[SamAdams76]

Got TIVO for my son for Christmas. Had I know it was so good, I'd have bought it for myself a long time ago! I don't watch much TV but I do like my NFL football.

So last Saturday, I recorded the Patriots/Bills game as I had things to do that afternoon. Later that night, I saw the entire game in less than two hours (skipping past the commercials and halftime show). After I was done, I zapped the program off the hard drive and that was that. I no longer have to schedule my weekends around football games ever again. I've got my Sunday afternoons back again! Next fall, I can get my yard work done and zip through the games at my own convenience (doing my own replays as I see fit).

The product is just amazing.

[nhoward14]

Just remember to extend all football recordings by an hour in case the game goes into OT.

[lewislynn]

Did I miss something?...Did your Tivo do what a $60.00 VCR can't?...

I used to do exactly what you described, only on a VCR 20 yrs ago.

[Hank Rearden]

I no longer have to schedule my weekends around football games ever again. I've got my Sunday afternoons back again! Next fall, I can get my yard work done and zip through the games at my own convenience (doing my own replays as I see fit).

You may have heard of VCRs, right? 50 bucks. Been available for a few years now.

[cd jones]

That's pretty good.........just like a VCR huh?

;-)

[cd jones]

woops, nevermind, lewislynn had the same thoughts I did, but you addressed them.

[July 4th]

Yes - TiVo completely changes the way that you watch TV. If I have it on FOX News and miss something that a guest or reporter said, I just rewind a few seconds and watch it again.

That said, unless you want the program guide, you do NOT need to pay for TiVo service. All you have to do is set the programs to record manually. There are plenty of free online program guides, so I just get the times from there.

[oceanview]

don't know much about Replay.

But always get the lowest priced Tivo with the smallest disk, you can upgrade your own disk drive for a fraction of the cost with step by step instructions or kits at tivocommunity.com

The best Tivo deal is for direct-tv customers, a new receiver with Tivo for $99, $4.99 per month subscription. Remember, those Tivo liftetime subscriptions are for the life of your unit, not your life.