Longest Running TiVo

My oldest, still in service, is from September, 2000 however it's on it's third hard drive. Back then, lifetime was only $199 which makes it a great deal at about $1.55/month for service.

 

Technical it wasn’t running continuously so the OP still holds the record.

 

You could easily find a used S1 with lifetime service for ~$60. It doesn't make sense to pay a monthly subscription on an S1.

 

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I didn't think that I implied that, but you are correct.

 

and technically even the OP's Tivo is more likely than not to have been without power (power outage or unplugged) at sometime, so has most likely not been running continuously for ten years.
That said, it's great that the OP has been able to get 10 years of service from a Tivo w/o a breakdown.

 

If they used a UPS they might have. I had mine on a UPS almost ten years ago. But I would have also shut it down and blown out the dust every two or three years as well.

 

My Sony SVR-2000 has been in continuous service since May 2000. Original HDD, power supply, modem, etc. Only brief power interruptions and shut downs to reboot, move into new entertainment center, etc.

It is still going strong, but rarely watched. I record daily newscasts to review if I hear of some breaking news that I had missed.

Unfortunately, my sister's, my father's, and a friend's SVR-2000s have needed service for fried modems and HDD upgrades and other issues.

 

Kind of curious to hear who has the earliest-activated Tivo still in service - I bet there's a couple of 1999 models out there. Of course, some of them would be in closets just waiting to use their one-time lifetime transfers, I'm sure!

 

My sister still uses the TiVo I gave her for Christmas in 1999 daily. I did replace the drive, and a lightning storm took out the unit in 2001 or 2002, which necessitated a trip to Sony for repair.

 

We have a Sony SAT-T60 DirecTivo that has been running since 2000, can't remember which month. Have ahd 5-6 SD and HD DirecTivo's come and go since then, but the old Sony keeps on going. Been on UPS most of that time. Wife records on it continuously and views programs daily with few exceptions, like vacations.

 

I'm a piker - turned my series 2 on Christmas Day, 2002 and still running great

 

I activated my Series one 6/7/1999. still working, original hard drive, as it has been since day one.

in addition i now have a series two, series three and tivo hd.

buccobruce

 

Wow, for some reason from your initial post it didn't sink in that you'd paid that much in total for a Series 1 to keep it running... holy cow. No offense at all, but this is a great example of why lifetime, even at a $399/$499 price point, is well worth it!

 

I don't know how original TiVo machines could cost $199 unless they were used. Mine, bought new in 1999, was $799 + tax + shipping. (Of course it was a Philips model because it was the original TiVo machine and thus the only brand available). The hard drive failed after 5 years and when it did, I bought a Series 2 machine rather than have the drive replaced. The Series 2 machine with dual tuners was around $300 if I'm not mistaken.

 

What a difference a year makes! My Sony SVR-2000 S1 puchased new from Circuit City in May 2000 was $419.99 including tax. Apparently Tivo had started subsidizing the cost of the box by then. I added lifetime service for $199.

I am incredibly lucky because it has been in continuous service with no UPS protection, no upgrades or modifications.

I purchase another for my father a year or so later, and the price had come down to about $370 and I was eligible to file for a $100 rebate. Remember those rebate days?

 

And a year after that I bought a 20hr Philips S1 Tivo for $270.