tivo without service-limited use

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austinsho

Discussion Starter · Aug 21, 2007

Folks...at my office we have a need to record each television channel from 5:00 PM until 11:00 PM each and every day of the week.

I seem to remember in the days from long before I had my first Tivo that even without service being set up, you could program a virgin Tivo to do that. Was that the case and if so, would a box like the TCD652160, the HD 180 gig box currently being sold at Best Buy do that?

Thanks! Mike Nassour / Austin TX

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bkdtv

· #2 · Aug 21, 2007

No, it cannot. The Tivo hardware is sold at a loss. They make their money back on the service.

Only the original Series1 Tivos and the DVD Recorders with Tivo could function in that capacity.

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austinsho

Discussion Starter · #3 · Aug 21, 2007

So...will the DVD recorder combo boxes still function like that and are any still available?

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atmuscarella

· #4 · Aug 21, 2007

So...will the DVD recorder combo boxes still function like that and are any still available?

Toshiba and Pioneer TiVo DVD/DVR boxes have free TiVo basic service which will do what you want it to, Humax TiVo DVD/DVR boxes will not. None are in current production but can be purchased used on ebay.

Good Luck,

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Arcady

· #5 · Aug 21, 2007

austinsho said:
Folks...at my office we have a need to record each television channel from 5:00 PM until 11:00 PM each and every day of the week.

Did you not like the answers you received when you asked this same exact question on June 8, 2006?

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austinsho

Discussion Starter · #6 · Aug 21, 2007

Thanks to all that replied, that helped a lot.

mn

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mick66

· #7 · Aug 21, 2007

I'm looking forward to next summer when you ask this question again.

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