When the HD DirectTivo came out is was $1000. By comparison this is becoming cheaper.
Still, I have a lifetime sub on a Series 2. I know I'll be looking at this offer.
See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown.
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NoiseDesign - Sep 07, 2006 8:35:55 am PDT #8825 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
Jessica - Sep 07, 2006 8:43:24 am PDT #8826 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
On the other hand, I can get an HD-DVR from my cable company for $9/month, and have one fewer set-top boxes. Suddenly Tivo's extra features aren't looking so compelling.
($200 to transfer a lifetime sub is ridiculous -- that's more than I paid to buy it in the first place!)
Typo Boy - Sep 07, 2006 8:43:38 am PDT #8827 of 10003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Wordpress is generally considered to be a much more stable software platform than either moveable type or blogger. Especially if you are hosting it yourself. Not that you should not make a whole lot of backups of any blog with important info. No blogging software is THAT reliable.
Gudanov - Sep 07, 2006 8:43:41 am PDT #8828 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
§ ita § - Sep 07, 2006 8:44:13 am PDT #8829 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
$200 to transfer a lifetime sub is ridiculous -- that's more than I paid to buy it in the first place!
It's about what I paid, and since they don't have them anymore...but it's the hardware cost that gets up my nose.
NoiseDesign - Sep 07, 2006 8:47:59 am PDT #8830 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I only paid $99 for my lifetime sub, but that was yonks ago and it's already on the second Tivo I've owned. I started with an early Series 1 and got the transfer to my Series 2. I figure 7+ years on the sub is pretty good. At $200 I really just need to hit the two year mark before it starts paying for itself again.
Tom Scola - Sep 07, 2006 8:49:13 am PDT #8831 of 10003
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Gudanov - Sep 07, 2006 9:00:27 am PDT #8832 of 10003
Coding and Sleeping
Cool. I figure if Time Warner will work with TiVo somebody will figure out how to get it to work with Myth at some point.
Jon B. - Sep 07, 2006 9:05:25 am PDT #8833 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I wonder if we can transfer a series 1 lifetime sub to the series 3. The arstechnica article is unclear.
Jon B. - Sep 07, 2006 9:08:03 am PDT #8834 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I should have followed the links a little further. Looks like Series 1 boxes do qualify: [link]
This may be tempting.