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Comcast Cable to Rent Replay!

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Comcast cable customers in two New Jersey areas will soon be able to lease, instead of buy, a digital video recorder.


Under separate deals announced today, Comcast customers in Cherry Hill, N.J., will be able to try out a TiVo digital video recorder, while customers in Burlington County will be offered the same from rival ReplayTV.


In both cases, consumers will be able to get the units at no up-front cost. Instead, a monthly fee will be added to their cable bills. Both machines allow consumers to record their favorite TV programs onto hard disks instead of having to use videotape.


Adding TiVo or ReplayTV service is important for the cable companies because satellite TV operators have already moved to add such features to their offerings.


The ReplayTV service will cost $11.95 per month. TiVo's monthly fee is not final yet but will probably be about $19, according to Edward Lichty, director of business development for TiVo. The cost difference reflects the fact that TiVo typically charges a $9.95 monthly service fee while ReplayTV users pay only for hardware.
This was from a CNET article.


Lets see how the pricing works out for Replay... hmmmmmm
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The ReplayTV service will cost $11.95 per month. TiVo's monthly fee is not final yet but will probably be about $19, according to Edward Lichty, director of business development for TiVo. The cost difference reflects the fact that TiVo typically charges a $9.95 monthly service fee while ReplayTV users pay only for hardware.
Let's not mince words here, Replay is subsidizing this effort. They units are nearly identical in price to purchase, the would be identical to lease if one or the other weren't throwing some money into it. And, let's not forget, for the fifty millionth time, that TiVo does not charge a monthly service fee if you want to pay for it up front.
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