Monthly Archives: August 2007

By a Series2DT, save $100 on Orbitz travel

Posted on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 by MegaZone

Here’s an interesting summer promo from TiVo. Buy an 80-hour Series2DT for $99.99 ($150 off MSRP) and commit to 3-years of service – pre-paid ($299) or monthly ($12.95/month) (I recommend pre-paying, it breaks down to $8.31/month) – and save $100 … Continue reading →

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DVRupgrade has resurrected their blog

Posted on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 by MegaZone

DVRupgrade hadn’t posted to their blog since last fall, but now they’re making an effort to resurrect it. They just updated with three new posts, mainly about the TiVo HD. They’re also going to be posting some back-dated content about … Continue reading →

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Updates from WeaKnees and DVRupgrade

Posted on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 by MegaZone

I picked up some more information from WeaKnees and DVRupgrade. I asked WeaKnees about their TiVo HD upgrades. They seem to be getting more time per unit of storage than other expansions are showing, so I was curious about what … Continue reading →

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An update on TiVo HD macroblocking

Posted on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo chimed in on the TiVo HD macroblocking issue publicly last night, in the form of a TiVoCommunity.com post from TiVoPony: Hey guys, We are aware that some of you are still reporting macroblocking or pixelation on certain channels. The … Continue reading →

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Some potential good news for MythTV users

Posted on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 by MegaZone

To follow up on a post from two weeks ago, users of MythTV, GB-PVR, and other DVR packages received some good news today. They’ve been staring down a deadline – for several years Zap2it Labs has provided guide data free … Continue reading →

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