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Roxio Holiday Sale – Save up to $110!

MegaZone — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:48:28 +0000

Roxio has kicked off their Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale early, with savings of up to $110!

Roxio Toast 11 Pro for Mac – Save $50 plus get a free USB capture dongle, for a $110 total savings! $99.99 – normally $209.99!
Roxio Toast 11 Titanium for Mac – Save $30 plus get a free USB capture dongle, for a $90 total savings! $69.99 – normally $149.99!
Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for Mac – Save $10! $69.99 – normally $79.99!
Roxio Creator 2012 Pro for PC – Save $30 plus get a free USB capture dongle, for a $80 total savings! $99.99 – normally $179.99!
Roxio Creator 2012 for PC – Save $30 plus get a free USB capture dongle, for a $80 total savings! $69.99 – normally $149.99!
Roxio Game Capture for consoles – Save $30! $69.99 – normally $99.99!
Roxio PC Game Capture – Save $20! $29.99 – normally $49.99!
Roxio Easy VHS to DVD for PC – Save $10! $49.99 – normally $59.99!

Remember, Roxio is the only officially endorsed third party software for use with TiVo & TiVoToGo. And the only sanctioned solution at all for MacOS, since there isn’t a TiVo Desktop Plus for Mac. This is a limited time holiday sale, so act now.

The End Of An Era – JVC Stops Standalone VCR Production

MegaZone — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:01:56 +0000

JVC, one of the creators of the VHS format and one of the earliest producers of VCRs, has announced they will cease production of standalone VCRs. Sales will end when existing stocks are depleted. However, they will continue to manufacture VHS/DVD combo units for those still clinging to their video tapes. (I personally own hundreds of VHS tapes, but I haven’t actually used one in ages. Just last night I found a stash of unused blank tapes still in shrink wrap, must be from before I got TiVo in 2002.) Since 1976 more than 900 million VCRs have been produced worldwide, and 50 million of those by JVC.

Via Engadget.

Strange Bedfellows

MegaZone — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:32:09 +0000

Panasonic has announced a new uber-box for the Japanese market. It is a combination 320GB DVR and Blu-ray & DVD recorder. But that’s not all, it also has a built in VHS deck. So you can dump your fuzzy VHS tapes to DVD, or Blu-ray to really capture the fuzziness in high quality. It isn’t completely clear from the translated AV Watch Japanese text, but it sounds like you can also record to VHS – though not from the tuner. You can also dump content to the hard drive, and then transfer from the drive to media. All this can be yours October 1st for the equivalent of $1,450 – only in Japan of course.

We need an HD DVD and Betamax combo deck just for the Epic Fail factor that would represent. (This system supports Digital Audio Tape, Digital Compact Cassette, and MiniDisc – it can’t fail!)

Picked up via Gizmodo.

Rest in peace VHS

MegaZone — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 02:07:00 +0000

In a move that marks the beginning of the end for a hugely successful chapter in technology history, Britain’s biggest high street electronics retailer Dixons has announced that it’s taking VCRs off its shelves for good.