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With the mail-in discount, the Series2 40-hour digital video recorder will cost $49.99 including service activation, the DVR maker said, claiming that this is the lowest price ever for a DVR. The rebate does not pertain to DirecTV DVRs with TiVo. Buyers will have to activate their service before Jan. 15, 2006, to qualify for the rebate.
The marketing push comes after a recent drop in the company's business. Additions to its fee-based TV recording service in the second quarter fell to 254,000 subscribers from 288,000 in the same quarter a year earlier. The drop is mainly due to a 5 percent decline in new customers from DirecTV, TiVo's biggest source of new customers. DirecTV has said it plans to stop marketing products of Alviso, Calif.-based TiVo.
The service provider also unveiled a contest to encourage referrals. The winner will get $25,000 and a TiVo-branded Mini Cooper. Members of the TiVo Rewards program with 25,000 points to their credit before the contest start date of Nov. 27, will be eligible to participate. They also need to submit a creative video about their qualifications as a TiVo ambassador, an essay about TiVo and a testimonial from a friend recommending the service. The contest closes on Dec. 31.
"Every day I run into subscribers who tell me, 'You wouldn't believe how many TiVo boxes I've sold.' Now we're giving them a chance to prove it," Tom Rogers, CEO of TiVo, said in a statement.
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a content provider on top of the fees to TiVo. That's not much of a
bargain.
Also, TiVo doesn't offer the same software set of features for their
Mac subscribes. To be able to get content off of the TiVo and on to
my Mac, I have to use one hack or another.
a content provider on top of the fees to TiVo. That's not much of a
bargain.
Also, TiVo doesn't offer the same software set of features for their
Mac subscribes. To be able to get content off of the TiVo and on to
my Mac, I have to use one hack or another.
Tivo needs to broaden their business model or else they are in trouble.
Tivo needs to broaden their business model or else they are in trouble.
Personally, I would avoid the Tivo rebate offer.
problems with any of them. One of them was sent late... I still got
the rebate.
I'll probably buy a new one with this new promotion, though I really
wish they would just drop the price. If they would just give you an
instant option for the discount as long as you add the service
option at the same time. Hm... Stupid retail model sucks.
Personally, I would avoid the Tivo rebate offer.
problems with any of them. One of them was sent late... I still got
the rebate.
I'll probably buy a new one with this new promotion, though I really
wish they would just drop the price. If they would just give you an
instant option for the discount as long as you add the service
option at the same time. Hm... Stupid retail model sucks.
To be fair, my Cox DVR has a totally suck-job interface that looks like a throwback to the days of bad MS-DOS apps. Tivo should just license its software and clean up on royalties while it can. I'd happily pay $5.00 extra a month for Tivo software on my Cox box.
But, in a way, the Tivo has moved up a bit beyond just HDTV. You can also purchase a Humax Tivo/DVD Recorder and burn your recorded tv shows to a blank dvd. Kinda cool for those that don't want to spend 4 hours downloading a show from their Tivo 2.
I just want to mention that the new version of Tivo desktop software sucks a fattie. They attempted to stop users from transcoding downloaded shows to a different format by specifically blocking TMPEG and Dr.DiVX. Luckily, there are two easy ways to circumvent their locks, one involving a simplistic hex edit of a dll. So, the point is - if you like to transcode your Tivo movies, DO NOT DOWNLOAD Tivo desktop 2.1. Keep 2.0 installed since there is absolutely no reason to "upgrade" to the latest and greatest version.
To be fair, my Cox DVR has a totally suck-job interface that looks like a throwback to the days of bad MS-DOS apps. Tivo should just license its software and clean up on royalties while it can. I'd happily pay $5.00 extra a month for Tivo software on my Cox box.
But, in a way, the Tivo has moved up a bit beyond just HDTV. You can also purchase a Humax Tivo/DVD Recorder and burn your recorded tv shows to a blank dvd. Kinda cool for those that don't want to spend 4 hours downloading a show from their Tivo 2.
I just want to mention that the new version of Tivo desktop software sucks a fattie. They attempted to stop users from transcoding downloaded shows to a different format by specifically blocking TMPEG and Dr.DiVX. Luckily, there are two easy ways to circumvent their locks, one involving a simplistic hex edit of a dll. So, the point is - if you like to transcode your Tivo movies, DO NOT DOWNLOAD Tivo desktop 2.1. Keep 2.0 installed since there is absolutely no reason to "upgrade" to the latest and greatest version.
service costs still apply.
This unit is rapidly going obsolete as DirecTV shifts over to the
HDTV format. So they are anxious to get rid of them. I have a
hunch that TiVo is even more anxious to dump theirs.
- Best Buy sells DirecTV DVR's for free
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by Earl Benser
September 9, 2005 3:25 AM PDT
- Price is $99.99 with a $100 rebate from DirecTV. But, the DVR
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See all 24 Comments >>service costs still apply.
This unit is rapidly going obsolete as DirecTV shifts over to the
HDTV format. So they are anxious to get rid of them. I have a
hunch that TiVo is even more anxious to dump theirs.