Who is Beta testing the S3?????

There have been reports that there are some consumers who are Beta
testing the S3 box.

Who are these people?

Any Ideas?

Also, I have a sony Series 1 box witha lifetime subscription that's
been in my closet the last few years. Do you think it has any value?

Should I try to sell it on ebay and if so, do you know what the going
rate is?

Thanks
Steven

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:32:07 -0400, Steven none wrote:

There have been reports that there are some consumers who are Beta
testing the S3 box.

Who are these people?

You can be fairly certain that the testers have agreed to not divulge
anything, including the fact that they are testing it.

Any Ideas?

Also, I have a sony Series 1 box witha lifetime subscription that's
been in my closet the last few years. Do you think it has any value?

I'm sure it does, as it would seem that the lifetime subscription
should be worth a couple of hundred.... Just google for it and you'll
probably get a lot of hits on eBay.

Should I try to sell it on ebay and if so, do you know what the going
rate is?

Thanks
Steven

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Steven wrote:
There have been reports that there are some consumers who are Beta
testing the S3 box.

Who are these people?

Any Ideas?

I'm sure they're under NDA (non-disclosure) agreements.


Also, I have a sony Series 1 box witha lifetime subscription that's
been in my closet the last few years. Do you think it has any value?

Should I try to sell it on ebay and if so, do you know what the going
rate is?

On e-bay, going rates are easy to find, just look at recent auctions.
There ought to be enough for sale to make a decent comparison. A
lifetimed unit is still worth some bucks.

Randy S.

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:32:07 -0400, Steven wrote:

Also, I have a sony Series 1 box witha lifetime subscription that's
been in my closet the last few years. Do you think it has any value?

Well, it's got more value now than it will a year from now. In 2 more
years it'll be about wothless.

Should I try to sell it on ebay and if so, do you know what the going
rate is?

I dumped my S1 with 120Gb drive for $100. Since I went digital, it was
just a doorstop. S1's should be worth more than S2's since they don't
require a sub to work. Should get close to $100 for it.

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On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:26:08 +0000, Wes Newell wrote:

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:32:07 -0400, Steven wrote:

Also, I have a sony Series 1 box witha lifetime subscription that's
been in my closet the last few years. Do you think it has any value?

Well, it's got more value now than it will a year from now. In 2 more
years it'll be about wothless.

Should I try to sell it on ebay and if so, do you know what the going
rate is?

I dumped my S1 with 120Gb drive for $100. Since I went digital, it was
just a doorstop. S1's should be worth more than S2's since they don't
require a sub to work. Should get close to $100 for it.

Missed the lifetime sub. Might get $200-$250 for it.

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In article , Steven none
wrote:

There have been reports that there are some consumers who are Beta
testing the S3 box.

Who are these people?

Any Ideas?

Also, I have a sony Series 1 box witha lifetime subscription that's
been in my closet the last few years. Do you think it has any value?

Should I try to sell it on ebay and if so, do you know what the going
rate is?

$250 and up depending on size of hard drive and if its working.

In article , "Randy S." wrote:
Steven wrote:
There have been reports that there are some consumers who are Beta
testing the S3 box.

Who are these people?

Any Ideas?

I'm sure they're under NDA (non-disclosure) agreements.


Also, I have a sony Series 1 box witha lifetime subscription that's
been in my closet the last few years. Do you think it has any value?

Should I try to sell it on ebay and if so, do you know what the going
rate is?

On e-bay, going rates are easy to find, just look at recent auctions.
There ought to be enough for sale to make a decent comparison. A
lifetimed unit is still worth some bucks.

Randy S.
Untill analog is shut off then its a paperweight.

On 2006-07-31, GMAN wrote:
In article , "Randy S." wrote:
Steven wrote:
There have been reports that there are some consumers who are Beta
testing the S3 box.

Who are these people?

Any Ideas?

I'm sure they're under NDA (non-disclosure) agreements.


Also, I have a sony Series 1 box witha lifetime subscription that's
been in my closet the last few years. Do you think it has any value?

Should I try to sell it on ebay and if so, do you know what the going
rate is?

On e-bay, going rates are easy to find, just look at recent auctions.
There ought to be enough for sale to make a decent comparison. A
lifetimed unit is still worth some bucks.

Untill analog is shut off then its a paperweight.

Well that's just not true at all. They'll still be able to record analog
output from almost any device (cable box, DVD player, camcorder, camera,
etc.)

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"GMAN" wrote in message
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In article , "Randy S."
wrote:
Steven wrote:
There have been reports that there are some consumers who are Beta
testing the S3 box.

Who are these people?

Any Ideas?

I'm sure they're under NDA (non-disclosure) agreements.


Also, I have a sony Series 1 box witha lifetime subscription that's
been in my closet the last few years. Do you think it has any value?

Should I try to sell it on ebay and if so, do you know what the going
rate is?

On e-bay, going rates are easy to find, just look at recent auctions.
There ought to be enough for sale to make a decent comparison. A
lifetimed unit is still worth some bucks.

Randy S.
Untill analog is shut off then its a paperweight.

Not likely. As long as analog TVs (in use) are plentiful (and they will be
for years to come), there will be some sort of an STB to convert analog to
digital (DirecTV box, DiSH receiver, cable box) and the TiVo will work.

"Mike Hunt" wrote in message ...
On 2006-07-31, GMAN wrote:
In article , "Randy S." wrote:
Steven wrote:
There have been reports that there are some consumers who are Beta
testing the S3 box.

Who are these people?

Any Ideas?

I'm sure they're under NDA (non-disclosure) agreements.


Also, I have a sony Series 1 box witha lifetime subscription that's
been in my closet the last few years. Do you think it has any value?

Should I try to sell it on ebay and if so, do you know what the going
rate is?

On e-bay, going rates are easy to find, just look at recent auctions.
There ought to be enough for sale to make a decent comparison. A
lifetimed unit is still worth some bucks.

Untill analog is shut off then its a paperweight.

Well that's just not true at all. They'll still be able to record analog
output from almost any device (cable box, DVD player, camcorder, camera,
etc.)


Did TiVo offer a Sony branded Standalone DVR? IIRC, the only
Sony DVRs were DirecTV DVRs. Sony T-60 DVRs were available
when lifetime service was being offered for the DirecTV DVR.

All DirecTV DVRs except DirecTV HD DVR will record only from a satellite signal.

Folks get confused about TiVo Series1 and Series2 DVRs wrt DirecTV DVRs.