Anyone gotta TiVo?
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John Z
if you will
I have a Tivo-esque hard disk recorder. It is called ReplayTV. Love it. You definitely enjoy Tivo or ReplayTV. No more being chained to the TV to catch your favorite show. I just set which shows I want and then I watch them any time. While it is recording, I sometimes even watch the show before it is done recording. I start watching while it is part way through, skip the commericials, and catch up to the live broadcast by the time the show is over. My ReplayTV unit can even send and receive shows to other people who have ReplayTV...
Anyway, if you don't mind the subscription fee, I'd definitely recommend Tivo or ReplayTV.
Anyway, if you don't mind the subscription fee, I'd definitely recommend Tivo or ReplayTV.
FancyBelle
I'm 2 old 2 die young!
We absolutely love it. My husband even knows how to program it.JabbaJawz said:
You never have to worry about missing a show again. And rewind LIVE tv to see that touchdown again and again! Get it! You won't be sorry.
JabbaJawz
Be about it
Jameo said:We just got it monday and I really don't care for itI really don't care if I miss 5 minutes of a show cause I went outside for a smoke or whatever. The boyfriend will pause the show or rewind it. It gets on my nerves. But then again I'm not a big tv freak either
I'm not a huge tv person, either, but I have certain shows on season pass so that whenever I have a window of time I can always watch what I want.
Danzig
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We got 4, if you have direct tv wait till the first of the year to get it. The new ones will be out then.
Also you can go here and get all the info you need.
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/
I upgraded 2 of mine to 150 & 120 hours.
Also you can go here and get all the info you need.
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/
I upgraded 2 of mine to 150 & 120 hours.
We love our Tivo. It has turned me into a huge couch potato too. I no longer watch commercials, and I can record shows on when I am at work or not home. I even get to go to bed earlier b/c I know those 10pm shows I love are being taped. I will NEVER live without it again. Its great.
I have never spent one minute of my adult life sorry that I didn't catch a TV show. But even I've been thinking about Tivo just because sometimes there will be some show promoed and I try to remember to watch it, but then I get to doing something else and forget.
Tell me more. Is it expensive? Can you burn shows to DVD, maybe, for repeat viewing? Then I could have a whole library of shows that I keep forgetting to watch.
Tell me more. Is it expensive? Can you burn shows to DVD, maybe, for repeat viewing? Then I could have a whole library of shows that I keep forgetting to watch.
FancyBelle
I'm 2 old 2 die young!
It's $100, but if you're a direct tv customer, you can pay it in three payments on your monthly bill. Then it's only 4.99 a month for the signal. Yes, you can burn to dvd recorder or a vcr to keep for later. You can set it to record all the shows in the season with the season pass. Or you can type in something that won't come on till next month and it'll record it.vraiblonde said:I have never spent one minute of my adult life sorry that I didn't catch a TV show. But even I've been thinking about Tivo just because sometimes there will be some show promoed and I try to remember to watch it, but then I get to doing something else and forget.
Tell me more. Is it expensive? Can you burn shows to DVD, maybe, for repeat viewing? Then I could have a whole library of shows that I keep forgetting to watch.
Yea, I am a TV junkie, but I get all my crocheting done at the same time!
T.Rally
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I was going to go this route. I called Directv to get more info and the guy had me sold until he said "free installation". Been there, done that, won't do it again. He did tell me you could buy the unit over the counter, ie Circuit City, Best Buy. I ended up buying it from CC for $99.00 with $50.00 mail in rebate. Here I thought Directv was giving me a good deal and ended up only spending $49.00. CC shipped the unit, took all of five minutes to unhook old one and hook up new one. Called Dirtectv and added tivo subsription to the bill.
It will change the way you watch television.
It will change the way you watch television.
I don't have satellite - I have cable. Does it work with cable too? Sorry to be such a dunce - I suppose I could simply go to the Tivo website and get my questions answered. But I'd rather hear from people who HAVE it, not people trying to SELL it.
Danzig
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The following is ALL true for Direct Tivo, and parts are true for Tivo.
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It is $5 a month for the Tivo service it is that price if you have 1 or 10 Tivos
Tivos are 40 gig 35 hours and sell for around $100
Now you can also get the 80 gig 70 hour Tivos for around $100 check Best Buy or CC (NOT online)
A new Tivo will be out soon (around Christmas) and it should be around $100 and have the 80gig drive and other new options.
You can add or swap out drives to make them up 240 hour and some can go bigger
If you are going to get Tivo then go all out and have the 2 lines ran, it’s worth it.
I have a DVD burner and can send things to it from Tivo with no problem
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
fficeffice" /><o></o>It is $5 a month for the Tivo service it is that price if you have 1 or 10 Tivos
Tivos are 40 gig 35 hours and sell for around $100
Now you can also get the 80 gig 70 hour Tivos for around $100 check Best Buy or CC (NOT online)
A new Tivo will be out soon (around Christmas) and it should be around $100 and have the 80gig drive and other new options.
You can add or swap out drives to make them up 240 hour and some can go bigger
If you are going to get Tivo then go all out and have the 2 lines ran, it’s worth it.
I have a DVD burner and can send things to it from Tivo with no problem
Danzig
Well-Known Member
Yes it works with cable. I am not sure how much it is a month with cable. I am also not sure how much the units are (they are different from Direct Tivo). Look at the link I posted in my first post, you can do a search of those forums and answer all your questions from tivo owners that have cable.vraiblonde said:
I've got a Sony SAT-T60 which is a DirecTV decoder and TiVo in one box. I've had it for over two years and I love it. I couldn't live without it. Normally, I think TV is pretty evil, but ocassionally there's something on that redeems the medium. Our life is pretty chaotic with two little ones at home, so watching TV on my schedule is a big plus, so is zipping through the commercials. TiVo makes watching TV efficient. It's also great for movies, as my wife and i almost never have 2 hours to actually sit and watch a movie; with TiVo we can watch a movie over a couple of nights. The season pass is a great feature. I also like TiVo's suggestions -- it often pulls movies off of IFC that I really like (TiVo can make suggestions based on your likes and dislikes).
In short - if you don't have TiVo, you should get it!
My brother got one of the Pioneer boxes with a DVD burner right in it, so he can record and burn in one easy motion. I'm waiting for a DirecTV/TiVo/DVD burner before I get rid of my SAT-T60.
In short - if you don't have TiVo, you should get it!
My brother got one of the Pioneer boxes with a DVD burner right in it, so he can record and burn in one easy motion. I'm waiting for a DirecTV/TiVo/DVD burner before I get rid of my SAT-T60.
TiVo vs. DirecTiVo
The one thing I don't think I've seen discussed is the difference between the standalone (SA) TiVo and the DirecTiVo. The SA Tivo requires the tuning source to be external to the unit, whereas the DirecTiVo has the tuner built in, and in fact, has 2 tuners built in. What this means to you is that, if you're a DirecTV subscriber, you can record 2 channels at one time, which resolves many scheduling conflicts (i.e. 2 shows on at 8pm that you want to watch). In fact, you can record 2 shows and watch something you previously recorded, all at the same time. Dual recording is not available on the SA's, as the tuner is external, and the unit can only accept one input at a time.
From a cost perspective, they're about the same, around $99 ea. for a 35 hour unit. For the SA, service is $12.95/mo. for the first unit, and $6.95/mo. for each additional. You can also purchase a lifetime subscription (lifetime of the unit, not you), for $299. For DirecTV, the TiVo service costs $4.99 regardless of how many units you have, but each additional tuner (each box is considered a tuner for this exercise) costs $4.99/mo. to subscribe to DirecTV.
And to answer the initial question, I have 4 DirecTivo series 2 units now, all networked together, sharing programming between floors and hacked to the hilt. Absolutely awesome units. When I bought my first one, I was leary, wasn't sure how much I'd use it. Within 30 days I bought my second one because I couldn't stand not having my rewind/fast forward buttons on the other TV. Now my wife has siezed control of one, and myself of another. Tivo is one of those things that's hard to describe, but after showing it to folks, I've sold another 30 of them (too bad I can't get any kind of commission).
Danzig: You said, "if you have direct tv wait till the first of the year to get it. The new ones will be out then", can you provide a more specific link to new units? What are the new features besides larger HDs? I haven't ready anything about them.
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The one thing I don't think I've seen discussed is the difference between the standalone (SA) TiVo and the DirecTiVo. The SA Tivo requires the tuning source to be external to the unit, whereas the DirecTiVo has the tuner built in, and in fact, has 2 tuners built in. What this means to you is that, if you're a DirecTV subscriber, you can record 2 channels at one time, which resolves many scheduling conflicts (i.e. 2 shows on at 8pm that you want to watch). In fact, you can record 2 shows and watch something you previously recorded, all at the same time. Dual recording is not available on the SA's, as the tuner is external, and the unit can only accept one input at a time.
From a cost perspective, they're about the same, around $99 ea. for a 35 hour unit. For the SA, service is $12.95/mo. for the first unit, and $6.95/mo. for each additional. You can also purchase a lifetime subscription (lifetime of the unit, not you), for $299. For DirecTV, the TiVo service costs $4.99 regardless of how many units you have, but each additional tuner (each box is considered a tuner for this exercise) costs $4.99/mo. to subscribe to DirecTV.
And to answer the initial question, I have 4 DirecTivo series 2 units now, all networked together, sharing programming between floors and hacked to the hilt. Absolutely awesome units. When I bought my first one, I was leary, wasn't sure how much I'd use it. Within 30 days I bought my second one because I couldn't stand not having my rewind/fast forward buttons on the other TV. Now my wife has siezed control of one, and myself of another. Tivo is one of those things that's hard to describe, but after showing it to folks, I've sold another 30 of them (too bad I can't get any kind of commission
).Danzig: You said, "if you have direct tv wait till the first of the year to get it. The new ones will be out then", can you provide a more specific link to new units? What are the new features besides larger HDs? I haven't ready anything about them.
-= Nutz =-
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