Rabid TiVo Fanaticism

surfacearea writes "The New York Times [free reg] is running an article that, without sounding like over-the-top blatant product placement discusses the reasons why TiVo owners are at times frighteningly fanatical. Personally, I won't bother to find out first hand until they slap a recordable DVD drive in there."

Comments

Re:I have to agree

[MrGibbage]

I'm 1.2.1. Does 1.3 block it? Or do I need to get the 1.4 alpha?

I can't believe I am going through this much trouble to block one lousy popup. When are people going to get the hint - we DO NOT LIKE THESE POPUPS AND WE WILL NOT BUY YOUR PRODUCT -- FOR THAT REASON. It's the same for me with telemarketers. I won't buy from them for that same reason.

DVD-r media prices

[nachoboy]

For what they're made of, the discs are a bit overpriced here. For now the effect seems to be at least in part due to short supply - quite a few people got DVD recordable drives for Christmas or are buying new computers with the drives included. At my local office supply/computer store, a 3 pack of Memorex DVD-R discs cost me $13 - that's $4.33/disc. Buy no-name discs (Optimum 5-pack for $20) for a small discount, or the real way to save, buy in bulk. About the only brand that consistently works well for me (others will likely attest to this as well) is Ritek, and I like to get the 4x ones so as to reduce burning time. Rima.com has a terrible, ugly web site but they have great prices (comparatively anyway) - a 25-spindle for $2/disc or as low as $1.75/disc for a 100-spindle. Of course, I don't have $175 to blow on dvd-r's at the moment. I'm saving up for Lite-On's DVD recordable drive, due out in May or June, and hoping media prices drop dramatically on dvd media RSN (real soon now).

Re:I need just three things to replace my vcr

[ajakk]

Perhaps you should check the dictionary before you put your foot in your mouth.