Category Archives: Amazon Unbox

Reminder – Five days left to claim your free $15 Amazon Unbox credit!

Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 by MegaZone

It is Wednesday, April 25th – and you have until Monday, April 30th to register your TiVo(s) for Amazon Unbox and receive a credit for $15 in free downloads. There is no risk, no commitment, etc – if you have … Continue reading →

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Suggestions for the TiVo Lovers Store?

Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 by MegaZone

The last post got me thinking about the TiVo Lovers Store, which is an Amazon aStore. Right now it has three categories of items: TiVo Hardware, TiVo Related Books, and Sling Media Hardware. The TiVo Hardware section has the TiVo … Continue reading →

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Unbox Video quality

Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 by MegaZone

The Amazon Unbox Blog has a new entry which details the video encoding settings for their PC, TiVo, and portable device downloads. TiVo “Best Quality” File Video Encoding Type: 2-pass bitrate VBR Video Codec: MPEG-2 Video Bitrate: 2800 kbps avg, … Continue reading →

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Unbox download loophole – download to multiple TiVos

Posted on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 by MegaZone

HDTiVo uncovered a loophole in Unbox that allows you to download videos to multiple (more than the normal two) TiVos, and he posted the details in his blog. I’d expect this only works for purchases and not rentals, but he … Continue reading →

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Unbox On Demand

Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2007 by MegaZone

Remember what I said when Unbox was first announced? Specifically: Right now it is not possible to shop for videos directly from the TiVo itself, but I believe we’ll see that added down the road. It would even be possible … Continue reading →

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