 sivranBack to Opera againPremium
join:2003-09-15
Arlington, TX
kudos:1 | reply to Megladon13
Re: Tivo isnt worth it You don't need the subscription  |
|
| I'm pretty sure you do. I looked this up once as I'd love to have a TiVo unit function like a digital VCR. (Tell it what time to start and stop recording and then select which recorded slots to replay.) The consensus that I found was that TiVo Series 1 units could do this, but Series 2 units were glorified doorstops without the service. (Which of course leads to the question of what would happen if TiVo were to go out of business?)
--
-Jason Levine
http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/
http://www.PCQandA.com/
http://www.urateit.com/ |
|
 ThalerPremium
join:2004-02-02
Los Angeles, CA
kudos:3
 ·DSL EXTREME
| Dunno, mine shipped with Tivo basic service integrated, though it is a bit more costly than the introductary $100 Tivo they offer. Fortunately though, I get the added benefits of a DVD-R W burner and a 120 GB HD to boot, for the small added investement.
And I use it primarily for that function, a digital VCR. (with TV-Guide built in) The pausing live TV is really nice too, but primarily for show recording/burning. |
|
Reviews:
 ·Comcast
| said by Thaler:Dunno, mine shipped with Tivo basic service integrated, though it is a bit more costly than the introductary $100 Tivo they offer. Fortunately though, I get the added benefits of a DVD-R W burner and a 120 GB HD to boot, for the small added investement. And I use it primarily for that function, a digital VCR. (with TV-Guide built in) The pausing live TV is really nice too, but primarily for show recording/burning. My brother has that unit and with his satellite service and even cable it changes channels horribly slow.
The only reason he has kept it is because he has both cable and dishnetwork so it is better for him to get the stand alone tivo.
--
"It's always funny until someone gets hurt......and then it's absolutely friggin' hysterical!" |
|
ThalerPremium
join:2004-02-02
Los Angeles, CA
kudos:3 | You SURE you're using the same Toshiba unit as mine? I have no problems changing channels - it's just as fast as the TV tuner ever did. |
|
Davey78
join:2001-04-20
Jacksonville, FL | reply to sivran
Why dont you need a subscription? |
|
|
|
ThalerPremium
join:2004-02-02
Los Angeles, CA
kudos:3 | A hack would be my guess. |
|
