Western Digital 500GB My DVR Expander eSATA Drive Just $149.99 – Expand Your TiVo!

Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008 by MegaZone

From June 23rd through June 29th Buy.com is selling the Western Digital 500GB MyDVR Expander eSATA drive for just $149.99. They normally have it for $172.99, and the full MSRP is $199.99 – which is what TiVo.com sells it for. This is the only external eSATA drive officially approved for use with the TiVo Series3 or TiVo HD. It also works with the Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300 Series DVRs.

They’re actually have a sale on a number of Western Digital external drives, if you’re also looking for more capacity on your PC:
Western Digital 750GB My Book Essential Edition USB 2.0 External Hard Drive $139.99
Western Digital Elements 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive $89.99
Western Digital 500GB My Book Essential USB 2.0 External Hard Drive $96.99
Western Digital 320GB My Passport Elite USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive – Bronze $148.99
Western Digital 1TB My Book Essential USB 2.0 External Hard Drive $197.99
Western Digital 500GB My DVR Expander eSATA External Hard Drive $149.99
Western Digital 320GB My Book Essential II USB 2.0 External Hard Drive $79.99
Western Digital My Book Home Edition 1TB – Triple Interface (USB 2.0, eSATA & FireWire 400) External Hard Drive $237.99

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TiVo To Launch In Australia ‘Next Month’

Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2008 by MegaZone

According to the Herald Sun the long-awaited Australian launch of TiVo by Seven Network will come ‘next month’. This isn’t too surprising as Seven as repeatedly said they will launch TiVo service before the Olympics, to which they hold the Australian broadcast rights, and they do need to get the boxes to customers in advance of the broadcasts. On another forum I recently said that if they didn’t launch by mid-July, then it would be time to worry.

The Herald Sun predicts that the TiVo is expected to sell for around AUD$700, which is rather more than the AUD$500 predicted by the Sydney Morning Herald last month. However, both papers predict that there will be no monthly subscription fees. The Sun reports that final pricing and plans will be announced this week,

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Amazon Blu-ray Sale, Two For $30

Posted on Friday, June 20, 2008 by MegaZone

Amazon is running another Blu-ray sale, this time it is Two for $30. Select any two titles from 39 offered and get both for $30.

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This Weekend’s Amazon Unbox Sale

Posted on Friday, June 20, 2008 by MegaZone

This weekend Amazon Unbox is having a summer rental sale. They’re offering Diamond Dogs and First Sunday, both for $2.49. As well as Jerry Maguire, Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Men in Black, The Karate Kid, and Dogtown and Z-Boys all for $1.99 each.

There’s also a Sony Pictures Summer Movie Sale with 20 films each just $5.99 – to purchase. The sale includes: Real Genius, Richard Pryor: Here and Now, A League Of Their Own, The End of the Affair, Big Daddy, Punch-Drunk Love, Saving Silverman, 50 First Dates, School Daze, Not Another Teen Movie, Stealing Harvard, Big Fish, The New Guy, Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, You Got Served, High School High, Stir Crazy, Beverly Hills Ninja, Mo’ Money, and Bottoms Up.

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Slingbox PRO with HD Connect and SlingPlayer Mobile for $229.95

Posted on Friday, June 20, 2008 by MegaZone

Now through July 15th, Sling Media is running a promotional bundle. Buy the Slingbox PRO ($229.99 MSRP) and get the HD Connect dongle ($49.99 MSRP) for component video input and a SlingPlayer Mobile license ($29.99 MSRP), all for $229.95. So basically you get the HD Connect and SPM license free with the purchase of the Slingbox PRO. While I’ve seen the Slingbox PRO & HD Connect bundled for less, including the SPM license this looks like a pretty decent bundle deal. Amazon sells the Slingbox PRO for $182.99 and the HD Connect for $39.99, that’s $222.98 – without SPM, which would bring it to $252.97.

SlingPlayer Mobile is currently available for Palm OS, Windows Mobile Smartphone, Windows Mobile Professional/PPC, and Symbian S60. Symbian UIQ is in beta now and will be out soon, and Blackberry support is in development, expected later this year. The license works for any of the SlingPlayer mobile platforms.

Disclaimer: I work for Sling Media.

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