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10% Off 140 Hour Tivo
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Posted by: markandjenn

After I read about the Tivo 10% promotion and noticed that it did not include the 140 hour unit, I looked around on the net to see if a retailer that sold Tivo also had a 10% off promotion. I found one at Buy.com.

The coupon is here .

The Tivo is here .

Posted by: MediaLivingRoom

it worked!!!!

399.99
-40.00 - 10% discount
359.99
-50.00 - TiVo Rebate
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309.99

Posted by: George Cifranci

Poop. I just bought a 140HR from Tivo.com and didn't get the 10% discount. :-(

Does Buy.com have the new 140HR TIVO's though? Or do they have the ones with the black front like the other Series2's? The one I got from TIVO looks like this...

https://store.tivo.com/Images/products/R54040_bg.jpg

It also came with the new 5.x software that allowed me to do the initial setup via broadband.

Posted by: ellinj

This is what they have pictured on the web site. I just ordered one as well. If this isn't what I receive I am sending it back.

Posted by: SWFan

Well, the picture at Buy.com appears to be the same unit. You can see the page here.

Posted by: jpwoof

how much is the shipping?

Posted by: ellinj

free

Posted by: MediaLivingRoom

What is the size of the hard drive? Is it 120 GB or 160 GB?

Posted by: ellinj

120gb

Posted by: George Cifranci

Darn... I had to pay tax even when I bought it direct from TIVO. I don't think buy.com charged tax for other things I have bought from them. (sigh)

Posted by: ellinj

They didn't charge tax,

Posted by: Ruth

Well, I was excited about this offer but I didn't have much luck. The website wouldn't let me use the coupon. :mad: It said I wasn't eligible, or had already used a coupon (which I hadn't). Nor was the "free" shipping free to my address; instead the cheapest shipping available would have cost me $37. So I ordered it from best buy instead, since their shipping was cheaper than either buy.com or the TiVo store. YMMV of course.

Posted by: ThreeSoFar

For $79 AR you can get a 40 hr refurb. series 2 direct from TiVo.com. Swap the factory 40G hard drive for a $100 160G hard drive (Samsung from newegg.com is what I use) yourself and you have a 157hr TiVo. That's nearly half off the 140Hr. S2 you're talking about. Then you can use the 40G in your PC or sell it for $20.

And the only hardware difference with the new one you're talking about is the front panel/light and ability (in software) to turn off the red/green LEDs.

Of course, you have to be able to do the upgrade yourself.

Posted by: Hossenpfeffer

quote:
Only valid to customers who have received the e-mail

Yeah, if you didn't get an email linking to the coupon it won't work.

Posted by: ellinj

quote:
Originally posted by Hossenpfeffer
Yeah, if you didn't get an email linking to the coupon it won't work.

My spamfilter must have eaten this email because I used the link that was given and it worked for me.

Posted by: ogden2k

Hmm.. maybe I'll get this if the discount brings the price to $300.

Posted by: shabadoo25

My Sam's Club had the 140 hours today for $299.99. They had another sign up for them that said $318.99, so I'm not sure what that was all about.

Posted by: ogden2k

quote:
Originally posted by shabadoo25
My Sam's Club had the 140 hours today for $299.99. They had another sign up for them that said $318.99, so I'm not sure what that was all about.

Cool, I'll have to check it out.

Posted by: ellinj

Which 140hr unit was this? The older one or the new model?

Posted by: markandjenn

The new one.

Posted by: ogden2k

I can't find it on Sams Club's site.

Posted by: JoeBarbs

quote:
Originally posted by ThreeSoFar
And the only hardware difference with the new one you're talking about is the front panel/light and ability (in software) to turn off the red/green LEDs.

With the new 5.X software, TiVo no longer has the 137gig limit. Which means you could slap in a couple of 250 gig drives and the TiVo will recognize all 500 gigs! I hope all Series 2 TiVo's will see a 5.X upgrade!!!

Posted by: ThreeSoFar

Yeah. forgot to mention that.

Posted by: ellinj

quote:
Originally posted by ogden2k
I can't find it on Sams Club's site.

I was at the store and didn't see it their either.

Posted by: shabadoo25

This was at the Sam's in Lake Mary, FL, outside of Orlando. They were on a bottom rack below the LCD tv's.

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