hey ive read through some of the faq pages on the website and im still unsure of some stuff

The main conclusion ive formed is that i want tivo but ive checked the uk ebay site and there pricey as hell, so it looks like ebay.com is the way to go but i read about problems with the aerial and other stuff but that the guys here could fix it, could some one provide me more info with what id have to do to get a us set working, i take it id have to post it of to melbourne

Also once ive got all the hardware and stuff right how much will the system cost to run, uno the service costs of having tive, is it monthly or something ?

Thanks guys