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06-15-2012, 04:40 PM
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HDUI only, LiveGuide
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Originally Posted by moyekj
Never purchased from Woot before but I must say I am not impressed at all. They were extremely quick to collect the money but have yet to even start the shipping process. Just hope I won't have to return the darn thing.
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Sorry about that, I should have mentioned Woot ships when they feel like it. For me it usually arrives 4-10 days from ordering, unless you pay the extra $9 for 2 day shipping. Mine still does not show as shipped, Yet I have had the item arrive the same day I get a tracking number in the email.
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06-15-2012, 07:56 PM
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#32
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Originally Posted by JoeTaxpayer
If the jmfs software works, it's worth the cost and time to image the back up drive. 2TB drives are still about $100. Cheaper and less stress to have one ready on the shelf than to get one after a failure.
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That would depend on how long you expect the drive to last, and how much you think it will cost to replace at the point of failure.
You're right in the assumption that the cost will be at least $100 though.
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06-15-2012, 09:55 PM
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#33
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Shipped!
"Remember your order of one TiVo Premiere Elite DVR, 1080p, 4 Tuners, 2TB, Up to 300 Hours of HD Recording (New) from Woot on Wednesday, June 13, 2012?
We did, and that order is now on its way to [you]."
Two days isn't bad. I am getting old, but I remember ordering it, Wednesday night. Due in next Thursday.
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06-16-2012, 02:15 AM
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#34
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HDUI only, LiveGuide
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Shipped
Shipped via FedEx SmartPost (FedEx to USPS)
Ship date: Friday, Jun 15, 2012
Estimated delivery: Thursday, Jun 21, 2012
Same way my Woot Refurb Premiere was shipped
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06-16-2012, 02:56 AM
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#35
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Mine shipped from Dallas today as well - estimated delivery Jun 20.
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06-16-2012, 01:50 PM
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#36
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Mine shipped Friday, estimated delivery is Wednesday. I selected the cheapest shipping option.
I've seen faster shipping but for $5 I guess I can't complain.
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06-17-2012, 09:34 AM
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Mine shipped Friday as well.
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06-17-2012, 12:31 PM
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#38
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Originally Posted by PotentiallyCoherent
That would depend on how long you expect the drive to last, and how much you think it will cost to replace at the point of failure.
You're right in the assumption that the cost will be at least $100 though.
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Good points. The issue is made worse by my having every model. The Premiere and Elite drives are not common, so I'd need separate backup drives.
Part of my issue is less about the money than it is about down-time. When my HD in our bedroom started to fail (you can hear the drive get louder) I had a replacement at the ready. A transfer of the unique shows on it took overnight and the next morning it was a 10 minute swap.
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06-17-2012, 03:30 PM
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#39
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Seattle
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Originally Posted by hooper
Anyway to move a msd @ $7 from a priemere to this?
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Yes there is, but here is the catch. You will have to purchase the Premiere or XL/4 at the FULL normal retail price to get the old $6.95 service transferred to the newer device. At least this is what I was offered during the XL4 @ $349.99 price this past week. I wanted to keep my HD at the $6.95 price and get Lifetime on the XL4 within the 30 days. So I did not go for the $599 offer just to transfer the $6.95 monthly to the XL4, the $250 price difference was not worth it to me.
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06-17-2012, 05:28 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Long Island, NY
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hope the Elite does not have the signal problems, pixelation that many users on this forum have experienced
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06-17-2012, 05:32 PM
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HD Addict
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Originally Posted by jdaniels1982
hope the Elite does not have the signal problems, pixelation that many users on this forum have experienced
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I would think most likely it wouldn't since most people dont have the issue. My two elites have not experienced that issue.
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06-17-2012, 07:13 PM
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#42
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Registered User
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Originally Posted by jdaniels1982
hope the Elite does not have the signal problems, pixelation that many users on this forum have experienced
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Yes, that's a big concern of mine as well and what stopped me from getting one earlier on. I still consider getting one a big gamble even at this discounted price.
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06-19-2012, 11:51 AM
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#43
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Location: Nashville, TN
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Originally Posted by Larry in TN
Mine shipped Friday, estimated delivery is Wednesday. I selected the cheapest shipping option.
I've seen faster shipping but for $5 I guess I can't complain.
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It just arrived (Tuesday), one day earlier than the FedEx tracking predicted.
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06-20-2012, 01:59 AM
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Got mine today too. Total dud so far. Fan is noisy and though I don't have cablecard for it yet I did hook up a Tuning Adapter to it and after guided setup for digital cable with CC later could not tune any channel at all including the unencrypted HD network channels. This using coax I've used for years with an S3 unit that tunes everything just fine. Not a good vibe...
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06-20-2012, 03:26 AM
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HDUI only, LiveGuide
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Originally Posted by moyekj
Got mine today too. Total dud so far. Fan is noisy and though I don't have cablecard for it yet I did hook up a Tuning Adapter to it and after guided setup for digital cable with CC later could not tune any channel at all including the unencrypted HD network channels. This using coax I've used for years with an S3 unit that tunes everything just fine. Not a good vibe...
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WTF....My delivery date got pushed back to Friday, and I live closer to TX.
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06-20-2012, 11:58 AM
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Mine arrived on Monday. The post office left it on the front porch. This is my first Tivo. It takes quite a while for the tv channel map to download from head end.
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06-20-2012, 01:54 PM
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#47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ShayL
Mine arrived on Monday. The post office left it on the front porch. This is my first Tivo. It takes quite a while for the tv channel map to download from head end.
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It can take up to a day to really start running normally. It makes two connections to get the full 14 days of guide data and takes a while to process all the data (plus it might get a software update too). After that, the daily connections don't have to download as much data so it isn't an issue. From my experience, it takes a while for TiVo Search to show all the guide data as well.
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06-20-2012, 02:05 PM
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#48
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Originally Posted by rainwater
It can take up to a day to really start running normally. It makes two connections to get the full 14 days of guide data and takes a while to process all the data (plus it might get a software update too). After that, the daily connections don't have to download as much data so it isn't an issue. From my experience, it takes a while for TiVo Search to show all the guide data as well.
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Thank you for the tip. I forced the connection several times once the channel map came down. It is not a fast process by any means. I also got at least 2 software updates. It seems to be running really well right now. I am now trying to figure out which SPS commands I need to run.
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06-20-2012, 04:18 PM
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#49
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my woot price match from E-expo just arrived. Outside box says XL4 and tivo itself is branded XL4. Guess that's different than woot orders. Kind of upset cause box has already been opened. Worried I'm getting a problem box. Inside is the following: glow remote with silver trim, THX glasses, HDMI/RCA cable, manual. Is this right?
Is Tivo box supposed to come pre-activated? Mine says inactive and call tivo to activate.
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06-21-2012, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by leiff
my woot price match from E-expo just arrived. Outside box says XL4 and tivo itself is branded XL4. Guess that's different than woot orders. Kind of upset cause box has already been opened. Worried I'm getting a problem box. Inside is the following: glow remote with silver trim, THX glasses, HDMI/RCA cable, manual. Is this right?
Is Tivo box supposed to come pre-activated? Mine says inactive and call tivo to activate.
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I am not sure what you mean by activated.... when i picked up my 2 premieres from best buy, i had to contact tivo to activate them
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06-21-2012, 09:12 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Owings Mills, MD
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Originally Posted by leiff
my woot price match from E-expo just arrived. Outside box says XL4 and tivo itself is branded XL4. Guess that's different than woot orders. Kind of upset cause box has already been opened. Worried I'm getting a problem box. Inside is the following: glow remote with silver trim, THX glasses, HDMI/RCA cable, manual. Is this right?
Is Tivo box supposed to come pre-activated? Mine says inactive and call tivo to activate.
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No you have to activate it either online or by calling TiVo. The actual TiVo box itself arrived opened? Yeah I`d be a little concerned about that, makes you wonder if it was a return or something.
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06-21-2012, 11:00 AM
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#52
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Mine arrived today. There's a process to Fedex to the local post office and then the postman knocks twice and delivers here. Interesting.
I can't open the box. I have 6 hrs of work to do in the next 5 hours and if I open it, I'll plug it in, and then I'll call TiVo to activate, then swap cable cards, and activate/pair that. Better to not give a pig a pancake today. Maybe tomorrow. Woot!
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06-21-2012, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by moyekj
Got mine today too. Total dud so far. Fan is noisy and though I don't have cablecard for it yet I did hook up a Tuning Adapter to it and after guided setup for digital cable with CC later could not tune any channel at all including the unencrypted HD network channels. This using coax I've used for years with an S3 unit that tunes everything just fine. Not a good vibe...
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Haven't had much time to test it out further but I did run a channel scan this afternoon and it did find channels and can tune clear QAM ones. What's odd is with TA attached it gets right channel list but can't tune any of them (even unencrypted ones), so looks like it's pretty useless until you install a cablecard. (My S3 with TA and without CC operates fine in that mode for tuning unencrypted channels). In any case looks like it can tune channels on all 4 tuners without any picture problems so I went ahead and got lifetime service for it.
I plan on taking a CC from another TiVo but not until after vacation so won't really test it out for another couple of weeks.
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08-02-2012, 01:29 AM
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08-02-2012, 03:41 AM
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Originally Posted by nrc
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How the heck, did you find that? I do not see it linked from the main Woot pages.
EDIT: I see you have to dig a little: http://tech.woot.com/ > http://tech.woot.com/plus/down-the-movie-hole
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08-02-2012, 07:13 AM
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#56
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AHHGGG i want one but the lack on info on the IP STB is driving me nuts
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08-02-2012, 11:53 AM
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These are new right? Not refurbs?
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08-02-2012, 11:54 AM
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#58
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It says they are new
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08-02-2012, 11:57 AM
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It says they are new
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duh! right at the top. my bad.
anyone buy the warranty from them? or can you go back and get it from tivo?
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08-02-2012, 12:49 PM
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When you sign up for TiVo service you will have the chance to buy the extended warranty from TiVo.
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