>But my understanding of TiVo is that is mostly a >rental arrangement with monthly payments.
A HD TiVo with "lifetime" subscription cost me under $500. >I am paying almost $300 per >month already in digital stuff (cell phones, $130 or more; satellite TV >$80; internet $45; ground phone $45), so I don't want to add more >monthly payments to what I used to get for free. There is so much programming available OTA that my TiVo remains well stocked, plus it downloads more free programming via broadband. This exceeds any time I have for watching TV. So I don't waste money on cable or dish. TiVo amortized over 5 years is $8/mo. Broadband costs under $20/mo. Cell is under $10/mo. Landline is $60/mo due to many calls to Europe. So I'm under $100/mo and happy. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
