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How much does TiVo Cost?

As with all services, there are different levels of service and recording capacity, but TiVo starts at:

• $199 after $50 mail-in rebate for the 40 hour TiVo Series 2 unit
  ( $299 after $50 mail-in rebate for the 80 hour unit)
• $12.95 per month for TiVo service
• Digitally record up to 40 or 80 hours of your favorite shows (see chart below)
• Works with antenna, cable, digital cable, satellite and combinations
• Broadband-ready or use your phone line to get program data

I should mention here that a 40 hour TiVo unit will record 40 hours of TV in the lowest video quality. There are four levels of video quality that you can record at and I have found that I record all my shows on the "High" setting. Therefore, a 40 hour TiVo will record 18 hours of programs and an 80 hour unit 38 hours on the High setting. Keep in mind that if you are like most people, you will quickly become addicted to TiVo and you will want the most recording capacity possible.

I hope this newsletter has given you a better understanding of what TiVo is. It's a craze that some have called "...the greatest thing since wheat." (Wheat came before sliced bread.) For most, it is simply the next generation VCR, which by-the-way, does let you save any recorded program to a VCR tape if you wish.

For more information visit the TiVo web site at www.tivo.com.

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