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Old 04-29-07, 07:04 PM
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Tivo: Series 3 HD *HOT DEAL* $300 off (for previous customers) Expires 4/30

Tivo has a welcome back offer that gives a $300 discount on the Series 3 HD box(regular $799) making it $499.

Link: Welcome Back Offer

In addition to the $300 discount you get free shipping and they are also offering a year bonus if you pre-pay for 2 years service. So you get 3 years of service for $299, which is $8.33 a month. So basically you can get the box and 3 years service for the price you would normally pay for just the box.

This deal expires tomorrow!

I finally bit and am going to dump the cable company once the TV season is over in a few weeks. With the money I'll be saving on cable, and factoring in the price of the box/subscription, I'll be saving money this time next year.

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Man, if that were $299 or $399 I'd probably have ordered already and call Verizon for FIOS tomorrow.
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It doesn't work with DirecTV right?
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Originally Posted by vhgong
It doesn't work with DirecTV right?
No, unfortunately.
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any deals for those who have a lifetime subscription on the old tivo1 to be able to transfer it to the new HD tivo?
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Originally Posted by timewaster
any deals for those who have a lifetime subscription on the old tivo1 to be able to transfer it to the new HD tivo?
I think there was when the Series 3 first came out, but I haven't heard/seen anything since.
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I can't wait to get a Series 3 right before the fall but I am NOT looking forward to dealing with the cable card lies and hassle just to get them.
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
I finally bit and am going to dump the cable company once the TV season is over in a few weeks. With the money I'll be saving on cable, and factoring in the price of the box/subscription, I'll be saving money this time next year.
Explain this to me. Are you just going completely OTA?
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Yes. I had previously had Voom before they went under. So I have a professionally installed antenna still hooked up that gets great reception.

Anyway, 98% of what I watch is on the major networks, so I've been basically paying $60+ a month just for the cable HD-DVR just to be able to record the major networks. So I will drop down to the most basic cable for other rooms of the house(somewhere under $20) + the $8 Tivo monthly fee ends up saving me $35-$40 a month overall. So saving $40 a month, roughly pays for the box in one year.
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Why can't you just downgrade your cable sub to just get the network HD channels? In my area, at least, I have the HD DVR and what amounts to extended basic cable and pay less than 30 including rental fees.
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Not here. If you want the HD-DVR and the locals in HD you have to pay for the 60 channel package. $45 or something like that, then another $10-$3 for the box. I forget the breakdown, but it hovers around $60 a month. It's asinine.
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So how many jumped on this?

I believe the head of Tivo said their aim is to get the cost down by the end of the year for the Series 3. Didn't say for how much though. I always though 1k to start was crazy. Suppose $600 is better, but still crazy since you have to pay a monthly fee. They'd be better making software/boxes straight up for the providers if you ask me.
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I may have hit a snag. I got my box, haven't hooked it up yet... but from what I've read online it may not work with the Voom boxes for some reason. We'll see.
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You can't just connect the coax from the antenna directly to the Tivo without using the Voom box?

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