Thank you John and Lip

Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 by MegaZone

Thank you to both John and Lip for the donation of TiVo Rewards points with the activation of their new units.

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Join Common Sense Media and get a free TiVo Series2DT

Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by MegaZone

Common Sense Media is running a promotion from 10/22/2007 through 12/6/2007, but they just dropped me a notice today:

Common Sense Media is the nation’s leading nonpartisan organization dedicated to giving parents the tools and information they need to ensure that they – and the not media – remain the primary influence in their kids lives. Common Sense reviews of movies, TV, Web sites and more so parents can quickly choose the best media for their kids.

Common Sense has paired with TiVo KidZone, a service that allows parents to access Common Sense reviews from the TiVo screen itself and create a customized viewing experience for their families.

For a limited time, all people who sign up for a free Common Sense membership will receive a FREE TiVo box with their purchase of a service plan.

The offer page is here and these are the complete details. You will get an 80-hour dual-tuner Series2DT (and will need to purchase service) for joining Common Sense Media.

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Comcast firmware update disables serial control

Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by MegaZone

As users have been reporting in the TiVo Lovers community and TiVoCommunity.com, Comcast just pushed out a firmware update for their Motorola cable boxes which incidentally disabled serial control of the boxes. This means that if you’re using a TiVo Series1 or Series2 with a Comcast cable box and you’re using the serial cable instead of the IR blasters, your TiVo will lose its ability to control the cable box. The solution is to go back to using the IR blasters. If you’ve misplaced your IR blasters TiVo sells replacements and I have compatible SmartHome cables in the store.

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More 2-for-1 Blu-ray deals on Sony and Disney BD titles

Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by MegaZone

Amazon is currently running two different 2-for-1 Blu-ray movie deals, one on 72 Sony BD titles and another on 40 Disney BD titles. It is as simple as it sounds – buy one, get one free. Since these deals are separate you need to buy two Sony or two Disney titles, you can’t get one of each. Still, these are great deals – I loaded up on the last 2-for-1 sale, but there are some more titles in these deals so I’ll probably pick up some more. Thanks to High-Def Digest for pointing out the deals.

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Slingbox PRO $192.99 at Buy.com, and good deals on other models

Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by MegaZone

Buy.com is selling the Slingbox PRO for $192.99 through 11/18, with free shipping. You can also get the Slingbox PRO with an HD Connect cable for $231.99, also with free shipping. (The HD Connect itself is $39.98, with free shipping.)

If you want HD support but only need to handle one device (as opposed to the PRO’s four inputs), the Slingbox SOLO is only $175.99, with free shipping of course. And if you don’t need HD the Slingbox AV is just $109.99 and the Slingbox Tuner is $104.99 – both with free shipping, no surprise.

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