Category Archives: TiVo

The Channel Master TV CM-7400, an OTA DVR Alternative to TiVo?

Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 by MegaZone

Channel Master is probably best known for the CM-7000PAL OTA DVR, which was better known as the Dish Network DTVPal DVR when it launched back in 2008 to coincide with the digital broadcast transition. It is still out there, still … Continue reading →

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MaxLinear Tunes In TiVo Deal

Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 by MegaZone

Semiconductor provider MaxLinear is providing the integrated tuner and QAM demodulator chips for the TiVo Premiere Q, TiVo Premiere Elite, and TiVo Preview. Their press release also solves the question of the naming of the Premiere Q and Premiere Elite. … Continue reading →

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Details on TiVo’s Next Big OS Update Pieced Together

Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 by MegaZone

I love the community of TiVo users. It is filled with helpful folks and a number of very talented and curious geeks, which sometimes leads to interesting news. This time a thread over at the TiVo Community forums has begun … Continue reading →

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Correction: Virgin Media is Not Dropping Cisco, Only Adding Samsung

Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 by MegaZone

The other day I posted about Virgin Media dropping Cisco as their TiVo HW supplier in exchange for Samsung. Well, I was only half right. Virgin Media is adding Samsung as a TiVo hardware supplier, starting later this year. However, … Continue reading →

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Sellout.Woot! – Refurbished TiVo Premiere Half Off – Just $49.99!

Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 by MegaZone

Today’s Sellout.Woot deal is a refurbished TiVo Premiere for only $49.99 + $5 S&H. The TiVo Premiere is TiVo’s current flagship model and they sell new for $99.99, even refurbished units sell for $79.99 direct from TiVo. This is half-off … Continue reading →

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