RE: Hello from an HA Newbie and a TiVo Question . . .

["Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>]

Neil,

Welcome. It may be worth handing over your credit card to someone you
trust before you read on - this group is full of Bulk Buys for good
toys
^H^H^H^H useful items.

In terms of the TiVo, the TiVo technology / programme guide is NOT
being
discontinued. Thomson, however, have stopped manufacturing the Thompson
TiVo V1 - ie the box most people think of as "the TiVo".

I would expect to see some second generation units in the UK over the
next 6 months, from a variety of manufacturers.


It is _possible_ that a competing technology - that of ReplayTV will
launch in the UK shortly, however it's not clear who's going to
manufacture this. And the TiVo / ReplayTV battle is lining up to be a
bit like the VHS/Betamax battle, with ReplayTV winning (like Betamax)
on
features, but TiVo winning the market share.


Regards,

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Fuller [mailto:neil@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: 25 December 2002 22:05
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Hello from an HA Newbie and a TiVo Question . . .


First, a merry Christmas to all from a (virgin poster) newbie to HA!!!

A little about me by way of an intro. . . .

I live in Guildford, Surrey, married with 2 young kids, there just
ain't
enough hours in the day!

I work as a controls engineer with the UK's leading BMS (Building
Management
Systems) kit. I worked for the manufacturer (Trend Controls) for 10
years and now work for one of their distributors. So, when it comes to
HVAC control, I think I may be able to offer advice . . .

But

As far as other HA topics go, I really am a Newbie.

I'm looking at the TiVo gismo but remember reading somewhere that it's
discontinued. They are available S/H on eBay and Dixons have a few
refurbished units too. However, I thought it needed some kind of
subscription, so my questions are:-

Are they still being manufactured (could read as 'sold new in the UK')?
If they aren't, is the subscription service still operating? How much
are they worth 2nd hand.

Finally, I know Dixons are not always that cheap but they are doing 10%
off for web orders on Xmas day - May be worth a look??

TIA

Regards

Neil


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