Thank you Chris

Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2007 by MegaZone

Thank you for the TiVo Rewards Referral, Chris.

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The Search is Over – HDTV’s Quest for the Perfect Companion Ends With TiVo(R) HD, Now Widely Available in Retail

Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo is doing a little ‘fun’ marketing again. TiVo cites a survey in which respondents selected human attributes which they felt were personified by TiVo. For example, 62.4% said that TiVo is ‘fun to be with’, while 60.5% described TiVo as ‘caring’. Read their full press release below for the rest.

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New TiVo owner gets robbed – and gets even

Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 by MegaZone

Live Journal user John Marzulli got fed up with his Comcast Motorola DVR, running the Microsoft DVR software, and decided to replace it with a TiVo Series3.

Then, thanks to UPS leaving the box on his doorstep, without a signature, he was robbed.

But John didn’t take this laying down, and he’s a clever chap. He reported the theft to TiVo, of course, so they could flag the TSN as stolen in case someone activated it. He also got the serial number from TiVo. Then he called his local police department to report the theft, and gave them the serial number. Most people would have stopped there – but not John.

John checked Craigslist – and spotted a suspicious ad for a TiVo Series3 for sale in his area. Suspicious because it was placed the morning after the theft, it was for a new S3 marked down to $450, and the seller was looking to sell fast.

Working with the police, he set up a sting. He contacted the seller posing as an eager buyer and setup a meet to make the purchase – with the police waiting in the wings. When the seller presented the TiVo, John gave the sign and the police rushed in.

The serial numbers matched, and it turns out the seller had rap sheet – and a crack pipe. As John put it:The suspect is now facing a count of Possession of Stolen Property 2 and a felony charge of Possession of Stolen Mail.

The TiVo was taken as evidence, and the trial process could take up to a year. Hopefully TiVo will be sending him a new unit – and contacting him for their next newsletter! (Hint!)

Congratulations John!

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Michael Bay retracts his earlier statement

Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 by MegaZone

Earlier I posted a a comment Michael Bay made last night about Paramount’s move to HD DVD:

“I want people to see my movies in the best formats possible. For them to deny people who have Blu-ray sucks! They were progressive by having two formats. No Transformers 2 for me!”

Well, it seems that he’s calmed down and has a new spin:

Last night at dinner I was having dinner with three Blu-Ray owners, they were pissed about no Transformers Blu-Ray and I drank the kool aid hook line and sinker. So at 1:30 in the morning I posted – nothing good ever comes out of early am posts mind you – I over reacted. I heard where Paramount is coming from and the future of HD and players that will be close to the $200 mark which is the magic number. I like what I heard.

As a director, I’m all about people seeing films in the best quality possible, and I saw and heard firsthand people upset about a corporate decision.

So today I saw 300 on HD-DVD, it rocks!

So I think I might be back on to do Transformers 2!

Anyone else think that someone from the studio, and probably his staff, sat him down and had a nice long chat about biting the hand the feeds, etc?

As for $200 players – sure, I won’t be surprised if Toshiba cuts another $100 off their low-end pricing for the holidays. But I also won’t be surprised if Sony really slashes their pricing too. It might be a little surprising if they hit $200 – but $300 wouldn’t surprise me at all. And by mid-2008 I expect pricing to be a wash.

Funny thing – a while back the HD DVD camp was talking about ‘sub-$300′ as the ‘magic number’. Then Toshiba priced a unit under $300 – and sales failed to rocket. Now ‘sub-$200′ is the ‘magic number’. Huh. Weird. I wonder why that happened…

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DVRupgrade has TiVo HDs in stock, extends ‘free premium remote’ offer

Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 by MegaZone

DVRupgrade announced on their blog that they have expanded TiVo HDs in stock and they’re extending their ‘free premium remote’ offer. Buy any upgraded Series3 or TiVo HD, use the coupon code ‘GLOREMOTE07A’, and get a free ‘Glo’ remote with your purchase. (You can also by a stock unit and use code ‘GLOREMOTE07B’ for $15 off a Glo remote or code ‘HDMI07C’ for a free 6′ HDMI cable.) Get yours now.

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