Subj : Re: Rome
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Trouble
Date : Wed Sep 14 2005 12:11:40

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

John I wrote:

> Trouble wrote:
 
>> I would have gone lifetime but I get the sneaking suspicion that I
>> won't be keeping one or both of these units when they come out with a
>> Multi- tuner HD unit with Cablecard. 
 
> It seems like a quick lifecycle concept.

I bought an older unit from a guy who had the hard drive die out of 
warranty, if he had lifetime on it and paid for the drive to be replaced 
he'd still be watching it today.

If TiVo had somehow come out with the same tech years ago (before there 
were five hundred cable channels, a free versatile operating system, and 
cheap hard drives) many people would be dealing with older dying TiVos, 
but right now people are waiting on the HD TiVos, newer units with 
Cablecard, competition from knockoff products, direct competiton from 
cable sattelite companies, and other things that are churning them faster 
than they die.

-- 
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise.
Seek what they sought."
--Basho

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