Good deal on an HD Tivo [and now a 50" Plasma TV!!]

Ghoulish Delight · 08-26-2008, 10:35 AM

Yes, Kevy, that's the one. And yesterday's deal was a refurb one for $165 w/shipping.

For the Olympics we switched out our regular Time Warner HD cable box for their HD DVR for the month. Only cost us $10 and was perfect for recording the Olympics, but yeah, the interface is HORRIBLE (just as it was 2 years ago when we first tried even their non-HD DVR). It was worth dealing with for 2 weeks, but no way in hell would I have continued to pay $10/month for that piece of crap. My list of complaints about the UI is long.

Nor were we going to pay $300 when we've already got a TiVo and don't watch a whole lot of HD content anyway. But $165? Oh yeah, totally worth it, especially since we'll make some of that back by selling our SD series 2 box (anyone want a good deal on an SD TiVo?).

Now we get to see how much of a pain it is to get Time Warner to give us a CableCard.

08-26-2008, 10:35 AM	#4
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Yes, Kevy, that's the one. And yesterday's deal was a refurb one for $165 w/shipping. For the Olympics we switched out our regular Time Warner HD cable box for their HD DVR for the month. Only cost us $10 and was perfect for recording the Olympics, but yeah, the interface is HORRIBLE (just as it was 2 years ago when we first tried even their non-HD DVR). It was worth dealing with for 2 weeks, but no way in hell would I have continued to pay $10/month for that piece of crap. My list of complaints about the UI is long. Nor were we going to pay $300 when we've already got a TiVo and don't watch a whole lot of HD content anyway. But $165? Oh yeah, totally worth it, especially since we'll make some of that back by selling our SD series 2 box (anyone want a good deal on an SD TiVo?). Now we get to see how much of a pain it is to get Time Warner to give us a CableCard. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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