Behind the cut to spare those who don’t care…
These are the net costs for purchasing directly from TiVo.com. The prices are in the format of old/new/change, so you can see the changes easily. They’ve all decreased except the 1-year S2DT plans. Oh, and the 1-year monthly S2 plan is the same.
| 80hr S2 | 80hr S2DT | 180hr S2DT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundle | Pre-paid | 1-year | $224/$199/-$25 | $254/$269/+$15 | $354/$369/+$15 |
| 2-year | $369/$299/-$70 | $399/$369/-$30 | $499/$469/-$30 | ||
| 3-year | $469/$349/-$120 | $499/$419/-$80 | $599/$519/-$80 | ||
| Special | $369/$299/-$70 | $399/$369/-$30 | $499/$469/-$30 | ||
| Monthly | 1-year | $239.40/$239.40/$0 | $269.40/$309.40/+$40 | $369.40/$409.40/+$40 | |
| 2-year | $454.80/$358.80/-$96 | $484.80/$428.80/-$56 | $584.80/$528.80/$-56 | ||
| 3-year | $610.20/$466.20/-$144 | $640.20/$536.20/-$104 | $740.20/$636.20/-$104 | ||
These are the retail changes. Since retail pricing varies based on the store, sales, etc, this isn’t the full net cost. What I’ve done here is take the plan net costs and the rebate. The old rebate was $150 on all boxes, the new rebate is $220 on 540 series boxes and $180 on non-540 units. (S3 not included.) So you’d add these costs to the retail cost of the unit. And yes, that is a negative $21 for 1-year pre-paid 540. The rebate is more than the subscription. You can see that most of these have decreased as well. Most of the increases are minor.
| 540 | non-540 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | Pre-paid | 1-year | $5.40/-$21/-$26.40 | $5.40/$19/+$13.60 |
| 2-year | $149/$79/-$70 | $149/$119/-$30 | ||
| 3-year | $249/$129/-$120 | $249/$169/-$80 | ||
| Special | $149/$79/-$70 | $149/$119/-$30 | ||
| Monthly | 1-year | $5.40/$19.40/+$14 | $5.40/$59.40/+$54 | |
| 2-year | $160.80/$138.80/-$22 | $160.80/$178.80/+$18 | ||
| 3-year | $316.20/$246.20/-$70 | $316.20/$286.20/-$30 | ||
So compare the extent of the price decreases to the increases and you can see the cuts are much more extensive – 1x$144, 2x$120, 2x$104, 1x$96, 3x$80, 3x$70, 2x$56, 4×30, 1x$26.40, 1x$22. Compare to the increases – 1x$54, 2x$40, 1x$18, 2x$15, 1x$13.60. (Not counting the specials on right now.) The increases are really mostly negligible, while most of the decreases are more substantial.
Now, to be fair, the S3 is a different matter. Using the $800 MSRP:
| Pre-paid | 1-year | $955.40/$999/+$43.60 |
|---|---|---|
| 2-year | $1099/$1099/$0 | |
| 3-year | $1199/$1149/-$50 | |
| Special | $1099/$1099/$0 | |
| Monthly | 1-year | $955.40/1039.40/+$84 |
| 2-year | $1110.80/$1158.80/+$48 | |
| 3-year | $1266.20/$1266.20/$0 |
Now, personally, I expect that most people willing to drop $800 on a DVR are going to spend the money on a pre-paid plan. The 1-year increase isn’t substantial compared to the cost of the box, the 2-year is the same, and the three year dropped. (And the 3-years for the price of 2 deal is the best deal.) The increases on the monthly plans are larger, though I also expect that when you pay for an S3 the 2- or 3-year commitment isn’t going to be an issue.
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