While the TiVo service has been available to Canadians for at least the last couple of years, it was never officially marketed, and buying one meant searching eBay or finding an online store that shipped to Canada. Over the last year a few Canadian retailers even started selling TiVo units, but you had to know where to look.
That all changes today. TiVo has officially announced that TiVo is available in Canada at major retailers such as Best Buy, Future Shop and The Brick.
This is great news for people who have heard about the greatness of TiVo1 but couldn’t be bothered to jump through hoops to get it. Unfortunately, because Canadian cable providers don’t support CableCARD technology, the High Definition TiVos still won’t work in Canada. So if you’re lucky enough to have an HDTV, you’ll still be stuck with your provider’s PVR. Which is unlucky for you.
1 From people like me, who just won’t shut up about it.