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Quote from: foxx on February 27, 2006, 02:27:49 PM
oooooh....I did not know of this TiVo/DVD recorder....makes the argument for me...no more buying TV shows on DVD would be worth it... eg Lost, Grey's, Desperate...hmmm....
This is why I heart Hippo...always with the good arguments and facts... :-*
Quote from: SaintHippo on February 27, 2006, 02:03:09 PMQuote from: foxx on February 27, 2006, 01:55:58 PM
That's really not surprising to me considering...
-most major market cable companies include a DVR with Digital/HD cable for around $5.00 a month
-DirecTV now makes its own DVR's which they give away to new AND existing subscribers (usually through a mail in rebate) and the monthly service is only 5.99/month....
Had TiVo...loved it. Have DVR...love it just as much for $7 less a month... ;)
I have a DVR and the one major problem I have with it is that if you cancel your subscription with my cable company and decide to go to satellite again (had DirecTV before), I would lose all my recordings that I would like to keep and I would have to give back my DVR to the cable company. With Satellite, if you cancel, your DVR isn't going to work anymore and then you'll stuck with this box you'll have to decide if you want to throw out or one day hope to get satellite again. Then there is TiVo, which works with ANY service you have, you can cancel your cable and still be able to use it (same with satellite), plus you have the ability to pay $400 for a lifetime subscription (I know, sounds like a lot of money... and it is) and never have to worry about any bills again. In addition, most DVR providers don't have one that includes a DVD recorder (like TiVo has) and that's something I'm saving up to get. Paying $800 for a DVD-Recording DVR & lifetime subscription (not including taxes) might seem like a lot but in the long run, it will be money well spent (if you can afford it)
Quote from: foxx on February 27, 2006, 01:55:58 PM
That's really not surprising to me considering...
-most major market cable companies include a DVR with Digital/HD cable for around $5.00 a month
-DirecTV now makes its own DVR's which they give away to new AND existing subscribers (usually through a mail in rebate) and the monthly service is only 5.99/month....
Had TiVo...loved it. Have DVR...love it just as much for $7 less a month... ;)