The Janiceks get TiVo

I don’t really keep up on television technology. I attribute this to my not watching that much TV. Early this past Spring our VCR suffered from lockjaw which lead to surgery and eventually, euthanasia.

Weeks passed and Elise got on to me that we needed a way to record television shows. Since I am Chief Technology Officer of the household, it was my job to materialize a solution. During my lunch break I headed over to Wal-Mart to purchase a VCR. I wanted an plain, cheap, old-school VHS VCR because, well, that’s how I roll.

I couldn’t find a VCR. All that Wal-Mart offered were VCR/DVD combos and DVD burners for more than what I was looking to pay. I just wanted a $20 programable VCR. I spent ten times my budget on a DVD burning Pioneer DVR.

I hooked up this newfangled gadget to our entertainment center’s head unit and did what most men never do, I handed the remote to the wife. I still don’t know how to operate the DVR. Any time I want something recorded, I have to get Elise to do it for me.

I went to Amazon.com last week to see if there were some must-have items that I could put on my Christmas wishlist and found a good deal on an 80-hour DVR with TiVo Series 2. It was delivered yesterday. Now I’m looking forward to getting it hooked up with TiVo service and using TiVo Desktop wirelessly.

This rig should make for a cool pairing with the Monster iTV I recently hooked up. Last night we watched Batman Begins on the TV from the iBook.

“Sure, the World Wide Web is great
but you, you make me salivate.
Yes, I love technology.
But not as much as you, you see.
But I still love technology.
Always and forever.”