Roxio Black Friday / Cyber Monday Specials

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by MegaZone

Roxio is running three promos November 21-28 for ‘Black Friday / Cyber Monday’.

SAVE $50 – Buy Roxio’s EMC 10 and Back On Track 3 Suite Together

Get a FREE copy of Roxio Buzz ($19.99) with a purchase of Easy Media Creator 10

Buy Toast 8 Titanium and Get 3 Menu Style Packs for only $9.99 ($50 savings)

So, if you’ve been thinking about picking up this software to use with your TiVoToGo transfers, this might be a good opportunity.

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Ten Free HD DVDs with the purchase of a Toshiba HD DVD Player at Amazon

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by MegaZone

Amazon is running a promo on Toshiba HD DVD players. Buy the HD-A3 for $187.04, the HD-A30 for $303.36, or the HD-A35 for $414.96 and receive a total of ten free HD DVD movies. Two are packed in with the players – 300 and The Bourne Identity. Select three more from 23 titles on the promo page. And then get five more via a mail-in offer.

Limit five players per customer, while supplies last – quantities are limited.

Yes, I still prefer Blu-ray and that’s what I own, but I know some of you insist on siding with the enemy. ;-)

And don’t forget Amazon’s Black Friday Sale.

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SyncTV is quite responsive

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by MegaZone

Tuesday, when I posted about SyncTV, I said:

They also have a blog for product updates. (Hey, SyncTV, if it is a blog, how about some RSS love! Give us a feed!)

Well, today they contacted me to let me know there is now an RSS feed.

Very nice. I hope the software is as responsive. :-)

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TiVo Launches Holiday Gift Package Deals

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by MegaZone

Amidst the Black Friday deals, TiVo has rolled out their holiday gift offerings. TiVo has two main gift giving options – TiVo Service Gift Cards in $50, $100, $200, or $300 denominations, or bundles from the TiVo Gift Center. There are six bundles available in the Gift Center, all of them base price with a $50 TiVo Service Gift Card, but you can option them up with $100, $200, or $300 cards when you purchase. And don’t forget the option to give the TiVo HD with Lifetime Service.

Holiday Home Gift Package

Holiday Home Gift Package
This most popular TiVo® DVR lets you record two of your favorite shows at once, settling disputes over what to watch and when. The perfect family gift. Gift package includes 80-hour TiVo® Series2™ Dual Tuner DVR with TiVo Service Gift Card. Package starts at $149.99 and includes $150 in instant savings!

Warm & Fuzzy Gift Package

Warm & Fuzzy Gift Package
Liven up the living room with TiVo ornaments, cuddle around the TV with a TiVo fleece blanket, and settle in for a new year of great TV. Gift package includes 80-hour TiVo® Series2™ Dual Tuner DVR with TiVo Service Gift Card, TiVo fleece blanket (not shown), Pack of 5 TiVo ornaments. Package starts at $179.99 and includes $164 in instant savings!

World of Entertainment Gift Package

World of Entertainment Gift Package
This package offers a wireless adapter to connect TiVo to the Internet for the broadband delivery of hit movies, home movie sharing, and great music to your TV. Gift package includes 80-hour TiVo® Series2™ Dual Tuner DVR with TiVo Service Gift Card, extra black TiVo Glo remote, TiVo wireless network adapter and a 1 year membership to One True Media so you can enjoy Home Movie Sharing at NO extra cost. Package starts at $239.99 and includes $189.98 in instant savings!

HDTV Companion Gift Package

HDTV Companion Gift Package
A smart addition to any HDTV, this new TiVo® HD DVR replaces your cable box and records two HD programs at once.* Gift package includes 180-hour TiVo® HD DVR with TiVo Service Gift Card. Package starts at $349.99

The Ultimate HD Entertainment Gift Package

The Ultimate HD Entertainment Gift Package
Replace your cable box with this new TiVo® HD DVR and get a wireless adapter for bringing home movies and music from the web to TV. Gift package includes 180-hour TiVo HD DVR with TiVo Service Gift Card, extra black TiVo Glo remote, TiVo wireless network adapter. Package starts at $399.99 and includes $59.98 in instant savings!

Premium Home Theater Gift Package

Premium Home Theater Gift Package
This state-of-the-art TiVo® Series3™ HD DVR includes certified THX audio, razor-sharp HD video, broadband connectivity, dual tuner recording and back-lit TiVo Glo remote. Gift package includes 300-hour TiVo® Series3™ DVR with TiVo Service Gift Card. $649.99 and includes $200 in instant savings!

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Galleon 2.5.2 Now Available

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by MegaZone

John Kohl has released the latest update to the leading TiVo HME application, Galleon 2.5.2. This is a bug fix release, as per the release notes:

The open source Galleon 2.5.2 media server for TiVo is now available.

This version includes the following:

Version 2.5.2:
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* Fixed bug with GoBack truncating files after 2GB had been transferred.
* Fixed another CPU-spinning bug in the screen saver

Known problems:
* not all galleon skins in HD cover the screen–use tivo skins
* still some layout glitches in HD
* still some HD menu highlights are too big for text

You can download it here.

Thanks to TiVo Blog for the heads up.

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