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    About that TiVo

    By Christopher Price on November 17, 2010

    I won’t waste a lot of your time. I penned my last post hours before TiVo re-wrote their Terms of Service, and fundamentally changed how they sell TiVos. There was a brief period where some stores were selling TiVo Premier on the new, contract-driven pricing, but with the old terms and conditions (e.g. being able [...]

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    Posted in Television | Tagged tivo, tivo premier | Leave a response

    Why a $99 TiVo HD Premier is A Bargain… for TiVo (Updated)

    By Christopher Price on November 13, 2010

    Please see update at the end of this article… You’ve probably seen these deals from time to time, if you’re a serious bargain sniper online. Brief periods where the latest-and-greatest TiVo is sold, typically from an obscure-but-reptuable retailer, for an insanely-low price like $99. I finally was able to lock in the purchase on one, [...]

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    Posted in Computing & Internet, Television | Tagged cablecard, ebay, inflation, squaretrade, tivo, tivo hd, tivo hd premier | 3 Responses

    Can I Hit Comcast’s 250 GB Cap? Let’s Find Out!

    By Christopher Price on March 10, 2009

    At my new home in Silicon Valley, I signed up for Comcast. Now, you might be asking why, especially in light of those painful-to-watch new TV ads that they’re running (seriously, who came up with those? I want to know so he/she/they can be on my list of people that I Hope They Fail). The [...]

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    Posted in Comcast | Tagged bandwidth, cable, cap, Comcast, dtv, tivo | 23 Responses

    Mike Wren Picks Apart TV Pack 2008 Woes, I Tell MS How to Save Media Center

    By Christopher Price on January 23, 2009

    I’ve already picked apart all the problems surrounding TV Pack 2008, CableCARD DRM, and all the things wrong in the world with Windows Media Center today. And, I could spend a good 15 minutes linking back to all the posts, and all the amens from all the Media Center MVPs and Experts on my blog. [...]

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    Posted in Microsoft, Television | Tagged media center, Microsoft, tivo, windows | 1 Response

    My TiVo HD is Confused

    By Christopher Price on September 18, 2008

    Long story short, I moved. Went through guided setup. Told it to go from CableCARD to OTA-only mode (I’m having the installer out later this month). Now, my TiVo is trying to record shows using the OTA map in my old area. Even when I chose the channel in my new area, and select the [...]

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    Posted in Television | Tagged dvr, tivo | 3 Responses

    TV Pack 2008 (Fiji) Doesn’t Fix CableCARD DRM

    By Christopher Price on August 20, 2008

    Users with CableCARD systems have confirmed to me that Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 (Fiji)… does nothing to fix the CableCARD DRM problem. I’ve beaten to death the problem in prior posts, just run a quick search on CableCARD to see all of them. But, safe to say, that if you were holding out [...]

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    Posted in Microsoft | Tagged cablecard, drm, fiji, media center, tivo, windows | 6 Responses

    Why TiVo Suggestions Can Appear to Be Paid For

    By Christopher Price on July 30, 2008

    Some of you may be wondering if TiVo Suggestions (where the TiVo records, using free space, shows it things you might like), are bought and paid for. The main reason for this is that when there is a movie in theaters, you may get a bunch of related content from a TV show tied to [...]

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    Posted in Television | Tagged dvr, tivo, x-files | Leave a response

    TiVo 9.4 Update Adds a Lot

    By Christopher Price on July 15, 2008

    TiVo is gearing up to push out software version 9.4, and TiVo gave me a sneak peak at the update. This update does the usual bug-fix-and-such, but there are three main new features. One, you can now use any folder as a play folder (where recordings play back-to-back without stopping). Two, closed captioning gets a [...]

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    Posted in Television | Tagged dvr, media center, tivo | Leave a response

    Slingbox Is My Hot, Hot TV

    Slingbox Is My Hot, Hot TV

    By Christopher Price on May 14, 2008

    Today, my Westinghouse W3213 HDTV died. I camped outside of a Best Buy for a good 12 hours in 2006 on Black Friday, nabbing the TV for the nice price of $479.99. Just for comparison, Westinghouse’s equivalent model today still sells for $679.99. But, enough about me bragging, the TV is dead after all. But, [...]

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    Posted in Television | Tagged best buy, cablecard, drm, slingbox, tivo, westinghouse | 3 Responses

    Yeah, I’m Getting a TiVo

    By Christopher Price on April 8, 2008

    I feel like a tool. Last month Slingbox, and this month, TiVo. I mentioned awhile ago that when TiVoToGo went HD, I would get one… Windows Media Center’s lack of placeshifting with CableCARD is downright unacceptable. QAM solutions like HDHomeRun barely work… and wind up with four cable drops going to a single PC. Plus [...]

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    Posted in Television | Tagged cablecard, qam, tivo, tivo hd, windows media center | 3 Responses

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