Of course, if you aren't planning on watching any high definition TV for a while, you might as well keep the box you've got. But if you were going to pick up a $300 TiVo HD anyway, this is a pretty good deal. You'd wind up spending over $150 on a one year subscription for your new box, which makes an extra $199 look like a pretty good deal.
There's no indication TiVo plans to offer newer customers a lifetime service option. This offer is geared at getting older customers to upgrade their boxes.
[Thanks Mandabar!]
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10-11-2007 @ 8:58PM
Mandabar said...
Hah, My Tip! =)
Awesome.. er.. Well.. Should I chuck in my series one and plunk down 500$$ for a series 3 lifetime? My series one sure has lasted a long time... 8 years just about =)
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10-11-2007 @ 9:00PM
Brad Linder said...
Well, I'm not in the advice giving business, but if you're planning on getting an HDTV any time soon, this looks like about as good a deal as you're likely to get on an HD TiVo.
On the other hand, if you're planning on sticking with standard definition TV for a few more years you can probably save a few hundred bucks and wait for the TiVo Series4 3D video recorder.
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10-12-2007 @ 7:49AM
Mandabar said...
Ah, 3d. Won't that be... fast foward.. rewind.
Erm..
Anyway, yeah got an hdtv, 720p. Viewsonic 2750 or something.. (model number outta memory, probally wrong).
Yeah probally will be a good idea.. anyone know if the series 3 are as expandable as the series 1/2 were?
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10-12-2007 @ 7:58AM
MegaZone said...
Mandabar - Yes, you can upgrade the drives in a Series3 or TiVo HD. They also have eSATA ports to connect external drives. They're supposed to be officially enabled this year, but there are ways to make it work now.
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