# TiVo with the oldest recording still on it?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tivo-with-the-oldest-recording-still-on-it/426675
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [November 16, 2007, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tivo-with-the-oldest-recording-still-on-it/426675 "2007-11-16T12:40:26Z")
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### Author: ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2007, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tivo-with-the-oldest-recording-still-on-it/426675/1 "2007-11-16T12:40:26Z")

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I don’t mean the oldest movie (i.e. like something by Edison), I mean with the oldest “Recorded On” date. Anyone out there got an original Philips 10hr box with a recorded on xx/xx/99 still playable?

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### Author: ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tivo-with-the-oldest-recording-still-on-it/426675/2 "2007-11-16T13:08:58Z")

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Ah… I reformatted mine a few months ago. I still had a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode on it.