Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 32879
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2004/8/13 [Consumer/TV] UID:32879 Activity:kinda low
8/12    Is it possible to use a Series 2 Tivo as a vcr w/o subscribing to
        the service or hooking it up to you phone/network?
        Fry's has a Series 2 Tivo on sale for $99 and I was thinking that
        I could use it to replace my VHS VCR. (I don't care about Tivo's
        fancy features and would rather not pay for them, since I watch
        very little TV and only record Nova and Globe Trekker once a week
        or so). tia.
        \_ You can,but why?  Subscribe for a couple of months, see if you
           like it, and then cancel if you want.
        \_ Yeah I've been wondering about this too. I just want a VCR, not
           tivo's fancy stuff...
        \_ TiVos can run withoug the program guide, they just don't know what
           time anything is on, so you have to manually set all recording
           times.
           \_ So you gotta program time slots manually like regular old VCRs,
              I can totally live with that. Time to get a TIVO!
              \- which model is $99 at fry's? i understand the 40hr one
                 is $80 at costco. --psb
                 \_ The Fry's one is 40 hourse Series 2.  Not sure what the
                    specific model is beyond this.  BTW, Fry's is selling it
                    for $199 with $100 mail in rebate.  I assume the rebate
                    is contingent on signing up for the service.  Is the
                    Costco one $80 straight or is that post rebate also?
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