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Replacement remotes?

topic posted Tue, March 14, 2006 - 6:05 PM by  ColonelTCB
So my TiVo remote is finally dead.
I gotta get a new one, but the only place I can find online is selling brand new replacement ones for like 60 bucks. (!)
Does anyone know of a better (read: cheaper) source?
I don't wanna try ebay either. I hate ebay. ebay killed my mother.

It's the remote for the Sony series 1 (old skool) SVR 2000.
I tried Sony's website but couldn't find one.
Any suggestions, fellow TiVo'ers?
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    Re: Replacement remotes?

    Wed, March 15, 2006 - 5:33 PM
    TiVo.com has them for $30-$35
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      Re: Replacement remotes?

      Wed, March 15, 2006 - 6:44 PM
      Those aren't the right ones...
      But here's the next question...
      and this is more of a philosophical question with no right answer.

      Do I sink more money into this TiVo or do I just splurge and get series 2 instead? The obvious answer would be yes, but put yourself in the place of someone who doesn't have a lot of extra money lying around. Is series 2 worth it? And I don't want to hear about TiVo to-go because I'm a Mac OSX user.
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        Re: Replacement remotes?

        Thu, March 16, 2006 - 10:52 AM
        Are you using satellite or cable? If it's an option to switch over and start a new satellite account, many firms are happy to provide a free DVR with a service contract.
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          Re: Replacement remotes?

          Thu, March 16, 2006 - 10:53 PM
          thanks for the suggestions, folks.
          But my buddy works in the tech department of a company so I told him to ask around his department to see if anyone had an old SVR2000 remote. Of course the answer was yes, and I will be getting it for free because the guy who has it is good friends with my friend. Sometimes it's good to know computer geeks.
          thanks again!
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