Posts Tagged ‘Comcast’
Question Asked: Is Tivo Really Worth It?
Having previously named Tivo as the greatest invention of the 20th century, personally, I’d say yes.
Many people think that Tivo’s just a way to digitally record TV shows, like a new-age VCR. While that’s true, that’s only part of what Tivo does for you.
Tivo 
People may claim to have a “Tivo
A few months later, we purchased the Tivo HD Series 3
Not only will Tivo
Hate commercials? Who doesn’t. Got a Tivo
I’ll admit, I was skeptical at first. I had gotten an old Sony Tivo (the original series) years and years ago, as a promotion from a company that I worked for. I wasn’t sold on the idea, so I sold the Tivo on eBay.
Years later, when visiting some of my wife’s family down in New York City, I experienced Tivo
I’ve been asked if Tivo
Let’s assume you get the standard Tivo
That’s $145.40 for the first year of service, compared to Tivo
Seeing really is believing though, if you have an inkling to get a Tivo, but aren’t 100% sure, go try one. Surely someone you know owns one. If not, most Best Buy stores have a working demo of the HD version in their stores.
If you’re considering going with the one from Comcast or DirecTV, just because it’s “easier”, think twice. If you look up reviews of those boxes from people who own them, you’ll find that the majority of them are negative reviews. While Tivo, on the other hand, are glowingly positive in most cases.
If you’re in the Boston area, I’ll gladly demo my HD (and non-HD) Tivo
Question Asked: What is the Greatest Invention of the 20th Century?
Another entirely subjective question, thanks for asking CJ.
My answer would be Tivo, however, that’s not the “real” answer, despite the fact that many people would agree.
The “greatest invention” of the 20th century according to the first four results pages of a Google search, would be either electricity, or the automobile. Many lesser trusted resources (namely Yahoo! answers, and Wikipedia) would say things such as; computers, mobile phones, and television.
However, upon further examination, neither electricity or the automobile were invented in the 20th century. Let’s examine:
Electricity wasn’t invented, ever. It was discovered. Electricity is produced naturally on earth, and is not a man made invention. Therefore, it doesn’t qualify. Oh, and the first known instance of electricity happened as early 600BC, when Thales of Miletus wrote about how rubbing amber created an attraction. This is known today, as static electricity. The word “electric” was first used in 1600 by Richard Gilbert, a British scientist. “Electricity” comes from the Greek word for “amber”. Fitting, eh? It wasn’t until 1752 when Benjamin Franklin flew his famous kite, and since that date, people have always assumed that he discovered electricity. False.
The automotive is also a touchy subject. The first steam powered motorized carriage was built in 1769, in France, by Nicolas Cugnot. The first electrically driven car was built by Robert Anderson in the 1830s, in Scotland. The first gasoline powered automobile was built in 1885 by Gottlieb Daimler (as in Daimler Chrysler, those people still making cars today). Also in 1885, Karl Benz built the first combustion engine powered automobile (just like what we drive today, sort of). Karl Benz, yes, like Mercedes Benz.
So, for the first time ever, Google is wrong. Four pages worth of wrong.
I guess, then, I stick to my original answer: Tivo. Those that don’t have one wouldn’t understand. Oh, and a Comcast or DirecTV DVR is not a Tivo, don’t fool yourself.