[KLUG Driftwood] Driftwood, phase two? :-)

[Bruce Smith]

> > > http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,59088,00.html/wn_ascii
> > > Seems like a different project to me.  But an interesting one.
> > > People might want to assemble one for themselves.  
> > I've been doing some reading on Tivo's lately.  Enough reading that I've
> > been thinking about buying one.  Now this article comes along, hum ...
> 
> Does it still involve a subscription service?  That really raises the
> cost.

Yes, to download the current program listings.  You can pay a monthly
fee, or a one time lifetime fee.  The lifetime fee is locked to the
serial number of the single box.  If you every upgrade to new hardware
then you pay again.  If you sell the box, the lifetime subscription goes
with the box.

Or, if you want use it like a VCR, where you look up the listings
manually, tell Tivo to record on a certain date & time for a so long,
then you don't need to pay the extra fee.

That's my understanding anyway...

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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