TiVo is skipping past the skeptics with ambitious plans for growth and new features that it hopes will keep it a step ahead of rivals.

Well, we’ve seen TiVo dropping their prices in the past few months – $199, $299, $399 for the 40, 80, and 140 hour units. And now the $50 rebate.

But it looks like the prices on other units has dropped a bit too. It looks like the Toshiba SD-H400 DVD/TiVo, which is 80 hour, is just a little more than the standard 80 hour TiVo. The lowest I found was BuyDig.com for $328, Vanns.com has it for $330. And the $50 S2 rebate *does* apply to this unit. So basically for an extra $30 you can get a decent DVD player with your 80 hour TiVo. Pricing on the Pioneer 810H has also come down a little. BeachCamera.com is listing it for $675. Several sites have it for less than $700 now, including shipping. And the $50 rebate also applies to this unit. So you can get one for around $625. The Pioneer 57H is still kind of pricey, with a best price of around $990 before rebate.

I saw this on alt.video.ptv.tivo and thought I’d pass it on:

Hello,I’m writing an article for a major national US newspaper about people
whose lives have changed dramatically since they’ve started using a
TiVo, or other PVR.The change can be either positive or negative, and can do with any
aspect of your life: your TV viewing habits, your personal life, etc.

If you feel like you’re a “Tivoholic” and you’re interested in being
interviewed, please email me at: eric “at” taub.com (change the “at”
to an ampersand). If you would, please send me your phone number and
I’ll be happy to call.

Thanks,

Eric

TiVo Triples Subscription Additions and Reports Positive Cash Flow in Q4 (PDF)

In case you haven’t seen this email from TiVo:

Recently, a security vulnerability affecting the TiVo Desktop application for Macs was brought to our attention. The reported vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.7, which is now available for download.If you use a Mac, please go to http://www.tivo.com/desktop to download the updated TiVo Desktop application for Mac as soon as possible.

TiVo Desktop for Mac v. 1.7 offers you the highest levels of performance and security available.

Thank you for your attention to this matter and keep enjoying Home Media Option(TM)!

- The TiVo Team

All Mac Users: TiVo Security Advisory
Date Released
March 1, 2004

Affected Software
TiVo Desktop v. 1.5 for Mac
TiVo Desktop v. 1.6 for Mac

Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in the TiVo Desktop application that may allow arbitrary code execution.

Mitigating Factors
Local system access is required to exploit the identified vulnerability.

Recommended Action
All TiVo Desktop for Macs should upgrade to TiVo Desktop, v. 1.7. Please go to http://www.tivo.com/desktop to download and install the update as soon as possible.