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I read in the New York Times yesterday - a column by David Pogue - that the Series 3 TiVO has been discontinued. So what's replacing it? If I buy a Series 3 is it going to be a dinosaur in the not-too-distant future? I need to make a decision on my TiVO future in the next week or less (roommate with TiVO leaving end of the month, considering switching to cable from DirecTV to avoid upcoming HD MPEG2/4 issues as well as get a better TiVO, etc.). Please advise - thank you
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The Series3 is a great box. We have talked to folks at TiVo who, if buying a box for their own living room, would still pick the S3 over any other TiVo box out there. We bought all we could because of what a great product it is. -
I'm sure it is a great box - actually I'd probably end up with the Series-3 architecture HD, since I don't have any kind of home theater setup that would take advantage of the THX. However that doesn't answer my question about the Series 3 being discontinued ... what's happening?Comment
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I cannot tell you what is happening within TiVo because I don't work for TiVo. However, my understanding is that there were some specialized parts that were hard to get and they decided to focus their attention on the lower-end TiVoHD.Comment
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I'm considering getting my first TiVo (if I can ever get Time Warner to fix my HD signal) and was wondering why the Series3 is considered better than the HD or HD XL?Originally posted by WK-Jeff View PostComment
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You will get different answers depending on who you talk to. The Series3 has a digital display and has generally been preferred by our high-end customers. However, the TiVoHD and XL have a great feature in that they can have backup systems added to them. You can't go wrong either way.Comment
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I have 11 TiVos, including 3 Series 3s. I wouldn't take anything for them, and in fact if it were me I would buy a Series 3 just in case they do take them off the market. They will still be supported and you will have a top of the line unit.
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I was debating getting the Series 3 and now I don't see it on the website options. Have you sold out? Will there be more?Comment
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We've got a reserve for repairs, and we're seeing if we can get more, but the price seems to have gone up. Supply and demand, I guess. So we may get them and we may not, but if we do, there'll likely be a price hike unfortunately.Been here a long time . . .Comment
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