CompGeeks Refurb TiVo series 1 80GB/80hr 199.99 w/ coupon.

[SharkyTM]

Series 1 80 Hour TiVo PVR Unit - Refurbished/Upgraded

General Features:
Series 1 TiVo PVR unit
80GB installed hard drive (this is an upgrade over the original drive)
Allows up to 80 hours of TV recording!!!
No tapes necessary - EVER!!!
2 Week program guide updated nightly over your phone line (subscription needed)
Season Pass remembers your favorite TV shows and records them automatically,...
...even if their place in the TV schedule should change!
Pause, rewind, slow motion, and instant replay of live TV (VERY COOL!)
Search for shows by name, category, time, or channel!
33.6 Kbps modem (RJ-11 jack)
Records in digital MPEG II video (same format used by Video DVDs and DirecTV)

look around for the coupon code, which drops the price by 20$.

 

[cpals]

Yeah, I got this email earlier. What's a new TiVo cost these days?

 

[neurotrophik]

249 for a series2 40 hour, 349 for a 80 hour. I think there's a 50$ rebate from Tivo though. Anyone gonna get this? I heard the series2 was harder to hack, I think I want this one so I can extract video.

 

[RossMAN]

Glad that I bought our DirecTIVO for $50

 

[HotWingz]

Aren't series I TiVo's the ones that don't require a monthly subscription?

 

[RiOEsq]

All Tivos require the subscription or all you got is a big VCR with no features.

 

[dpjax]

Well, technically you are paying more than $50. You're locked into a contract.

Series 1 are unsurpassed for their hacking capabilities.

 

[HotWingz]

All Tivos require the subscription or all you got is a big VCR with no features.

I'll I'd use it for is time-shifting/pause live TV and occasionally recording a program, but I don't mind manually doing that, I don't care if the show is pre-empted, etc.

 

[AlexPton]

Originally posted by: HotWingz
All Tivos require the subscription or all you got is a big VCR with no features.

I'll I'd use it for is time-shifting/pause live TV and occasionally recording a program, but I don't mind manually doing that, I don't care if the show is pre-empted, etc.

I own a Tivo, and you may think that way now, but you are still stuck in the old paradigm of how to record shows.

without the subscription, Tivo is not really worth it. It becomes a VCR without tapes, with the live TV pause/rewind features.
with the subscription, it will change the way you watch television. no more managing show times. also, you don't even need to know what shows you want to watch. for example, i'm a big football fan, and i tell tivo to record anything to do with football that comes on. also, tivo learns about your preferences and will record shows it thinks you might like (in extra unused space, when nothing else you specify is on. these shows have lower priority, so they get deleted as soon as something you actually tell it to record needs the space).

my personal suggestion is that the subscription is worth it. i bought a lifetime subscription, so it was a onetime deal. got it pretty cheap several years ago. maybe you could find a deal for one.

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: HotWingz
All Tivos require the subscription or all you got is a big VCR with no features.

I'll I'd use it for is time-shifting/pause live TV and occasionally recording a program, but I don't mind manually doing that, I don't care if the show is pre-empted, etc.

With the series 2 we had, the service was pretty much required You couldn't schedule recordings manually by time/channel, all you could do is pause the live TV feed. I don't know if the series 1's are like that or not, I wouldn't be surprised if they were upgraded that way through software.

The only Tivo device that can record manually by time/channel that I know of is the new Tivo/DVD-R that's about $750

 

[GCasa]

I have a series one TIVO that was accidentally disconnected while I was on a trip. When I came back, the TIVO would not work until I updated that guide data (once the guide data ran out). All it kept doing was bringing up an annoying message that the guide data was out of date. I was quite upset that it missed recording some of my shows.

Anways, I would not get one if you don't plan on paying the subscription. These things are great though, once you get one you will not want to watch TV without it. The series I are MUCH easier to hack to add an ethernet card and download the video to a computer (The series II use a signed kernel and needs some more expertise to do). Check out www.9thtee.com for info and useful links.

 

[MOONKEY]

Hack to add an ethernet card? Why not buy Replaytv? Network function is already built in. Tivo vs Replaytv is old debate. They are both about the same to me. And, I do not watch more TV like many people have exprienced. In fact, I get annoyed when I keep picking up remote to skip commericals -- because I know I can, even I don't have to.

 

[SLU MD]

this is a steal. tivos are incredible, especially series one. i know a friend who has one and its the best thing ever invented for tv. HIGHLY recommened. and series one are really easy to hack

slu md

 

[Morpheux]

I have two Series 1 TiVo's and a 45xx ReplayTV. I love all three. If I had to give one of them up, it'd be the 60hr TiVo, but if I could only keep one, it'd be the 160hr TiVo.

The TiVo has some great little features that the Replay doesn't have (Season Passes), but the Replay also has some things the TiVo doesn't (Digital Output & Multiple Inputs that are easy to set up). I haven't set the TiVo's up to extract data, but that will happen shortly.

All three have updated drives and are on the network.

These things change your life. I and my wife couldn't live happily without them.

 

[UCSDHappyAsian]

hmmmm.....
does it have any decoding problem...
my family baught some video player.. and it came with so many decoding problem... pisses me off

 

[Souka]

I've always been tempted by TiVo/replay/DVCR devices, but the few I've seen that work like a VCR....the quality was even below tape...looks kinda digital.

Newer units are definitely better, but subscription prices are pricey. Tivo....$12.95 per month or $299 for Product Lifetime

$299? Will tivo be around in two years? Will I still be using the same unit? Ouch....

 

[visionex]

Ecost has the refurbished series 1 20 Hour Tivo for 139.00 - 40 MIR. Website says they currently have 160 in stock.


Rebate says "Save $40.00 on the Purchase of a Philips Tivo HDR212 Refurb w/ purchase of a CPU". I just don't see anywhere in the rebate that askes you to qualify that you purchased a "CPU".

Rebate Link

Originally posted by: SharkyTM
Series 1 80 Hour TiVo PVR Unit - Refurbished/Upgraded



General Features:
Series 1 TiVo PVR unit
80GB installed hard drive (this is an upgrade over the original drive)
Allows up to 80 hours of TV recording!!!
No tapes necessary - EVER!!!
2 Week program guide updated nightly over your phone line (subscription needed)
Season Pass remembers your favorite TV shows and records them automatically,...
...even if their place in the TV schedule should change!
Pause, rewind, slow motion, and instant replay of live TV (VERY COOL!)
Search for shows by name, category, time, or channel!
33.6 Kbps modem (RJ-11 jack)
Records in digital MPEG II video (same format used by Video DVDs and DirecTV)

look around for the coupon code, which drops the price by 20$.

 

[neurotrophik]

Originally posted by: visionex
Ecost has the refurbished series 1 20 Hour Tivo for 139.00 - 40 MIR. Website says they currently have 160 in stock.

That 40$ rebate applies only with purchase of a computer. Thats 60$ difference for 60 hours recording time.

 

[BigPlastic]

If you're going to upgrade it anyway, paying an extra $60 for 60 more hours of recording time is a rip considering $0.50/GB drive deals are easy to find now.

 

[neurotrophik]

True but I'd rather pay and not have to upgrade. ECost did have a 60 hour Philips Tivo for 179, free shipping. I decided to go with that one, considering the CompGeeks tivo said the brand may vary, at least with ECost I know exactly what Im getting.

 

[NotAnIssue]

Originally posted by: MOONKEYWhy not buy Replaytv?

ReplayTV is the EASIEST to extract video from. There is no debate.

But if you don't plan on doing that, you'd be stupid to go with ReplayTV....EVERY SINGLE FACET of Tivo is better. Guide, record options, being able to record the 30 minute buffer you just watched (Replay can't do that, and you will hate it. It starts recording when you push 'record'...it can't save the 30 minute buffer.)

I have and use both. I got Replay for a very low price 6 months ago JUST for the extraction/burning ability. Hacking Series 2 Tivos is unnecessarily difficult.

 

[salfter]

Originally posted by: Souka
I've always been tempted by TiVo/replay/DVCR devices, but the few I've seen that work like a VCR....the quality was even below tape...looks kinda digital.

At best quality, I pretty much don't see MPEG artifacts (on a 27" TV through S-video, at least). With the 100GB hard drive in it now (started with 14GB), I get about 33 hours (IIRC) at best quality.

You can get a 30GB Philips HDR312 for ~$130 here. Add in a nice big 100-120GB hard drive from your favorite vendor and you'll have more storage for about the same cost as if you bought the TiVo with the big drive in it already.