Killer Tivo Deals!!! Help Me Buy The Right Package!!!!

[India]

Ok so i've been waiting and searching for the right Tivo deal since I missed out on the baseball/kid zone deal.

I have found this

http://www.tivo.com/2.1.1.0.ws.asp?p=Pack0306&WT.cg_n=AffP&WT.cg_s=Pack0306&WT.mc_id=AffP_Pack0306

not sure if I should get the HUMAX® DVD Recorder or just the S2 Tivo box.

anyone know anything about the HUMAX® DVD Recorder?

Whats better a HUMAX® DVD Recorder 40hr for $100 or a S2 140-hour TiVo® box for $50?

thanks for the help guys!

I'm planning on buying tonight.

[gtrogue]

Get a dual tuner S2 Tivo unless you really want a DVD player or recorder. None of the deals on the page you linked are for dual tuner models. I don't know what the best deals are right now, though.

[MikeMar]

If this is your first tivo, probably get it from tivo.com

if you already have one, buy from a retail store and use the multi-service discount and only pay $6.95/month

[ZombiE]

I second gtrogue,

Unless you really want the DVD burner I would get the DT. I have a single and Dual Tuner. The DT is great. When my year is up on the S2 single tuner I will probably repalce it with a DT, just because they have ruined the S2 single tuner's speed.


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[JustAllie]

I think if you buy the Humax DVD-burner model, you can still buy a lifetime subscription for it. That's an important consideration. :D

A dual tuner would be nice, but I really enjoy the ease and speed with which I can burn a DVD of a show on my Humax.

Note: While I recall reading about the special lifetime subscription eligibility for Humax DVD units, I don't know if these refurb units sold by TiVo under this deal will qualify. Please check with TiVo before buying. :)

[davezatz]

While I recall reading about the special lifetime subscription eligibility for Humax DVD units, I don't know if these refurb units sold by TiVo under this deal will qualify.

From the way the TiVo peeps have always described it, think it's only new, never suscribed Humax boxes that qualify for Lifetime. But who would want to pay $300 on a Lifetime of standard def at this point? ;)

[India]

darn it! i knew something was fishy......

i don't really need a DVD recorder. I have 2 computers with them, but they are MACs so im not sure if you can copy shows over to them to record on dvds. anyways, if the ST suck then I don't want one, i rather pay alittle more for a DT. But I don't think i will be recording two shows at the same time.

i can hold off longer. i rather buy what i want then settle for something else.

[JustAllie]

From the way the TiVo peeps have always described it, think it's only new, never suscribed Humax boxes that qualify for Lifetime. But who would want to pay $300 on a Lifetime of standard def at this point? ;)Someone who wants to transfer it to a Series3 TiVo before the transfer offer expires? :p

[ZeoTiVo]

I think if you buy the Humax DVD-burner model, you can still buy a lifetime subscription for it. That's an important consideration. :D

A dual tuner would be nice, but I really enjoy the ease and speed with which I can burn a DVD of a show on my Humax.

and I will somewhat disagree with JustAllie.

She is right that the DVD burning in a TiVo could not be easier, and the DVD playback of the TiVo I have Toshiba RS TX20 is just like TiVo playback and I watch all DVDs on it now - I really do not use the DVD burner much at all.
but
Forced to make a choice they would never get my Dual Tuner that records two things at once with SO much less conflict decisions needed on my part.

[ZeoTiVo]

But I don't think i will be recording two shows at the same timewell I have no idea of your TV viewing habits but I lived nicely enough with a 40 hour single tuner for at least 6 months. Now I definitely need the two tuners, could not deal without. The new TV season with good options on at the same time accounts for a good bit of it.

bottom line,
once you have the TiVo and use it for a few months your TV viewing habits will alter considerably and for the considerably better. I would not place a lot of weight on current TV habits when making a decision.

[JustAllie]

and I will somewhat disagree with JustAllie.

She is right that the DVD burning in a TiVo could not be easier, and the DVD playback of the TiVo I have Toshiba RS TX20 is just like TiVo playback and I watch all DVDs on it now - I really do not use the DVD burner much at all.
but
Forced to make a choice they would never get my Dual Tuner that records two things at once with SO much less conflict decisions needed on my part.See, I solved this problem by buying two Humax DRT800 machines. This was a rather expensive solution. :o But at the time there was no such thing as a Dual Tuner standalone TiVo. And you can only burn a show on a Humax that's recorded on that Humax, so having a second TiVo that wasn't a DVD model wasn't going to help if I wanted to burn two shows that were airing at the same time.

That said, I have ended up using the burning feature much less than I anticipated. If TiVoToGo actually worked on a Macintosh computer, I'd consider selling my two Humax machines for a Dual Tuner. But I'd really miss the pleasure of watching a DVD with the TiVo interface. I love having Instant Replay, skip-to-tic, etc.


Let me point out another good TiVo deal for people who would prefer a Dual Tuner model:

http://www.tivo.com/0.11.summer.asp

The nice thing is that this is a 180-hour dual tuner box. If you can't use the wireless adapter, you can sell it on eBay. And since you prepay for a year, you don't have to worry about monthly bills for a while.

Hurry, the deal expires in a couple of weeks.


If you like this deal and don't have anyone else to give your referral to, referrals always happily accepted. :)