# Does anyone have TiVo basic? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 20, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-tivo-basic/260737 "2004-08-20T16:21:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-tivo-basic/260737/1 "2004-08-20T16:21:38Z")
I may get a TiVo DVD player for $100 after rebates, it comes with TiVo basic. [http://customersupport.tivo.com/knowbase/root/public/tv1199.htm](http://customersupport.tivo.com/knowbase/root/public/tv1199.htm) Its the same as TiVo but lacks alot of the options and can only see for 3 days worth of programming. Also this model is unhackable but it has an 80 hour hard drive so I don’t really care about that. Does anyone have TiVo Basic? Is it good or does upgrading to TiVo plus really, really worth the extra $13/month? Since im a college student i’d rather not have a $12.95 a month fee so free TiVo basic on a $100 TiVo that is worth $500 is a really good deal for me. ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-tivo-basic/260737/2 "2004-08-20T18:56:14Z")
Although I don’t have it, it seems like TiVo basic is a pretty good value. You would get a lot of use out of just that. Getting the full service would be a luxury. It’d be nice to have the full service, but the basic service will work really well. Can you email me where you’re getting the TiVo? I was looking to get an additional one and the basic service would be perfect for that.