danny burstein wrote:
> In <5fu295F3e42ekU1@mid.individual.net> "Tinman" <ask@for.it> writes:
>
>> They are subsidized too (and subject to ETFs). IIRC earlier
>> non-subsidized series 1 Tivos did not turn into doorstops (no guide
>> or anything, but the device can/could still be used to record like a
>> VCR, and of course pause live TV).
>
> Eyup. I've got some of them right here.
>
> Of course, thanks to teh Best Congress Money Can Buy,
> they'll be foot rests in another year...

Not necessarily. The cable companies will continue to offer analog
outputs on their boxes and may even keep the basic analog portion (2-78)
of their system alive. As long as one or both occur, the boxes will
still have a useful life. At least I hope so - I have 7 at this house
and 4 at the other one!