Comments on: Questions From A Potential TiVo Customer http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/11/12/questions-from-a-potential-tivo-customer/ An Unofficial Blog dedicated to TiVo News, Information & Commentary. One of CNET News.com's Top 100 Blogs. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:13:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Kevin http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/11/12/questions-from-a-potential-tivo-customer/#comment-104613 Kevin Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:15:33 +0000 http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/11/12/questions-from-a-potential-tivo-customer/#comment-104613 If your only interest is basic cable (non-digital, what you can get without a set-top box) a TiVo Series 2 will be fine. But, I believe you stated you wanted digital cable. If that is the case, you really do need to go the route of TiVo HD (or Series 3) plus cable cards. If I were you, I would just bite the bullet and get a TiVo HD from Amazon, the price has gotten quite reasonable and if you can pony up for the 3 year pre-paid, the monthly rate is incredibly reasonable. If your only interest is basic cable (non-digital, what you can get without a set-top box) a TiVo Series 2 will be fine. But, I believe you stated you wanted digital cable. If that is the case, you really do need to go the route of TiVo HD (or Series 3) plus cable cards. If I were you, I would just bite the bullet and get a TiVo HD from Amazon, the price has gotten quite reasonable and if you can pony up for the 3 year pre-paid, the monthly rate is incredibly reasonable.

]]> By: Tom http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/11/12/questions-from-a-potential-tivo-customer/#comment-104496 Tom Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:37:35 +0000 http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/11/12/questions-from-a-potential-tivo-customer/#comment-104496 You might want to add that you need a home network and a way to get the TiVo connected to it (either wired or wirelessly). Even if a TiVo/Comcast option is available in your area, it's never been stated whether it would have TiVo To Go (or any other home network applications). If you're looking to burn DVDs of recorded programs, a cable company DVR is probably not an option. All that being said, I have a difficult time recommending buying any TV tech that's only SD. As a broadcast format, SD will be retired in a little less than 15 months. Cable Boxes will still be able to convert to SD (plus there will be SD/HD down conversion boxes for broadcast). But SD is going the way of VHS. If your're planning to be a TiVo subscriber for the long run (more than a year or two), i think it's worth the investment to go HD. You might want to add that you need a home network and a way to get the TiVo connected to it (either wired or wirelessly).

Even if a TiVo/Comcast option is available in your area, it’s never been stated whether it would have TiVo To Go (or any other home network applications). If you’re looking to burn DVDs of recorded programs, a cable company DVR is probably not an option.

All that being said, I have a difficult time recommending buying any TV tech that’s only SD. As a broadcast format, SD will be retired in a little less than 15 months. Cable Boxes will still be able to convert to SD (plus there will be SD/HD down conversion boxes for broadcast). But SD is going the way of VHS. If your’re planning to be a TiVo subscriber for the long run (more than a year or two), i think it’s worth the investment to go HD.

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