Re: What has happened to VCRs?

On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 22:08:04 GMT, "Large Farva" <none@xxxxxxxxxx> Gave
us:

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>"Marci" <marci4120@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:v7WdnT2kSrY3y5XeRVn-rQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>>
>>> Get a TiVO and join the 21st Century.
>>>
>>> Bill T.
>>
>>
>> While TiVO is probably a good thing, not everyone wants to have to shell
>> out money on a subscription just to make recordings.
>
>$5 probably won't break most people.

You're an idiot. Last I heard it was about $100 a year.
>
>>
>> Does TiVO let you make hard copy recordings? Or do they just store them
>> internally?
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>You can make hard copies to a VCR, DVD Recorder, or computer.

That STILL doesn't mean that the idiots that make the hardware
should get a continuing premium for me to use it. D'oh. That is
about the worst business model going, and ANY sucker that falls for it
is in the stupidity boat for buying into that crap, unamerican
practice.

>> My mother lives in a nursing home and I record some programs for her to
>> watch. It's easy for me to make a VCR tape and cart it there for her to
>> enjoy. Can you do that with TiVo?
>
>Yes.

So what. Can you do it free?
.

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