exile Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 http://sellout.woot.com/Default.aspx?WootSaleId=6362&ts=1219677037&sig=e2e9ec2e34c1c2de This is about $20 cheaper than buying directly thru Tivo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 For those who do not have one, it is well worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 For those who do not have one, it is well worth it Never understood why. I have TW HD cable with a DVR that does the trick. Is the only upside the software they us? Is that worth $200? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Their software is just one thing I like better. A few others -The ability to upgrade the hard drives in there -Transfer programs between HD tivo's -Move programs from the Tivo to the computer to burn for portable devices -Or watch on the computer (works with Mac) -Works with Amazon unbox (which can come in handy sometimes if not on Live) -Video Podcast downloads for a bunch of the shows I watch -and #1 for me online program scheduling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 The only HD-DVR in the Tivo's league is the Dish VIP622. Then again Tivo has had a patent lawsuit against Dish over their DVRs for some time now :lol Been using the Tivo HD for a few months now. Very good. I think the Dish unit was a bit better from strictly a DVR standpoint, but the Tivo is better at some things, the Guide layout is better, it streams videos and music and photos from your computer (yes, the PS3/Xbox does this too...but the Tivo is handier somehow) My coworker had the Charter HD-DVR and hated it (coming from the Dish 622 like me). The 30-sec skip is especially a must. He ended up with an SD Tivo instead of the cableco HD DVR (he didn't want to pay the $400 for a new HD unit). I ponied up for lifetime service and about $260 for the Tivo. In like 5 years the lifetime service will equal the Cableco's rental fees and I'll be ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 The only HD-DVR in the Tivo's league is the Dish VIP622. Agreed that the Dish is the closest, but the Tivo is in a league of it's own. Even with the 622 my wife and I were often pining for our old SD Tivo. We want an HD Tivo, but that won't happen until we make our next provider switch, likely next summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted August 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I ponied up for lifetime service and about $260 for the Tivo. In like 5 years the lifetime service will equal the Cableco's rental fees and I'll be ahead The only flaw in this thinking(which I have thought of as well) is if the box fails or craps out, you are SOL and need to find a way to fix it or replace it. The other thing that keeps me from jumping is the HD Tivo's don't work if your cable company uses SDV(Switched Digital Video). SDV will be a huge deal this year and next. If Tivo fixes this, I'll probably get one. Some cable companies are already using SDV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 The other thing that keeps me from jumping is the HD Tivo's don't work if your cable company uses SDV(Switched Digital Video). SDV will be a huge deal this year and next. If Tivo fixes this, I'll probably get one. Some cable companies are already using SDV. Like Time Warner here in Austin it appears. We got HD & their HD-DVR for "free" in our new package and we still went back to the old SD Tivo... That's how much my wife likes the Tivo interface - we're sacrificing HD for the better interface. Time Warner out here is supposed to be sending out switch boxes for Tivo HD users in the next few months (according to a friend suffering with one right now here), but I'll believe it when I see it. Until then, it's Tivo SD for us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Yeah tw here does not do sdv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 The only flaw in this thinking(which I have thought of as well) is if the box fails or craps out, you are SOL and need to find a way to fix it or replace it. Meh. The thing that will most likely die with be a HDD or a fan, and I can take it apart and fix that myself. If it's monthly vs lifetime service it is more like 3-4 year break even.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Wow, Tivo must be good if people are willing to sacrifice HD television viewing just to use it. If a show is available in HD you could not pay me to watch it in SD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Um this is a HD Tivo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Um this is a HD Tivo I think he's replying to me, Joey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 ah didnt see that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel P Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Wow, Tivo must be good if people are willing to sacrifice HD television viewing just to use it. If a show is available in HD you could not pay me to watch it in SD. I haven't updated to the newer mpeg-4 DirecTV dvrs just because i won't loosen my grip on my HR10-250 DirecTiVo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted August 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 I haven't updated to the newer mpeg-4 DirecTV dvrs just because i won't loosen my grip on my HR10-250 DirecTiVo. You'll be forced to make a decision sooner than later. It's either stick with D* and don't get HD or move to a different provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel P Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 You'll be forced to make a decision sooner than later. It's either stick with D* and don't get HD or move to a different provider. Yeah, I've been holding back as I vaguely remember hearing (reading) somewhere that Directv and Tivo may actually renew their partnership in releasing a new box but, after doing some digging around... found this online. After chatting with Joey, I think I'll dump D*tv and just get Cablevision (I already have their internet and phone service) and then get 2 HD Tivos. I've had TiVo since Series 1 debuted and don't want to do without it. Especially with all the posts regarding d*tv issues with their dvrs over at AVS and DBSTalk.com, I really have no real desire to leave it at this point. I left Cablevision in early 2002 when they didn't have the YES Network. Now I get to tell D*TV that I'll be leaving them for not getting Tivo back. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weremichael Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 The only HD-DVR in the Tivo's league is... a MythTV box. If I wasn't on Dishnetwork, I would still use a myth box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 It's pretty tough to make an HD HTPC these days and make it play nice with cablecards. I did look into it but it seemed like too much headache - a big con for me. Plus, when the PC has trouble or crashes or something and the wife doesn't get her episode of In Treatment, and she beats me to death...another con...it's risky. :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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