Our One True Love

Normally, Seattlest is averse to acting as a corporate pawn, but when we saw both Bostonist and neophyte Phillyist shamelessly shilling for 7-11, we knew it was time to come out and advertise for something we deeply believe in: TiVo.

If you have not yet known the carnal pleasure that is TiVo, what's stopping you? Are you masochistic and only get off on depriving yourself of joy? Does your crushingly low self-esteem lead you to believe you don't deserve to be treated well? Why do you hate yourself? For truly, as it is written, no purer love exists than that between a (hu)man, his television, and his TiVo. Besides, how else are you gonna hold onto (and savor) every episode of Arrested Development until Season 2 is out on DVD? Come on!

Currently, there's a huge sale that'll get you free TiVo, for yourself or as a gift. One more time: FREE TIVO. Alright, alright, so it's not entirely free, but right now---only through Sunday---you can get a free 40-hour factory-renewed TiVo box (retail value: $149.99) with the purchase of a one-year ($155.40) or product lifetime ($299) service subscription. Even the shipping's free. If you're already a TiVo subscriber, the deal's that much sweeter, because an additional line of service only costs $6.95 a month, meaning that the one-year membership fee will, in effect, last you nearly two years (don't make us show you the math). With that in mind, Seattlest is very very tempted to get a second box, just for our bedroom...though we know that it'd sure be nice and generous of us to buy one for a friend, or that we really should do the smart thing and save our cash. Still, the thought of having an apartment with two TiVos makes us salivate.

Check out the fine print here. And if you choose to love yourself by taking advantage of this amazing deal, make sure to tell 'em Seattlest sent you. We want our rewards.

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By Audrey in Arts & Events, News on July 13, 2005 8:18 AM

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Lamar Cole

True love can be like a desert flower. Surviving under the toughest conditions.

Mary

Right, Audrey. TiVo is goooooooooood. Get a second one. You won't regret it. We don't! The only trick with a second one is remembering not to put thumbs up on the same things otherwise the two boxes may end up recording the same thing.

I can't even remember what life was like before TiVo but I'm sure it was utterly miserable.

Audrey

I'm sure that the Comcast DVR is just dandy, but does it make cute little noises that somehow never get annoying? Does it know you better than you know yourself? Does it make you wish it were a person so you could touch it inappropriately? I think not. Plus, I don't care to give Comcast any more money than is absolutely necessary.

Andrew

TiVo is great and all, but in Seattle it just doesn't make sense. Comcast offers a DVR that is cheaper on a monthly basis than TiVo and costs nothing up front. Besides that it is integrated into the comcast guide, can record 2 programs at once (without a second cable box), and can record HD. Soon TiVo is even going to provide the software that runs on those boxes.