How I got my TiVo

[BurnieM]

Provided for reference
Moderators fell free to move this to a more suitable location

3 Sep 07 - Bought a Sony SVR-2000 from AuctionItGroup on ebay
"This auction is for used Sony SVR 2000 TIVO DVR Series 1 without hard drive
Unit has minor cosmetic scratches and knicks that do not affect working order.
This auction is for the unit and power cord only. No remote or other accessories included."
Actually included 30 GB disk
Paid US$25 plus US$75 postage (AU$122.96)
Sent by USPS Global Priority Mail on 6 Sep
Arrived 11 Sep
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4 Sep - Bought new TurboNZet network card from John McKirdy
Paid AU$75
Sent by NZPO International Air Parcel on 4 Sep
Arrived 10 Sep
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5 Sep - Bought 2 x new Thomson remotes and a serial null modem cable from Eklectic Systems on ebay
Paid US$24.97 plus US$12.10 postage (AU$46.16)
Sent by USPS First Class Mail International on 6 Sep
Arrived 11 Sep
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5 Sep - Bought 2 x IR Blasters (emitters) from C&N Consumer Electronic Liquidators on ebay
Paid US$9.50 and US$3.70 postage (AU$16.44)
Sent by USPS First Class Mail International on 10 Sep
Arrived 27 Sep
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6 Sep - Bought new Seagate 320GB IDE disk drive from MSY Technology at Auburn, Sydney
Paid AU$96
Self pickup
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8 Sep - Bought new power cord (use figure 8 TiVo end), UTP coupler and 0.5M UTP lead from Jaycar at Hornsby
Paid AU$4.95, AU$19.95 and AU$3.25, total AU$28.15
Self pickup
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9 Sep - Bought new Energizer CR2032 replacement backup battery from Harvey Norman at McGraths Hill
Paid AU$2.95
Self pickup
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10 Sep - Tried to buy Linksys WGA54G Wireless Game Adapter (wireless bridge) from 'thefuzzymuff' on ebay
Paid AU$56 plus AU$20 postage
Now trying to sort it out which is hard with no communication - don't you love ebay/paypal
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13 Sep - Sent to Darren King for PAL tuner, stereo sound and 2nd A/V input mods
also fit TurboNZet card, disk, UTP coupler to rear panel, replace backup battery and holder, add heatsink to MPEG chips and test
Sent by TNT Overnight First Class AU$22.14
Paid AU$175 plus AU$25 postage
Returned by AusPost registered mail on 22 Sep
Arrived 26 Sep
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29 Sep - Bought new Netgear WG602 Wireless Access Point from Harris Technology at North Ryde
Paid AU$99
Self pickup


This is not a recommendation of any of the suppliers above, it simply details my experiences with them on a single transaction
YMMV

Note that the US to AU dollar exchange rate can and does vary
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