About 5 years ago, the SD-H400 Media Server Series 2 I bought in 2003 began to experience boot up issues. Over the years, a bad hard drive was suggested as the possible culprit by a few different sources. I primarily used it for its Basic Tivo functionality (recording/playback of individual/series programs, pausing live TV, etc.) but was too lazy to ever get it fixed. Now I'm paying $150/month for internet access and the privilege of surfing through over 1000 channels and finding nothing to watch. In a year Verizon will begin charging $15/month to rent their DVR which I use pretty much the same way as I did the SDH400. The only difference being VOD programming which I don't remember if it was even available back then. My question: Does it make sense spending the money upgrading/replacing the hard drives of such an old system? Will it even work with todays technology (720p/1080p/K, HD, VOD, Fios, etc.) or am I just throwing money away? Since TIVO Basic was included with it's purchase, I never paid for it's usage. Now, If I go through with the hardware & software upgrade, will I be forced into paying for a subscription service or will it still be available for free. There are too many unknown variables. Please help me decide. Thanks...........