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TiVo Basic

Posted by timothy on from the overdue dept.

Keith Russell writes "TiVo has announced a new TiVo Basic service. ( Press release here, CNet story here) The Basic service only offers a 3-day program grid, and doesn't include title searches, season passes, or wish lists. There's no subscription fees for Basic, however, and it can be upgraded to a full-on Series 2 unit by the usual payment options ($12.95/mo. or $299 lifetime). The first product to include it is a Toshiba DVD player with an 80 GB hard drive and progressive-scan output of both DVD and Tivo content."

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  1. tivo BASIC by mrseigen · · Score: 4, Funny

    And here I was thinking that somebody had written a BASIC interpreter/writer for the TiVo. That would have been really cool. Oh well... I'll be happy when Canadian service starts with tivo.

  2. What?? by DogIsMyCoprocessor · · Score: 5, Funny
    12 posts and no

    1. Give away free subscription
    2. ????
    3. Profit!!

    joke yet? This place is going to the dogs ...

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  3. tivo modems by flacco · · Score: 1, Funny

    i got one of the early tivo's cheap off ebay, but the piece of crap modem died on me. the tivo service just didn't offer enough for me to deal with replacing the modem, so it's been just a pvr for me since then.

    which is fine, but the goddamn internal clock keeps drifting.

    i wonder how many subscriptions they've lost due to dead modems?

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  4. Re:But can it play MP3s by Malc · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well, I would only take it if it can get up and tap dance to Moulin Rouge or Chicago. Running to the kitchen and fetching pop corn would just be a bonus.

  5. I have four words for you by HeghmoH · · Score: 2, Funny

    Move. To. The. US.

    (Joke!)

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  6. TiVo BASIC? by passion · · Score: 4, Funny

    10 find pr0n;
    20 display pr0n;
    30 goto 10;

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  7. Re:will have to be carful by Blahbbs · · Score: 5, Funny
    I've found that Season Passes aren't very helpful *IF THE NETWORKS KEEP CANCELLING THE SHOWS YOU LIKE*

    Looking at my list of season passes reads like a TV obituary... Firefly, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, The Tick, The Job.... sigh.

  8. Re:Itsn't it a moot point? by jandrese · · Score: 4, Funny

    I always thought Tivo should make a 30 second TV spot with a very annoying background noise and jarring images, then in the last few seconds say: If you had Tivo you could have fast forwarded this.

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  9. Carrot Top by meehawl · · Score: 2, Funny
    I always thought Tivo should make a 30 second TV spot with a very annoying background noise and jarring images, then in the last few seconds say: If you had Tivo you could have fast forwarded this.
    Outstanding idea. Use Carrot Top and it's a winner.
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