ReplayTV RTV5516 160-Hour Digital Video Recorder
Great product...too bad there was some confusion...
Why is it that everyone in this world expects something for nothing?  Why would a company drop its price from $400 to $150 on a product.  With that pricing structure the company would be doomed and would go out of business in no time. Then everyone who had bought at ReplayTV at $150 or $400+ would be SOL.<br />It does look like ReplayTV may have jumped the gun on changing its pricing structure... probably should have waited for all websites to update their info, and for all retailers to get rid of boxes that had 3yr stickers on it.....but did you really think you would have gotten that great of a deal on it?  Who knows who's fault it really was, retailers could be at fault too... but again, do you think DNNA could take the loss on all the boxes sold incorrectly.<br />I can gather that most if not all of the people complaining are people who paid $150 for the box and are unhappy that 3 years aren't included.  If you take into account that the Hard disk, and electronics in the box pretty much equal $150, how do you expect a company to make money?  Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft all use a similar pricing structure for their game consoles.  Then they recoup the cost with the purchase of games.  Do you get mad when you buy a console for $100 w/ no game and only one controller??<br />If you paid $400 for the unit and got no service included... You have reason to be mad at them.  I would suggest returning it to the store you bough it, and go buy one for $150... but then again you would end up spending more for the lifetime service...<br />If you bought it for a friend... they can pay monthly... A good friend of mine got a Tivo for her wedding, and they pay monthly.  You still got them a $150 gift... unless you wanted them to think you got them a $400 gift...<br />Anyways... the fact is, this is a great product, with superior features than TIVO... I love mine any don't mind paying my monthly rates... The monthly charges are for a SERVICE that I use.  If I had bought it a few months ago, I would have essentially paid for the SERVICE up front in the purchase price.<br />Oh well enough Ranting...a few months ago, I would have essentially paid for the SERVICE up front in the purchase price.  <br />Oh well enough Ranting...