.
                  Nice. This price point and a nice marketing campaign would easily double or triple their user base.

                  Should have done it a few years ago though.

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                  • RyanL
                    Confirmed User
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 1145

                    #10
                    I have the 140 hour Tivo, it runs around $12 a month for the service.

                    I also have the dvr from bright house.. It sucks!
                    The Tivo is a lot smarter.



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                    • JDog
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                      • Feb 2003
                      • 7453

                      #11
                      I'd get TiVo, but I don't use a phone line at my house, since I hardly ever use one. So I can't use it until they start selling the ones with Ethernet on them.

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                      • Peaches
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                        • Oct 2002
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by candyflip
                        They need to bring them down to $99. Take a loss on the hardware and make up for it on the service. Like video game systems.

                        I got mine for $299 when they first came out. It they were $99 more people would consider it.
                        I think they are $99........

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                        • sickkittens
                          I am a meat popsicle.
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 25100

                          #13
                          Originally posted by AAA Ryan
                          I have the 140 hour Tivo, it runs around $12 a month for the service.

                          I also have the dvr from bright house.. It sucks!
                          The Tivo is a lot smarter.



                          Do the hours really matter? 40 vs. 140? (Meaning do you use up all 140 quicker than you think?)

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                          • Inde
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                            • Jun 2002
                            • 983

                            #14
                            Originally posted by sickkittens
                            Do the hours really matter? 40 vs. 140? (Meaning do you use up all 140 quicker than you think?)
                            lol.... trust me on this one. You'll always use up however many hours you have on it. Mine is always full. Especially now with all this olympics programming on different channels.

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                            • lazycash
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                              • Aug 2002
                              • 15214

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Peaches
                              I think they are $99........
                              They are, just saw them on sale for $99 this past weekend. I prefer ReplayTv so I've got a few of those. Its basically the same as Tivo, but with a few more options. Both Tivo and ReplayTV are drastically lowering the prices on their units and in turn raising the monthly access fee to around $12-14/month.
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                              • MikeB
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                                • Feb 2002
                                • 2012

                                #16
                                I have two tivo machines in my house, 2 directv dishes. One tivo is in my bedroom, one downstairs in the family room. We got them for $99 a pop, and they record about 35 hours or so on each one.

                                We record the family stuff downstairs (The Simpsons, America's Funniest Home Videos, etc), and the heavy stuff upstairs (Six Feet Under, Sopranos, etc).

                                We pay a flat fee for Tivo each month to Directv, only $4.99 - that covers all the tivo players. It is much more economical than their Ultimate TV package they had a while back that was $12.99 per month.


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                                • MikeB
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Feb 2002
                                  • 2012

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by sickkittens
                                  Do the hours really matter? 40 vs. 140? (Meaning do you use up all 140 quicker than you think?)

                                  You do if you decide to start watching every episode of the Simpsons like we did...or my wife got on a Magnum PI kick for a couple of months before she burned thru all of those episodes...

                                  Mike B

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                                  • EZRhino
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jul 2003
                                    • 6258

                                    #18
                                    I have DVR from Charter Communications, I pay an extra $10 per month for about 50 hours worth of space on my box. Its has been so worth it. No extra fees or charges, just $10 per month.

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                                    • sickkittens
                                      I am a meat popsicle.
                                      • Jul 2002
                                      • 25100

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by MikeB_CE
                                      You do if you decide to start watching every episode of the Simpsons like we did...or my wife got on a Magnum PI kick for a couple of months before she burned thru all of those episodes...

                                      Mike B
                                      Is that 40 hours per month to use or it holds 40 hours worth of shows at a time?

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                                      • MikeB
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                                        • Feb 2002
                                        • 2012

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by sickkittens
                                        Is that 40 hours per month to use or it holds 40 hours worth of shows at a time?
                                        I think each of our receivers holds about 35 hours at a time, you are not limited to the amount of recordings you make per month.

                                        They are going to come out with a new box that will allow you to email your recordings up to 9 or 10 people, so you can start sharing your recordings with family, friends, and so on.

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                                        • RyanL
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                                          • Feb 2003
                                          • 1145

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by sickkittens
                                          Do the hours really matter? 40 vs. 140? (Meaning do you use up all 140 quicker than you think?)

                                          The hours actually do go pretty quick. The 40 hours or 140 hours is actually the hours if you recorded at the lowest quality.

                                          I record everything in the highest quality so I probably only get 40 hours or so of recordings.

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                                          • sickkittens
                                            I am a meat popsicle.
                                            • Jul 2002
                                            • 25100

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by MikeB_CE
                                            I think each of our receivers holds about 35 hours at a time, you are not limited to the amount of recordings you make per month.

                                            They are going to come out with a new box that will allow you to email your recordings up to 9 or 10 people, so you can start sharing your recordings with family, friends, and so on.
                                            Cool, so to clear that up, with a 40 hr recorder, I can record 40 hrs worth of stuff, delete those shows and re-record other shows, again and again, even during a one month period?

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                                            • MikeB
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                                              • Feb 2002
                                              • 2012

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by AAA Ryan
                                              The hours actually do go pretty quick. The 40 hours or 140 hours is actually the hours if you recorded at the lowest quality.

                                              I record everything in the highest quality so I probably only get 40 hours or so of recordings.


                                              I record everything at max quality also.

                                              Any word on when the DVRs will come out for HDTV?

                                              Mike B

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                                              • MikeB
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Feb 2002
                                                • 2012

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by sickkittens
                                                Cool, so to clear that up, with a 40 hr recorder, I can record 40 hrs worth of stuff, delete those shows and re-record other shows, again and again, even during a one month period?
                                                yep - you can delete, record, delete, record, as much as you like.

                                                Mike B

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                                                • dennisthemenace
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                                                  • Feb 2003
                                                  • 2668

                                                  #25
                                                  I picked up a couple ReplayTv (same thing pretty much) units from ebay with lifetime registration, older commercial advance unit, brand new in box - we've gotten a LOT of use out of these things and like them quite a bit.
                                                  All the best to you

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                                                  • sickkittens
                                                    I am a meat popsicle.
                                                    • Jul 2002
                                                    • 25100

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by MikeB_CE
                                                    yep - you can delete, record, delete, record, as much as you like.

                                                    Mike B
                                                    thanks. I gues sthe extra $200 is worth getting the 140 hrs then

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                                                    • toddler
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                                                      • Jun 2002
                                                      • 1911

                                                      #27
                                                      I've had 1 for a few years now. Its a series 1 tivo, when it dies i'll get a new one. My feelings on the matter boil down to "friends don't let friends watch live TV".

                                                      Watching a movie, get an important call? Pause.
                                                      Need to take a leak? Pause.
                                                      Can't STAND Old Navy commercials? Fast Forward.
                                                      GF/Wife suddenly wants to see every West Wing ever shown? Set up a 'season pass', and get them all on Bravo.
                                                      Dad in town, addicted to stargate SG-1, but you have things to do in the evening? Season Pass, do your thing. When he wakes up in the morning, he can watch them.

                                                      I wouldn't go back....Oh, I also picked a an ElGato EyeTV. Its a little box that takes coax on one side, and USB on the other. Plug into your mac, and it uses local disk to record...very cool.....
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                                                      • Kimmykim
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                                                        • Jun 2001
                                                        • 16015

                                                        #28
                                                        I have the DirectTV Tivo that records two programs at once. I think its like 5 bucks a month and it's way better than the old standalone Tivo that slowed down the remote control to a crawl.

                                                        It's the only reason I watch TV.

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                                                        • PenetratinP
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                                                          • Aug 2002
                                                          • 2689

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by JDog
                                                          I'd get TiVo, but I don't use a phone line at my house, since I hardly ever use one. So I can't use it until they start selling the ones with Ethernet on them.

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                                                          It's my understanding that you only need a phone line for the initial guided setup.

                                                          Then you can use a usb wired or wireless ethernet adapter.

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                                                          • MissEve
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                                                            • Aug 2002
                                                            • 583

                                                            #30
                                                            Make sure you get a series 2, you can use a USB or wireless connection to DL the info instead of the phone line!

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                                                            • Tat2Jr
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                                                              • Feb 2001
                                                              • 4882

                                                              #31
                                                              I've got two old tivos in the garage. Bought them when they first came out. Now I use the Time/warner cable DVR which is much better. Don't have to have the remote cords and lots of times TIVO would go off after a power outage, and I wouldn't notice it wasn't recording untill it missed my favorite show. Also, the Cable one will record extra time if the TV guide changes but TIVO's would often cut-off the end of a program if it once ran late. Plus the whole modem/phone line thing is crap. Go with the Cable DVR - You won't be sorry.
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