[geeks] Professional. Do Not Attempt.

[Michael Parson]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 11:47:03AM -0400, Joshua Boyd wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:07:58AM -0500, Michael Parson wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:35:53AM -0400, Joshua Boyd wrote:
>>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 11:58:47PM -0400, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>>>
>>>> Regarding stuff I really like, I often miss out on it because I just
>>>> can't sit there and watch it.  Since TV just isn't on my mind, I usually
>>>> just forget to watch it.  If I really want to see something, I have to
>>>> write it down and/or set an alarm most of the time.
>>>
>>>> For every show I watch, I probably miss five because I forget about
>>>> them.
>>>
>>> You could build your own PVR to deal with that.  Previously, TiVo might
>>> have been acceptable as well, but they seem to have gone rather evil now.
>>
>> Those of us that have stuck with the series1 TiVos are, so far, immune
>> to the latest bits of evil that TiVo has succumbed to.  They can be had
>> for fairly cheap on e-bay, etc.
>
> And you can still sign up to get the TV schedules for them?
>
> I don't have any use for one anyone, but I know some people who might
> like them as presents, but I refuse to support the current shenanigans
> of the company.

I guess so, mine still works.  I'm going to be getting a second one
soon, from a friend that is upgrading all his series 1 units to series 2
(you can pick up a 40 hour s2 unit for $50 right now, after a $150 MIR).
Guess I'll see what happens when I try and add it to my account.

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Michael Parson
mparson at bl.org