Box Upgrade Time
 

I am about to enquire about a new Samsung V+HD box but I am wondering how long you have to keep it before they will offer you a upgrade, a la the TiVo produced box.

Any (rough) ideas?

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They will not offer you an free upgrade as it would actually be a chargeable upgrade for anyone who wants the TIVO once it is released.

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Although to be honest we don't yet know the full TiVo details. What will be coming this year is basically a pilot box

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Once they come online I doubt that anyone will get one as a free upgrade as they will expect this to be a money spinner.

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Premium upgrade = paying a premium. Ain't that the truth ;) :D

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You want the latest you pay the price.;)

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Bazinga!

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The problem becomes set the price to high and it becomes the biggest flop ever.

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That will not happen as they know what they are doing it is called creating a demand.;)

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In comparison to the £75 I'd be paying for this (second box) surely this TiVo can't cost much more?

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Only, time and an official press release at some point will tell ;)

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People used to pay £150 for for the V+ not long ago.;)

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No more than £500 tops ;)

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Can't see to many takers if its anywhere near the 300 quid Sky first asked for a HD box.

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If it offers USB out I'l pay pretty much anything.

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All this is just speculation and will get us no closer to the launch price.:)

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Will the Tivo be open to everyone by the end of this year ?

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If it actually works without bugs freezing requiring reboots or total faliure when loss of power in some instances then I may consider a couple of hundred notes for one. If its in any way buggy I aint interested

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Negative nancy

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No I am realistic roger;)

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usb output sounds cool

what format would you hope it comes out in tho ?

MPEG MP4 ( WMV :) )

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But when you buy the TIVO box will it belong to you?

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Probably not so it will be an 'install fee' as always. But the good news is free repairs if it breaks down :)

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It won't be more than £150 will it?

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I very much doubt it, they might decide to go for a monthly fee like they did with the V+ originally, we just don't know yet

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Is there a reason why when I originally asked for a second V+HD box they said I would have to pay £10 (Don't know if that included the £5 that pays for the normal V Box now) instead of the regular £50/£75 for the box? Even the engineers thought that was strange.

Hopefully they won't be doing anything like this with the TiVo, and even more so I'd prefer to own the box outright.

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I got multiroom recently and I got the 2 V+ boxes for free

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All Vboxes remain the property of Virginmedia at all times, you cannot own a Vbox.

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VM should try and get itunes, thats would make them very popular!!

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They already have music on demand.

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Yeah it would be competition for them, wouldn't make sense.