TiVo Announces High-Def Series3 DVR

prostoalex writes "Catching up with the competition, TiVo is set to unveil a high-definition digital video recorder. The unit will feature dual tuners, 250 GB, and a hefty price sticker: 'The long-awaited product will be $800 and available in mid-September, the company said. Subscription fees for the TiVo service are separate ... TiVo officials attributed its long development time in part to waiting for certain technologies to mature and the lengthy process of getting industry-related approvals, such as for the set-top-box's two built-in CableCARD slots. CableCARD slots allow users to access digital programming from a cable TV provider without the need for a separate receiver. The Series3 HD box also represents TiVo's first major product upgrade since it released its networked Series2 DVR in 2002.'"

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Re:800$ plus subscription??

[Golias]

No kidding.

If you want to record Hi-Def shows, you can buy a Mac mini + EyeTV + extra RAM for a total of about $1000, that will also take the place of the DVD player, and also serve up on-line content (both legitimate and otherwise) AND be a nice jukebox for the living room stereo. Not to mention suck your life and soul away with World of Warcraft (or some Windows games, if you are willing to dual boot and live with Intel's integrated graphics.)

And that's buying Apple hardware which we all know is waaaaaaay overpriced, right?

$800 for a computer which can't do anything but record TV shows? That's just sad.