TiVo amounts paid
From Nick Jenkins
Bought a TiVo recently, prices to get it all working in Australia in mid-2005 were as follows:
| Item | Price (AUS) | From |
|---|---|---|
| TiVo (US$80) + ground shipping from the US (US$47 - took 3 months to get here) | $174 | eBay |
| X-Factor Networking card, with express post shipping. | $73 | Peter in WA |
| Superglue to stick the foot back on underneath the network card. | $0.99 | Franklins |
| 2 metre Cat-5 network cable | $2 | Local computer fair |
| Cat-5 network cable gender-bender | $10 | Dick Smith Electronics |
| Torq screwdrivers | $20 | Bunnings / Hardware house |
| eBay pack with Australian power cable + new remote to replace broken one | $30 | Darren King |
| Ship TiVo to Melbourne | $17.90 | AustPost |
| PAL tuner modification (with "Mark 2" stereo decoder) + second A/V input mod | $100 | Darren King |
| 2nd hard disk bracket | $20 | Darren King |
| 250 Gb Seagate Hard disk | $178 | computermarket.com.au |
Total (AUS): $625.90
[edit] Fix time on TiVo if daylight savings transitions change
rw cd / rsync -rv 131.244.9.101::oztivo_timezones . ro
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