• ch00f@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    You could even use one from the 1940s if you want!

    Assuming your tuner was manufactured later than around 2005 and supports ATSC digital broadcasts. Also makes me wonder when you got your TiVo. I thought they were dead long before everything went digital.

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      5 months ago

      The antenna type doesn’t matter. If you don’t have a 1940s antenna, technically you can use a paperclip. It may not be strong enough to recieve the channel depending on local interference, but it might pick up the station with a strong enough signal. And anyone still using a tv with a tuner made before 2005 already has a tunerbox. Back in 2010 my dad even got one for free from the government.

      Tivo never died. They’re still alive. I got mine in 2012. I estimated it takes 3 1/3rd years for it to become worth it to do lifetime service.

      That was 12 years ago. Although I did have to spend $100 on a new hard drive.

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        5 months ago

        Huh. Didn’t know TiVo was still around.

        We use a Tabo at home. Like TiVo, but primarily for network access from phones/media streamers. Has a similar lifetime subscription too.