I was christmas shopping and wanted to get my GF's parents a new TV since they watch a old *** tiny 27" TV and I cant stand to watch it when we go over there, lol, my salesman who I have been buying from forever is walking me thru the stock area and I notice a brand new un-opened Sony TIVO on the shelf. But they dont sell TIVO there anymore.



I say to him, how much for the TIVO?

He tells me to make him a offer since they dont sell it anymore, so I tell him "how about $150"

SOLD!



This thing is pretty cool, I dont like that much thats on TV and now I can record anything I want and watch it when I want to watch it, which is at odd times. I have a few friends that have it and they love it, Im just a sucker for A/V gear I guess, lol. So yay, early christmas preasant to myself!

 

Is there a subscription to sign up for?

 

Tiny 27" TV? Try not to be too much of an elitist.



I would like a TIVO...except that I'd spend all weekend catching up on the Simpsons episodes I miss during the week.

 

Yes, its like $12 a month or $249 for lifetime that you can sell/transfer.

people are selling used Tivos on ebay with lifetimes for $450-500. Until you see one in action you will probably think its a stupid thing like I always used to think, but its really cool because the only time I get to watch tv there is nothing on that I wanted to watch, now it can automatically record things I like to watch and I can watch them whenever I feel like it.

Plus you can pause, rewind live tv as well.



Now I need to upgrade the drive in it to a 120gig, lol.

 

ROFLMFAO at UTII's signature. :bigok: :bigok:

 

cool, once you get it dialed in its great :bigthumg:



mike

 

It wouldnt be that bad except the thing is so old the bottom of the screen is cut off, as well as parts of the side, and there is no way to fix it.



I figure it would be a nice surprise for them when it gets delivered next week.

 

Ok thanks, and how big is the stock (LOL) HD.

 

yeah rob, you can hot rod your tivo. you can put the contents of your tivo's hard drive on the internet and watch it at work, or burn every episode of remington steele onto cd!



mike

 

Stock HD is 30 gig, the new Sony tivo is a 80gig drive, thats the only difference in the newer model and its $449.

This one was selling for $389 in the store I bought it from.



I think Im going to buy a 120gig from this guy on Ebay, with the stock HD I get a total of 170hrs recording time.

120gig