Category Archives: DVR

Mac TiVo Desktop users: IMPORTANT upgrade announcement

Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 by MegaZone

In case you haven’t seen this email from TiVo: Recently, a security vulnerability affecting the TiVo Desktop application for Macs was brought to our attention. The reported vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.7, which is now available for download.If … Continue reading →

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Official word from TiVo on 140 hour unit and rebates

Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 by MegaZone

TiVo Introduces 140-Hour TiVo Series2 Digital Video Recorder for $349 After $50 Rebate New Rebate Drops Entry Price of TiVo Series2 DVR to All-Time Low

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TiVo Plushies

Posted on Saturday, February 28, 2004 by MegaZone

Yesterday the 18″ TiVo plushie that I ordered came in – it joins the 6″ doll I picked up a while back, and the 3″ ornament that I picked up from TiVo’s booth at CES. (I have a fee of … Continue reading →

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Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8000 can’t cope with leap year

Posted on Friday, February 27, 2004 by MegaZone

I first spotted this in PVRBlog, which pointed me at this Slashdot entry. Apparently the SA8000 has a firmware bug and it can’t handle leap year. On 2/23, when the 7 days of guide data hit 2/29, the units all … Continue reading →

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40 hour unit $149 with rebate – and new news

Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 by MegaZone

I picked this up on alt.video.ptv.tivo – an article from C|Net – TiVo to offer rebate on recorders Basically on Friday TiVo will be offering another $50 rebate on their standalone boxes. The article doesn’t mention the Toshiba or Pioneer … Continue reading →

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