Still with the birthday money.

tivo?! Sing me its praises. I’m one click away from owning it.

Pros:
*Tivo!
* Can use Amazon unboxed and cancel or reduce netflix, which I have a love/hate relationship with
* Can record shows I want to watch but are on too late for my bones, these days –SNL, Conan, ER
* Can record competing shows (30Rock and Grey’s Anatomy, for instance)
* Can record PBS — for both us and Ingrid
* More efficient tv viewing …. will that equal less tv or more tv?

Cons:
* We don’t have cable, so it’s not a matter of choosing between a TON of shows, it’s more about making the shows I/we want to see more accessible
* Costs money.
* Don’t really want to watch MORE tv, but is that what will happen?
* Dave will moan that "we already have a VCR" (but I’m also certain that after using it, if even to just watch Conan, he’ll be sold)

We’d be using it with a digital tv, with antenna reception, and a wireless adapter. We turn off the wireless when we’re not here, so will that be a problem? I imagine it will just do it’s magic when it finds a signal….right?

Convince me.  I’ve always WANTED tivo, as it made such complete SENSE to me (like cameraphones) and didn’t realize that I could get it without cable or satellite. Yes, we only get 8 channels, but I’m thinking it would still make TV life better.

(It should be noted that the VCR of Love is almost 7 years old, and I haven’t taped SNL on it in *years.* Sigh.)