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Posted at 2:22 PM on Wednesday 01/10/07 by
Ben
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TiVo.com has the refurbished TiVo R54080 Series2 80 Hour Digital Video Recorder Free with free shipping. Requires activation and subscription to TiVo service. They are also offering 3 years of prepaid service for the price of 2. [BizRate]
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    g_buns - Posted 9:18 pm PST 01/10/07 (113 Posts)  Report Spam

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    ...can't they come out with some stupid system that just records without any service?


    TV guide and VCR+

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    samben2 - Posted 6:47 am PST 01/11/07 (744 Posts)  Report Spam

    #17, SONY DHG-HDD500 sounds a bit pricey. From amazon.com "1 used & new available from $1,299.99"

    I agree that TIVO is the best way to watch TV. I have an old one with lifetime subscription (no monthly fee). Its been to the factory twice so it is not without some cost of ownership.

    s TIVO does not repair your particular unit for you, they send you a different one so all those neat shows you had saved are gonzo.

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    tha_toadman - Posted 7:08 am PST 01/11/07 (20 Posts)  Report Spam

    "3 years of prepaid service for the price of 2"

    Why would anyone do this when HDTV is set to kick in Feb. 17th, 2009? This is a dated article but this deadline is what I saw in the latest Crutchfield...

    http://www.sundog.net/index.php/sunblog/entry/new-2009-hdtv-deadline-set/

    Personally, it doesn't sound like a good deal to me but a free TiVo with monthly service might be good. Sounds like they're just trying to move some product since it's almost at it's 'end-of-life'. Just my 2 cents.

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    johng333 - Posted 7:25 am PST 01/11/07 (179 Posts)  Report Spam

    I have Dish Network DVR - no additional fee. Got the units and service free as promotion. Does everthing a TIVO does, so good that TIVO sued them and lost, silly money sucking TIVO.

    Nothing a TIVO can do that Dish DVR can't do, EXCEPT CHARGE ME MONEY UP FRONT AND EVERY MONTH!!! (above what I would already pay for satelite or cable )

    Dish has been great. Great reception, price is friggin awesome compared to Comcast, lost reception for about 2 hours over the last 2 years due to weather (which is less down time than I averaged with Comcast).
    TIVO was a good choice when you could buy a lifetime subscription for $250. Now they want to suck your blood every month? TIVO lovers are just deluded. Add to that the service contract for my DVR box is included and I can get a free upgrade just by saying I am thinking of switching service to another provider.

    I laugh at Tivo sycophants who have to work longer to pay for the service they need. because they work longer!!! muhahah muha

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    nonesuch - Posted 1:23 pm PST 01/11/07 (469 Posts)  Report Spam

    Too bad they don't have the lifetime subscription option anymore. I have 2 tivos with lifetime, going on 7 years now. Best investment I made in electronics ever.

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