Category Archives: DVR

TiVo Really Is Economical

Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2008 by MegaZone

There was a fun article in Wednesday’s New York Times, in the Freakonomics Blog – TiVo Economics. In it economist Justin Wolfers looks at TiVo (and by extension, DVRs in general) from an economic standpoint. The value of the time … Continue reading →

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TiVo Reports Their F3Q09 Financial Results

Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo released their F3Q9 financial results today. They had their best quarter ever, thanks to the $104.6 million in damages paid by EchoStar. This gave them a net income of $100.6 million, without the award they would’ve suffered a net … Continue reading →

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Save $100 On A TiVo When You Buy An HDTV From Best Buy

Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 by MegaZone

Right now if you purchase an HDTV from Best Buy or BestBuy.com, you can save $100 on a TiVo HD or TiVo HD XL. That means you get the TiVo HD for $199, or the TiVo HD XL for $499. … Continue reading →

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TiVo Is Going Mobile

Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 by MegaZone

No, I don’t mean TiVo is doing place-shifting. And no, I’m not referring to TiVoToGo. Or even the remote scheduling deals with Verizon or with RIM for BlackBerry – though those are close. What I am talking about is a … Continue reading →

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WeaKnees RAIDs Your TiVo! (And DirecTV DVR Plus)

Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2008 by MegaZone

No, they haven’t gone pirate, WeaKnees is now offering TiVo and DVR Backup Systems. For the geeks that that means is they’re offering RAID1 drive setups for the TiVo HD and HD XL models, as well as the DirecTV HR20, … Continue reading →

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