More Tivo Ruminations

What to do? eBay has a Pioneer DVD recorder with Tivo Series 2 and lifetime service going for $465. This is the unit used in FAT land and it’s pretty good. But it is a discontinued unit and has a single tuner and is not HD capable.

A new Tivo Series 2 DT (dual tuner) with lifetime service is also going for $465. But again, not HD capable, and need to buy a Wi-Fi adapter for $50.

Is a Tivo HD with lifetime service worthwhile at $700? Dual tuner and HD ready, but about $250 more. The Tivo HD box itself goes for about $250 so the lifetime service is about $400 (the other $50 is for a Wi-Fi adapter). The Tivo HD unit is easily expandable with more storage using an external eSATA drive.

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