Tivo Notes to Self
Looking around the Net for information about Tivo and what to get. Lots of used Tivos available on eBay. Ideally want a unit with a lifetime subscriptions so I don’t have to pay monthly or yearly fees.
The Series2 boxes work with analog and digital cable but not HD. The Tivo HD box seems to do it all, but you need CableCards when going HD. Oceanic/Time Warner in Hawaii offers a monthly rental of CableCards at $2.70 a month, and you’d need two CableCards if you want dual tuner recording. And here’s the biggest drawback – Oceanic’s non support of “premium” HD channels with CableCards. We’re talking no HD versions of CNN, ESPN, Food, TBS, TNT, and more. While available with Oceanic, you need one of their HD DVR boxes in order to see these (of course you’d need to pay for them either way).
But the Tivo HD box currently has an expensive lifetime deal going on for $700 (and includes a wireless adapter).
On eBay, the analog only Series2 DT (dual tuner) can be found for about $460. But once you go HD, these won’t work. Or go for an used, older model?
What to do?
