Cool Tools on the cheapest TiVo Free unit available

Kevin Kelly's excellent Cool Tools site carries reviews of gadgets and helpful technology, and last week he featured a review of the Toshiba SD-H400 DVD playing TiVo which carries the distinction of being the cheapest standalone TiVo you can buy that doesn't require a monthly fee. TiVo Free is a bit of a crippled product and I'd personally pay for the full feature set, but $12.95 a month can get expensive and I can see why folks would look for a free monthly DVR. You don't get the basic Season Pass functionality, but if you don't mind constantly having to save the same shows in the 3-day window, it's a good basic box.

Prices on the unit go down to about $210 at the lowest end for this unit.

Comments

[akb]

I suppose this might be a good use for Wktivoguide, which would help to provide some of the features missing.

http://minnie.tuhs.org/Programs/Wktivoguide/

[Evan]

Also worth noting -- there was a $100 rebate that applied to these as well as the normal Tivo boxes as of a few months ago, which may still be available. I picked on up for $99 after rebate back in Sept.