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Rabid TiVo Fanaticism

Posted by michael on from the evangelical dept.

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."

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  1. Google partner link. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Google NYTimes News Partner link thing

    No free reg required.

  2. Tivo owner... by jsimon12 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I am a Tivo owner and have been since day one, and yes I have been accused of being "brainwashed" or being a walking Tivo advert. But people really don't understand what it is like till they own one. You never have to rush home to see a show, you don't have to sit through commercials, if you want a hard to find movie or show you just have the Tivo look for it. Hell my wife was skeptical when we got married but now even she is hooked. If you like TV, or even if you really just like a couple things Tivo is great.

  3. Re:Come on! by The+Real+Chrisjc · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah, this used to work. But did you check it?
    Did you?
    No, you didn't.

    Please check things before you use them! :P

  4. Where in Australia ? by gibodean · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How does an Aussie get one of these puppies which will work here ? I don't care too much about subscriptions - I can program my times in myself. But, it needs to work with PAL.

    So, where can I get one ?

    Do I have to hack one to get it to work ? I'd rather just buy one which works out of the box.