What should I do with the two Series 2 TiVos (140 hr & 40 hr) that are siting in my basement collecting dust? I really don’t want to hookup either of the DVRs since they both only have a single tuner. Anybody have any ideas as to what I could do with these DVRs? I’m looking for some suggestions…
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If they work and have lifetime subscriptions…sell them…i’d be interested in buying one!
Neither of them have a lifetime subscription.
. Without lifetime, they’re really not worth much on eBay….
For electronics (or anything else you might want to be rid of), I heartily recommend Freecycle.org. The people you give stuff to are so grateful, and you end up feeling really good about passing your toys along.
Have a contest and give them away here.
I for one would like a 140 hour… even without lifetime service.
I like the contest idea.
I for one would love to have the 140hr Tivo to replace my 40hr. As I am unemployed and a foster parent, it would make you a good samaritan and the foster kids would love you since I wouldn’t have to delete all their shows to record mine.
Since they don’t have lifetime, they aren’t worth much if anything – TiVo has given away S2 boxes free after rebate, etc. So giving them away makes sense. If you don’t know anyone who wants them, I’d either hold a contest here on the site, give them to charity, or, as suggested, toss them on Freecycle and/or Craigslist to give them a happy home.
Alternatively you could strip them for the drives and keep the remotes as spares. But drives are so cheap new I don’t think it is worth it.
I guess I am going to be holding a contest for at least one of these DVRs
. Stay tuned for more information……
We gave our series 2 away in a white elephant party this year – it was a huge hit!
I gave my spare to my girlfriend, complete with wireless adapter and 1 year free service. She was very happy.
If I had an extra TiVo, I’d probably try to set it up at my parents house for them. They’re retired and on a limited income.
@Dave,
What’s a white elephant party?
I really second the giving them away suggestion. My first TiVo was a 20 hours Series 1 given to me as a gift from someone who upgraded to a Series 2, and I then traded it to a friend who had a lifetime Series 1 but couldn’t be bothered to get it working in Canada.
Since then, I’ve bought two more Series 2 single tuners for the apartment here (of which I think you received all of the TiVo Rewards points for
and, after showing it to my girlfriend’s relatives, they immediately went out and bought two dual tuner boxes themselves.
So for one gift of an old Sony Series 1, someone generated five new subscriptions for TiVo. It can pay off in dividends to just gift it off.
On second thought, I have no idea who got the referral points. It’s been so long so disregard the above if it wasn’t; it’s been a long day.
Hook them up to an old TV and a sound system, put them on your home network, and use them to play music, video, and shows recorded on other Tivos.