So long, old friend

Almost six years ago (September 26, 2000, according to my still offline jurassic weblog archives), I won a free 30-hour TiVo in an online promotion. Actually, I was supposed to have won a 14-hour model but, either by glitch or design, they gave all of those away and sent me the next better thing. Three years ago, I pimped it out with an upgrade from Weaknees.

Last night it threw in the towel, as you can see from the Green Screen of Death above.

I won't be calling the toll-free number. Six years and countless hundreds of hours of programming enjoyed without channel surfing is a pretty good run for an appliance I didn't pay for in the first place. Before the fall premiere season begins, I'll give it a proper burial recycling and bring home a brand-new (bought and paid for) dual-tuner model to take its place. With the rebate, it'll cost me about $100, plus a little more for another Weaknees upgrade.

I love TiVo. It has truly changed the way I watch television, and completely for the better. I can barely stand to watch live television without it. (And I don't have to: There are actually two other units in our home, thank dog!)

Weep not for TiVo, friends. The best is yet to come.

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