Women in Technology

Article:		Freevo: Freedom For Your TV
Subject:		On the subject of cost
Date:		2005-01-29 10:57:59
From:		drgalaxy
HW: Why should anybody bother with building a digital video recorder, when you can buy a TiVo for much less money and hassle? I think the developers responses were good for this question but they missed an important fact. TiVo's services cost (I think) $15/month per box. I have a friend who has 3 televisions and 2 activated tivo boxes. At that rate a year costs roughly $360. How many years do you want to have DVR/media center functions? $300 for a TiVo $180/yr * 3 = 540 ------- $850

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• On the subject of cost
  2005-01-29 17:24:18  joecm [View]
  
  
  Actually, Tivo service costs $12.95 per month for the first box, and $6.95 per month for each additional (assuming you don't spring for the lifetime - $300). Additionally, the boxes are as cheap as $80 after rebate.
  
  $80 for a Tivo (amazon.com)
  $300 for Lifetime service
  *or* $155/year if monthly ($85/year for each addtional box)
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  $380 for a tivo... still pricey... but not $850
  

• On the subject of cost
  2005-01-30 11:56:12  ichebert [View]
  
  
  The problem is more than cost; the real issue here is control. Tivo and similar services are notorious for changing the rules in mid-stream and changing their software's functionality, often not to the customer's benefit.