About to Get a Tivo Standalone Box and need advice.

[MrSat]

I have read alot in the forum and i know that the new Tivo boxes can't be hacked without a prom installed. So i have been on E-bay looking for a Tivo Standalone box Model # TCD24004A Not Hacked , I want to hack it myself. From what i have read this seems to be the one to get, even though its been out for awhile now. What do you guys think? any suggestions?

Thanks

[Jamie]

I have read alot in the forum and i know that the new Tivo boxes can't be hacked without a prom installed. So i have been on E-bay looking for a Tivo Standalone box Model # TCD24004A Not Hacked , I want to hack it myself. From what i have read this seems to be the one to get, even though its been out for awhile now. What do you guys think? any suggestions?Any 240 model should be fine. I'd guess around $50 is a fair price.

[MrSat]

Thanks thats what i needed to know.

[Narf54321]

I've paid up to about $80 on my TCD240 units from ebay. I now have 4 such units. My series 2.5 is gathering dust in its box because of the PROM issue. Remember, shipping is probably going to run another $15-20. My personal opinion is that anything under about $100 is still an acceptable deal, and certainly what I would pay (see my justification below). With Tivo selling new units at $50 (contract subscription extra) I imagine the going price for the hardware has dropped.

Considering that either hiring the PROM mod done on a series 2.5 or buying the equipment to do it yourself will likely cost at least $50, probably more. I know I'm all thumbs with electronics soldering. The extra cash spent on a TCD240 model (with which you can avoid hardware mods) is probably worthwhile.