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On 01/04/2011 04:28 PM, Drifter wrote:
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<p style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Cosco has a tivo box on
the shelf:</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">It says it is a Tivo
Premiere, Model#: TCD746320</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Allegedly has a hard
drive that can hold up to "45 hours of HD recording."</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Is this a good buy at
$89 or is it a model about to be discontinued?</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Box also indicates I
will need a "cable card." Am I going to have any trouble getting
one from Comcast? Or is Comcast actively trying to block useage
of Tivo?</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Given what Comcast is
charging me for the recording box, this would pay for itself in
short order.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Sean</p>
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No idea if it's going to be discontinued soon, but I have a TiVo
premiere myself. Getting the cable card from Comcast was no
trouble, but does require an installer to come out. They charge
$1.99/mo for the cable card. TiVo service (for getting your data
information) is $13/mo.<br>
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Personally, the TiVo is far superior to the Comcast DVR. My old
Comcast DVR had frequent problems, and they had no apparent
incentive to improve their software. TiVo does push down new
firmwares with new features, and I appreciate that.<br>
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