Fall TV & Tivo
So, Fall TV is almost upon us. Ads are everywhere for this show or that premiering at the end of the month. New shows are jockeying for their position in our hearts on our DVR season pass lists.
Last year was tough. My Humax Tivo had to pick and choose which shows in which time slots to record, and some shows (most notably Lost) fell to the wayside as others in the same timeslot won out. This year looks to be even more difficult, with several new shows I'm going to be checking out in addition to the old ones I won't miss. At the end of last season, I commented to the husband that it might be nice to upgrade our 80-hour Tivo to more recording time. His offhand reply was "Why don't we just get a second box for the bedroom?" Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, I told him we would by the end of the summer, before the new season began.
He was doing this in part because his Xbox time interferes with my Tivo time, and he feels guilty. But also in part because Tivo has really grown on him. He likes recording things on the History channel for his classroom, then burning them to DVD (sadly, Humax no longer offers their DVD burner equipped Tivo, as it's a truly priceless feature, at least for us.) He likes a couple of shows that we watch together (BSG & Burn Notice at the moment.) Tivo has, after more than a year, won him over enough that he wants a second box for the bedroom. That ability to pause live TV is one that quickly becomes addictive.
So, since fall Tv is nearly upon us, and Tivo is offering some really good deals at the moment, I ordered our new Tivo today. An 80-hour Series 2 dual-channel recorder - this means it can record two channels at once (Yay!) or you can watch something else while recording on another channel. I used a promotional thing through amazon that took a bit of digging to find, so I'm going to post the link here for anyone who might be interested. It's the 80-hour Series 2 box for $100, + a free refurbished wireless adapter, normally $60 all on its own, + $15 off. With free shipping, I got $173 worth of stuff for $92. Hard to beat. And the offer expires on September 7th. So if you've been debating about getting Tivo, now's the opportune moment, both for the deal, and to get your Tivo up and running in time for Fall TV.
Honestly, my Tivo is like my iPod - if some freak accident deprived me of it tomorrow, I would have to beg, borrow, or find some other means of reacquiring one the very next day. It's that awesome.
Last year was tough. My Humax Tivo had to pick and choose which shows in which time slots to record, and some shows (most notably Lost) fell to the wayside as others in the same timeslot won out. This year looks to be even more difficult, with several new shows I'm going to be checking out in addition to the old ones I won't miss. At the end of last season, I commented to the husband that it might be nice to upgrade our 80-hour Tivo to more recording time. His offhand reply was "Why don't we just get a second box for the bedroom?" Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, I told him we would by the end of the summer, before the new season began.
He was doing this in part because his Xbox time interferes with my Tivo time, and he feels guilty. But also in part because Tivo has really grown on him. He likes recording things on the History channel for his classroom, then burning them to DVD (sadly, Humax no longer offers their DVD burner equipped Tivo, as it's a truly priceless feature, at least for us.) He likes a couple of shows that we watch together (BSG & Burn Notice at the moment.) Tivo has, after more than a year, won him over enough that he wants a second box for the bedroom. That ability to pause live TV is one that quickly becomes addictive.
So, since fall Tv is nearly upon us, and Tivo is offering some really good deals at the moment, I ordered our new Tivo today. An 80-hour Series 2 dual-channel recorder - this means it can record two channels at once (Yay!) or you can watch something else while recording on another channel. I used a promotional thing through amazon that took a bit of digging to find, so I'm going to post the link here for anyone who might be interested. It's the 80-hour Series 2 box for $100, + a free refurbished wireless adapter, normally $60 all on its own, + $15 off. With free shipping, I got $173 worth of stuff for $92. Hard to beat. And the offer expires on September 7th. So if you've been debating about getting Tivo, now's the opportune moment, both for the deal, and to get your Tivo up and running in time for Fall TV.
Honestly, my Tivo is like my iPod - if some freak accident deprived me of it tomorrow, I would have to beg, borrow, or find some other means of reacquiring one the very next day. It's that awesome.