The TiVo Series3 is very, very nice - I have one - but it is also very expensive - $800 expensive.
Very nice machine indeed, and more future-proofed than most alternatives. (I had been thinking about the high-def problem, which is theoretically going to turn into a Serious Issue pretty soon.) But holy *crap*, that's expensive, especially for a machine without DVD-burning capabilities. (We're still pack-rattish enough to really appreciate the Panasonic's DVD burner, and use it extensively.)
Does complicate the decision-making process, I have to admit. I'd mainly been thinking about the cheap-as-dirt older model -- I could drop $100 for a Series 2 without really thinking about it. The Series 3 *is* much nicer, though. (And the possibility of buying chaiya's old machine and upgrading the lifetime license while I can introduces an element of time pressure to the equation.) Decisions, decisions...
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Date: 2006-09-28 03:52 pm (UTC)Very nice machine indeed, and more future-proofed than most alternatives. (I had been thinking about the high-def problem, which is theoretically going to turn into a Serious Issue pretty soon.) But holy *crap*, that's expensive, especially for a machine without DVD-burning capabilities. (We're still pack-rattish enough to really appreciate the Panasonic's DVD burner, and use it extensively.)
Does complicate the decision-making process, I have to admit. I'd mainly been thinking about the cheap-as-dirt older model -- I could drop $100 for a Series 2 without really thinking about it. The Series 3 *is* much nicer, though. (And the possibility of buying