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Originally Posted by Marcus125
10 Years ago a DVD player cost £400 now a Blu-ray player can be bought for £49 in tescos and DVD player for £9.50. The fact that Tivo was £400 10 years ago only highlites what a rip off this is.
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No, your comparison doesn't really hold up if you think about it.
The s1 TiVo was a standalone unit with an 80GB HDD .... in todays terms, the s1 TiVo is indeed worth no more than £50-£60, I agree.
However, the VM-TiVo is an all in one V+HD receiver / TiVo with 1TB HDD so worth far mare than an s1 TiVo.
My original point was that s1 being a premium product at that time, cost £400, whereas the VM-TiVo, being a premium product
currently has a comparable value .... and therefore VM charging £149 upfront is nowhere near its true retail value (if it were to be available as a retal product).