TiVo
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This "personal television service" digitally records television shows so you can watch them whenever you want, pause and rewind shows, skip commercials, and even pause live television, such as sports events, to take that important phone call.
Cost: The recorder is around $399-$699; TiVo's service is $9.95 a month or $199 for a lifetime subscription.
Buy: Recorders are made by Sony or Philips Electronics and can be bought at electronics retailers nationwide. Call 1.877.FOR.TIVO or go to http://www.tivo.com
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2001 issue of MyBusiness Magazine, NFIB's member magazine.

