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Deal of the day, week or maybe even year?

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To protect the innocent I won't mention my friends name, but I just did the deal of the week, a Tivo Series 2 for a box of Green tea I carried back from the UK. Admittedly my friend did upgrade to DirectTV with Tivo so was not using the stand-alone device as much, but still a bargain.

If you have never tried Tivo, it is a life changing experience, you will never watch/view TV the same way again.

I've had my other Tivo for about two years, and there are a couple of things that should be mentioned in the manual but I could find no mention of them, they are:
  • If you ever want to sell the benefits of Tivo to someone, be sure to demo it to them when they're stoned, they will actually believe you are bending time.
  • Under no circumstances and no matter how well you believe you can manage it, watch a sporting event like the World Cup 2002 on a 30 minute time delay, as no matter what happens and no matter what you say down the phone, someone will always call to let you know the final score when you are still 30 minutes from the end, and then explain oh well you can watch it again next year, it's every 4 years, not every year!

The best thing about the Tivo? It came pre-populated with a nice big collection of Family Guy and Simpsons episodes. I feel a little ripped off though as it didn't come with a lifetime service

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Gravatar Image1 - Carl - Listen carefully! DO NOT ANSWER THE PHONE DURING THE WORLD CUP! Sorry, but I just had to point this out.

Gravatar Image2 - If only Sametime Everyplace had an API for Tivo.

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