11-18-2013, 02:39 PM
Bill,
True. But, the TIVO I purchased never paid for itself. I paid for the hardware and lifetime service. The TIVO broke twice. Once under warranty. Once out of my pocket. End result: it never paid for itself, especially since I can't really make use of it anymore. It's standard def. It requires a converter box. All of my TVs are high def. The quality from the TIVO is no longer acceptable. The last time I used it was over a year ago when I didn't have FIOS service in my new apartment and we relied on rabbit airs for TV.
I used it for three years approx. It would take nearly five years at the minimum to recoup the initial investment. Factor in the out of pocket cost and it's another year. Six years to recoup the investment. I still have three years to go. the fact that it is old tech that doesn't offer acceptable quality now means I'll never recoup the investment via using it. The only way to recoup even a small part of the investment is to sell it and the amount of money I'd get for it isn't worth it.
I calculated out the savings of buying another TIVO in a different thread:
As a result of the numbers involved and how quickly tech changes I'd be _very_ hesitant to buy a TIVO.
Robert
True. But, the TIVO I purchased never paid for itself. I paid for the hardware and lifetime service. The TIVO broke twice. Once under warranty. Once out of my pocket. End result: it never paid for itself, especially since I can't really make use of it anymore. It's standard def. It requires a converter box. All of my TVs are high def. The quality from the TIVO is no longer acceptable. The last time I used it was over a year ago when I didn't have FIOS service in my new apartment and we relied on rabbit airs for TV.
I used it for three years approx. It would take nearly five years at the minimum to recoup the initial investment. Factor in the out of pocket cost and it's another year. Six years to recoup the investment. I still have three years to go. the fact that it is old tech that doesn't offer acceptable quality now means I'll never recoup the investment via using it. The only way to recoup even a small part of the investment is to sell it and the amount of money I'd get for it isn't worth it.
I calculated out the savings of buying another TIVO in a different thread:
As a result of the numbers involved and how quickly tech changes I'd be _very_ hesitant to buy a TIVO.
Robert