TiVo Reduces Price On TiVo HD And TiVo HD XL DVRs

TiVo has gone ahead and reduced the price on both the TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL. Thanks to the following discounts, you can now pickup a TiVo HD for $249.99 ($50 discount) or a TiVo HD XL for $499.99 ($100 discount).  If these discounts still aren’t working for you, consider purchasing a refurbished...

Videos Of The Day: Blockbuster On TiVo

TiVo.com Now Offers Extended Warranty (2 Yrs $29.99, 3 Yrs $39.99)

TiVo.com now offers an extended warranty option on both new and refurbished TiVo DVRs.  This warranty option is offered as an extension to TiVo’s existing warranty that you automatically receive with all TiVo DVRs (90 day free labor/1 year parts exchange).  Prices on the warranty are actu...

StreamBaby: Stream Video Content To Your TiVo

Random access streaming of MP4 & MPG video files. Able to seek to anywhere in the video. Also removes need for qt-faststart.Ability to FF/RWD to points in the video that have not been buffered yet. When outside of the buffer, a “preview” of the movie (low-quality static images) will appea...

WeaKnees Announces Flat-Fee TiVo Repair Service

The folks over at WeaKnees.com recently announced that they’re now offering a flat-fee TiVo repair service on most non-DirecTV TiVo DVRs (S3 and TiVo HD DVRs are currently NOT supported).  Starting at $149, WeaKnees will diagnose and repair your TiVo DVR no matter what needs to be repaire...

Blockbuster On Demand Launches On TiVo

On your TiVo DVR, go to TiVo Central > Video on Demand > BLOCKBUSTER. Browse BLOCKBUSTER on your TiVo DVR and find a movie you want to rent. You’ll be prompted with instructions to link your BLOCKBUSTER and TiVo accounts.

Opinion: Diagnosing A TiVo Hard Drive Failure

My Series 3 TiVo has been acting up as of late.  The other night I was watching Mad Men (isn’t it a great show?) and my TiVo froze and rebooted twice!  I’ve had it freeze on me a couple of times over the past month so, when it rebooted twice within one show I decided that I should probably look into t...

TiVo @ CEDIA 2009

Video Of The Day: i.TV 2.0 (TiVo Remote And Scheduler Via Your iPhone)

i.TV now allows you to control your TiVo via your iPhone. Checkout this post for more details…

Opinion: Announcing i.TV 2.0 (TiVo Remote And Scheduler Via Your iPhone)

……….. “TiVo is about giving the user control of the television experience,” said Jim Denney vice president of product marketing at TiVo Inc. “Having the TiVo remote available through i.TV is another way TiVo customers can access the content they want, the way they want.”

Video Of The Day: Adding Additional Storage To Your TiVo The Geek Way (Using winmfs)

Checkout the winmfs website for additional details…

TiVo Enables Manual Entry Of Video Podcast RSS Feeds

Earlier today, TiVo announced that you can now add a custom video podcast RSS feed directly from within the TiVo interface.  This much needed improvement allows you to add a video podcast that isn’t currently available via TiVo’s ever expanding TiVoCast directory.  To be honest I haven’t...

Opinion: The Cost Of Operating A TiVo DVR – Are Cable Company DVRs Really A Good Deal?

All too often I hear people say that TiVo’s monthly subscription fee cost too much and that a Cable Company DVR is a much better deal. Being the geek that I am, I decided to call my local Time Warner Cable in order to figure out whether or not a cable company DVR is in fact a better deal. Here’s what I...

TiVo HD w/Lifetime Subscription Charity Auction

Includes a “Product Lifetime subscription” to the TiVo service which covers the life of the TiVo DVR you buy – not the life of the subscriber. The Product Lifetime subscription accompanies the TiVo DVR in case of ownership transfer.

TiVo Begins To Roll Out 11.0d Software Update (Update Intended To Fix FiOS Pixelation Issues)

Dave Zatz alerted me to a post on TiVoCommunity in which TiVoJerry (a TiVo employee) stated that TiVo has randomly started to roll out a software update for HD DVR customers.  The update (version 11.0d) is intended to fix pixelation issues that some Verizon FiOS customers have experienced....

TiVo & Best Buy Form Partnership (Napster To Become Available On TiVo, TiVo To Become Available On Insignia HDTVs)

TiVo will develop a version of its set-top box, to be sold in Best Buy stores, that will let the retailer advertise its products and services to TiVo subscribers on their home televisions. TiVo will develop a version of its set-top box, to [...]

Flickr Find: TiVo KidZone

Do you use KidZone?  I have it enabled on one of my DVRs however, I mostly use it so that my son doesn’t see some garbage on TV if he inadvertently hits the power button on the remote.  I’m sure that in another year or two I’ll truly benefit from KidZone and all of its features.

Unboxing a 1TB Western Digital DVR Expander

TiVo Upgrade Program (Get Up To $100 Off A TiVo HD)

Earlier today, TiVo announced that they now offer a TiVo HD upgrade discount of up to $100.  The discount is only available to Series 1 and Series 2 customers who have owned their DVR for at least one year.  The amount of the discount is dependent upon how long you’ve owned your Series 1 or Serie...

Video Of The Day: TiVo’s Ongoing Battle With Ad Agencies

NEW YORK (YouTube.com/AdAge) — Things have never been smooth between TiVo and advertising agencies since that company rose to fame by popularizing ad-zapping DVRs. But now TiVo has changed into a home entertainment utility with video content from more than a hundred sources and an ad sal...

TiVo In Talks With Time Warner Cable?

TiVo is in talks to provide service through Time Warner Cable Inc., the second-largest U.S. cable-TV provider, Landel Hobbs, the New York-based pay-TV service’s chief operating officer, said on a June 11 conference call. TiVo already has deals with Comcast Corp. and DirecTV, the largest U.S....

TiVo News Roundup

tv.com now allows you to schedule recordings on your TiVo DVR.  Joins Zap2it, Yahoo TV, TiVo.com, MeeVee & TVGuide.com as yet another website for scheduling recordings on your TiVo.  Thanks Dave!BusinessWeek: TiVo Wants to Be the Google of Television. How? Related Posts:MeeVee Teams U...

Yet Another TiVo HD Giveaway!

Today must be the day for TiVo HD giveaways!  Earlier today, @WeekInRewind announced that he’s doing a Twitter only TiVo HD giveaway.  To be entered in giveaway, all you have to do is follow @WeekInRewind on Twitter and also Tweet the following message:

TiVo.com Giveaway: Win TiVo HD Plus 1 Year Service For Father’s Day!

You could be the lucky winner of a TiVo HD DVR and 12 months of TiVo service.* A TiVo HD DVR delivers millions of movies, TV shows, music videos and songs right to your TV, as well as the DVR features everyone loves, like record, pause, rewind, fast-forward, instant replay, and slow motion. Ent...

weaKnees Is Now Shipping TiVo HD XLs With 2TB Internal Drive

I may be stating the obvious however, this device allows you to record a ton of content.  According to weaKnees’ screenshots, a 2TB drive provides 2777 hours worth of SD content or 318 hours of HD content!  Unfortunately, all of this recording space will cost you a lot of money.  At the time of...

Deal Of The Day: TiVo HD For $199.99 (Includes FREE Shipping)

For a limited time! Discounted factory-renewed price only $199.99 – that’s $100 savings off the MSRP. Record HD shows and replace your cable box forever! Now record 2 shows at once.† Up to 20 hours of HD recordings (or 180 hours in standard definition). Connect to your home network and high-sp...

Deal Of The Day: Buy a TiVo HD and get a FREE Wireless Adapter and 6 Month Netflix Subscription

From now until Father’s Day, TiVo is offering a FREE wireless adapter along with a six month Netflix subscription to anybody who purchases a TiVo HD directly from TiVo’s website. Buy a TiVo HD DVR and get a FREE Wireless Adapter along with a FREE 6 month subscription to Netflix

Yet Another Sign That TiVo Is Working On A New UI?

What do you think? Is today’s Tweet by Margret Schmidt (VP of User Experience) yet another sign that TiVo is working on a new UI?  If I had to guess, I’d say yes…. The TiVo User Experience team needs a Visual Designer http://bit.ly/t4XDM (Please RT & help us find someone who rocks!

Video Of The Day: TiVo Wins Court Battle Against EchoStar

Keep in mind that this video was produced before EchoStar won a stay. In any case, it looks likely that TiVo will eventually win this case once all the legal wranglings are over with.

Deal Of The Day: Get A Series 2 TiVo For $79.99

come with same warranty as our new DVRs.come with our 30-day Money Back Guarantee.are fully tested and certified by TiVo.include FREE Shipping. Related Posts:Deal Of The Day: TiVo HD For $179.99Save $100 On A Factory Renewed TiVo HD!Deal Of The Day: Buy A TiVo HD And Get Three Months Of Service...

TiVo Stock Soars As EchoStar Is Ordered To Pay TiVo An Additional $103 Million

ALVISO, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television products and services for digital video recorders (DVR), offered the following statement today regarding the decision by the United States District Court, Eastern Dist...

Deal of the Day: Save $300 on Select Samsung HDTVs and a TiVo HD

For a limited time you can get more high-def for your buck. Add a Samsung HDTV from the list below along with the TiVo TCD652160 HD digital video recorder to your cart and save $300. Simply enter code SAMSTIVO at checkout. The $300 discount promotional code must be used by 11:59 p.m. PST on May 31, 2...

Video Of The Day: TiVo Search BETA

http://www.tivo.com/ It’s the new TiVo search (BETA) ready for you to try in the comfort of your own living room. What Google did for the Internet, TiVo is now doing for TV. Available on TiVo HD, HD XL and Series3 DVRs. Must be broadband-connected. Send feedback to searchfeedback@tivo.com

HD Amazon VOD on TiVo (Mini Review)

Last night, I finally got around to watching the Amazon Video On Demand (VOD)  movie (The Dark Knight)that I downloaded a little over a month ago.  Overall I was really impressed with the both the audio and video quality (granted I’m no Ben Drawbaugh).  The next time I’m looking for a HD movie...

TiVo Central Online Update (View Your Now Playing List & To Do List)

Before you get too excited, you probably should know that these two features are currently only available for TiVo HD customers.  I sent TiVo a tweet about this limitation however, I have yet to hear anything back.  That being said, I really do think that you should check out these updates.  A...

SlingPlayer Mobile (Control Your TiVo From Any Wi-Fi Connection)

Earlier today I tweeted that I had purchased the much anticipated iPhone application known as: SlingPlayer Mobile ($29.99, iTunes link).  Why am I blogging about an iPhone app on this site you might ask?  Well, SlingPlayer Mobile provides an excellent way for you to control and watch the c...

Badoop Badoop Show: Why Do Cats Make People Crazy?

Badoop-badoop! Fast-forward to the present: Cat clubs and cat fancy organizations are everywhere, holding local, state and national shows in every part of the country. And no wonder: If you search YouTube, either online or on your TV with your TiVo HD DVR, it’s very clear that you don’t ha...

Opinion: TiVo Blog Mailbag: pyTiVo & Slingbox

That being said, TiVo does work really well with a Slingbox.  As a matter of fact, I have a Slingbox connected to my TiVo HD and I use it all the time while I’m on travel or if I’m working on a blog post in my bedroom.  In the past I’ve used my Slingbox to connect to my TiVo and schedule a recording whil...

Video of the Day: TiVo’s New Search Beta

This high-definition video capture demonstrates the new TiVo Search beta that is now available on all broadband-connected TiVos. For TivoHD FAQs and tips, see: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpo…

Deal of the Day: Win a Copy of Nero LiquidTV (TiVo on your PC)

For this week’s Crave giveaway, we’ve got Nero’s LiquidTV, a DVR package for your Windows PC that features TiVo’s software interface. The retail package includes the software, a TiVo remote, a USB IR receiver, a one-year subscription to the service, and an HD-compatible USB tuner. That’...

TiVo and Jaman Partner to Offer One FREE Weekly Movie Download

Interested in watching a free movie tonight?  TiVo and Jaman have you covered.  Both companies have agreed to offer one pre-selected movie a week free of charge  to all TiVo subscribers.  This week, the movie download is entitled: Flawless staring Demi Moore and Michael Caine.

Series 4 TiVo Wishlist (What’s On Your List?)

Although we don’t know a lot about the much anticipated Series 4 TiVo (include what TiVo plans on calling it).  What we do know is that there’s a number of features/capabilities that TiVo should incorporate into their next hardware release.  That being said, Justin Mecham has published an...

Deal of the Day: Purchase a TiVo HD and Get 6 months of FREE Netflix

For a limited time (until May 31st or while supplies last), TiVo is offering 6 months of free Netflix to anybody who purchases a TiVo HD or TiVo HD XL from TiVo’s website ($53.94 value).  To top things off, this deal also includes free shipping!

Add 1TB Worth Of Storage To Your Series 3 Or TiVo HD DVR

Western Digital recently released an updated expander drive complete with 1TB (Terabyte) worth of storage!  The device can be purchased from Amazon.com for $167.70. Needless to say, this device will allow your TiVo HD or Series 3 DVR to store a ton of HD content.  If $167 sounds like too much m...

Opinion: TiVoToGo & MRV Copy Protection

Ideally I’d like to be able to use TiVo’s multi-room viewing feature to transfer my son’s programs to my Series 3 DVR whenever he wants to watch one of his shows.  I say ideally because, I’ve noticed that a lot of the content that I record on the TiVo HD has been copy protected which prevents me f...

WeaKnees RAID 1 Expander Drive Giveaway

Two drive external storage system. Automatically backs up all of your recorded programs and settings to a second hard drive. If either drive fails, you have automatic backup. Two brand new 500 GB specialized DVR hard drives in a custom-built, cool, quiet, external case with internal whisp...

TiVo Adds Netflix Watch Instant Shortcut To The Now Playing List

It looks like the 11.0c update includes more than just pause menu ads and Swivel Search integration. Earlier today, I discovered that you can now add a Netflix Watch Instant shortcut to the Now Playing list.  To activate this feature, simply go to the following menu item on your TiVo HD or Seri...

Video Of The Day: TiVo HD Demo

TiVo Rolls Out Pause Menu Advertisements & Swivel Search Integration

Some people are up in arms over this latest update while others don’t think it’s a big deal.  Personally, I’m not a big fan of the pause menu advertisements however, I do think that the ability to perform a Swivel Search directly from the pause menu is a great idea.  Swivel Search is a nice featu...

WeaKnees RAID 1 Extender Drive Review and Hands On

One of the nice things about the 500×500GB drive that I reviewed is that it actually adds storage space to your DVR.  Prior to installing the device, my stock TiVo HD contained a 160GB harddrive which was capable of recording only 21 hours of high definition content.  With the new device, my T...

Opinion: TiVo Blog Mailbag (iPhone Remote, Networking, Infomercials, DirectTV, USB)

I’m sorry to hear that your TiVo isn’t working out for you.  Is your DVR recording these shows as a suggestion.  If it’s a suggestion, you probably don’t have to worry about it.  Your DVR will automatically delete any suggestions whenever it needs more space.  That being said, you might want to...

Opinion: DVR Remote: Yet Another iPhone TiVo Remote

Update 02/06 @ 6:01 AM: An update (version 1.1) is now available which is supposed to fix the Now Playing list bug. For some reason I can’t get this feature to work with any of my DVRs (Series 3  & TiVo HD).  Let me know if you have this update and whether or not you are able to pull the Now Playing...

TiVo Blog Mailbag

It looks like you found an answer to your problem and I’m glad you did.  I did not know this was an issue and that the Cable Companies provided information that TiVo than uses for fast forwarding.  I guess you learn something new every day…. Related Posts:TiVo Blog Help RequestsTiVo Blog Feedb...

TiVo To Place Ads On The Pause Screen

ALVISO, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services and advertising solutions for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced the launch of Pause Menu, the latest addition to its suite of interactive ad soluti...

Netflix On TiVo Is Now Available!

ALVISO, Calif. - December 8, 2008 — After announcing a groundbreaking partnership in October with Netflix Inc., TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced that subscribers to both Netflix and TiVo® Ser...

Opinion: TiVo Blog Holiday Gift Guide

Western Digital 500GB My DVR Expander Drive ($113.99): This drive is a great option if you’d like to expand the storage on your Series 3 or TiVo HD DVR. The drive is easy to install and it will add approximately 65 hrs worth of HD recording capacity to a TiVo HD or Series 3 DVR.  I have an expander dr...

TiVo To Offer A Mobile Friendly Website

Alviso, Calif. November 25 — Heading out to holiday dinners, get-away vacations, or just being away from home no longer means missing out on your favorite television programming. That’s because TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video...

Backup Your TiVo’s Recordings Using WeaKnees’ DVR Backup System

WeaKnees recently announced that they now offer a backup system for TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL DVRs.  According to their blog post, WeaKnees is able to backup your TiVo’s data through the use of two hard drives in a RAID 1 configuration.  The hard drives are bundled together inside an enclosure  w...

DVRupgrade Now Offers TiVo Repair Service

Earlier today, DVRupgrade announced that they now offer a life-extension (repair) service for most TiVo DVRs.  The service appears to be a great deal especially if you own a TiVo with a lifetime subscription. CHICAGO, IL – (November 18, 2008) – There’s new life for that old TiVo, hard drive...

Patch: TiVo Desktop 2.6.2 (Windows Only) Now Available For Download

TiVo Desktop 2.6.2 This version has the following improvements in TiVo Desktop. Improved communications with TiVo when linking to TiVo account and handling web video content. Improved handling of web video content when pausing or shutting down TiVo Server.

Opinion: TiVo Starts To Rollout 9.4 Software Update

Subject: You have a new service update! From: The TiVo Team Date: Tue 7/15 Congrats! You’ve just received the Summer 2008 TiVo Service Update for TiVo HD and Series 3 DVRs, including these new enhancements to your TiVo Experience: Enjoy!