BRAND NEW TIVO Premiere $ 95 + FREE SHIPPING!

Wingershute · 11-13-2010, 12:17 AM

6th Ave Electronics has the TIVO Premiere for $ 95 with FREE SHIPPING after using coupon code AFL4COUPON. This is the best deal by far I have seen.
Absolutely incredible!

netringer · 11-13-2010, 12:23 AM

Holy crap.

Can't resist!

I ordered one.

It's $95.04 to be exact.

I hate you.

Wingershute · 11-13-2010, 12:30 AM

http://www.6ave.com/shop/product.asp...TVOPREMIEREDVR

These things are flying off the shelves!

netringer · 11-13-2010, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wingershute

These things are flying off the shelves!

Well... maybe not,....which is why they're at fire sale pricing already.

atmuscarella · 11-13-2010, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by netringer

Well... maybe not,....which is why they're at fire sale pricing already.

Well I bought one came to $102.65 with tax. wonder if I will be able to find CS rep that will give me lifetime for $199 instead of $299.

Thanks,

iglesiab · 11-13-2010, 07:40 AM

Just ordered one as well. I had also bought one last week from electroic expo for $160

which will be delivered Monday. Wonder what their return policy is..

alyssa · 11-13-2010, 08:24 AM

In for one
off to read the entire upgrade thread.

Sell out prediction times? I'm thinking noon est.

noeltykay · 11-13-2010, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alyssa

In for one
off to read the entire upgrade thread.

Sell out prediction times? I'm thinking noon est.

I am in for one too! I love my Tivo Premiere and can't wait to give the last Motorola DVR back to Time Warner!

trip1eX · 11-13-2010, 08:48 AM

I bought a 3rd for some reason even though I haven't even used by 2nd Premiere yet.

I figure I can always give it away as an xmas present or resell it.

davezatz · 11-13-2010, 09:07 AM

In a moment of weakness, I ordered one too. So my household will be 100% Premiere. With hopes of *streaming* MRV... Now I need to figure out how/where to unload my S3 and THD.

netringer · 11-13-2010, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atmuscarella

Well I bought one came to $102.65 with tax.

Oh. I was going to ask how, but you said, tax.

That coupon is worth $4.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6ave

ZCOUPON 6ave.com – Your Special Savings 1 ($3.96)

Quote:

Originally Posted by atmuscarella

wonder if I will be able to find CS rep that will give me lifetime for $199 instead of $299.

Is that possible? Cool. For once in my life, I'll go for it.

I was thinking I'd give one S3 to my neighbor, but the only thing that prevents me from just having another live HD TiVo elsewhere in the house is the stoopid Comcast additional outlet fee (x 2) for the CableCARDs. I may keep 3 (5 currently!) for a while.

I'm going to do a 2TB disk upgrade on this Premiere ala Comer almost immediately.

lessd · 11-13-2010, 09:54 AM

Now gone, out of stock, I did get mine at that price.

mec1991 · 11-13-2010, 10:13 AM

Just ordered one; ships in 3 to 5 business days with free shipping and no tax (TX). Thanks for the info!

bigpatky · 11-13-2010, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davezatz

In a moment of weakness, I ordered one too. So my household will be 100% Premiere. With hopes of *streaming* MRV... Now I need to figure out how/where to unload my S3 and THD.

1. are the premiere's capable of streaming mrv?
2. if so, is that something you could see tivo ever implementing?

streaming mrv like what directv has now is pushing me dangerously close to the edge of dropping cable/tivo and going satellite. streaming mrv with the premiere or a tivo "extender" box would keep me for a long time.

slowbiscuit · 11-13-2010, 10:22 AM

Wow, if this isn't an indication that these are bombing in the market I don't know what is.

In 4 1, they're still in stock.

slowbiscuit · 11-13-2010, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigpatky

1. are the premiere's capable of streaming mrv?
2. if so, is that something you could see tivo ever implementing?

Yes, absolutely. Even the HD/S3's are capable of it.

Who knows? So far they've been incapable of delivering this, and the speculation is that there is some sort of backroom deal with the content providers preventing it. Which doesn't make sense since EVERY OTHER FREAKING DVR with network capabilities can do it, but little from Tivo makes sense these days.

smbaker · 11-13-2010, 10:44 AM

I'm not even all that happy with the Premiere I do own, and now I've ordered a second.... The psychology of a "good deal" at work.

innocentfreak · 11-13-2010, 10:52 AM

Best Buy is also supposed to have it for $99 next week in the flyer according to those who got the flyer today. This is supposed to be without a TV purchase.

alyssa · 11-13-2010, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lessd

Now gone, out of stock, I did get mine at that price.

I just checked & it's still available.

curiousgeorge · 11-13-2010, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by innocentfreak

Best Buy is also supposed to have it for $99 next week in the flyer according to those who got the flyer today. This is supposed to be without a TV purchase.

$299 -> $99 in a little over 6 months. If that isn't an indictment of TiVo's poor management of the platform and bad word of mouth on the new release, I don't know what is. It's shocking that heads haven't rolled in management over this debacle.

innocentfreak · 11-13-2010, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by curiousgeorge

$299 -> $99 in a little over 6 months. If that isn't an indictment of TiVo's poor management of the platform and bad word of mouth on the new release, I don't know what is. It's shocking that heads haven't rolled in management over this debacle.

BB has almost always had it for $99. They just required a TV purchase to get the price. The week before Thanksgiving and Black Friday with so many places doing sales early it isn't surprising it is on sale. These stores are pretty much selling it at cost to bring people in. These stores aren't losing money on them but instead choosing not to make a profit to drive traffic. It makes perfect sense during the holidays.

Google TV is also on sale for Black Friday. The Sony Blu-Ray player will be $299 so already down $100 within what a month or two? You can't use BF and Thanksgiving/holiday sales to really judge how well it is selling.

curiousgeorge · 11-13-2010, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by innocentfreak

BB has almost always had it for $99. They just required a TV purchase to get the price. The week before Thanksgiving and Black Friday with so many places doing sales early it isn't surprising it is on sale. These stores are pretty much selling it at cost to bring people in. These stores aren't losing money on them but instead choosing not to make a profit to drive traffic. It makes perfect sense during the holidays.

Google TV is also on sale for Black Friday. The Sony Blu-Ray player will be $299 so already down $100 within what a month or two? You can't use BF and Thanksgiving/holiday sales to really judge how well it is selling.

This isn't a Black Friday thing. EE has had it for $136-$154 shipped for going on three months now. $99 is the natural progression of the fire sale for half-working dog with bad word of mouth. It was half price at EE 3 months after release.

ECrispy · 11-13-2010, 01:23 PM

New user here, I just ordered from 6ave and can't wait to see what I'm missing after using Comcast all these years.

Off to read drive upgrade thread and prepare for the Tivo.

atmuscarella · 11-13-2010, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by curiousgeorge

$299 -> $99 in a little over 6 months. If that isn't an indictment of TiVo's poor management of the platform and bad word of mouth on the new release, I don't know what is. It's shocking that heads haven't rolled in management over this debacle.

I wouldn't made too much of it both my Series 2 TiVos were free after rebates. When the Series 3 & HD models came along TiVo tried to stop selling the hardware below cost, maybe they have decided that didn't workout so well and are back to selling the hardware below cost and hoping they make it up with subscriptions and advertising revenue.

Thanks,

davezatz · 11-13-2010, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigpatky

1. are the premiere's capable of streaming mrv?
2. if so, is that something you could see tivo ever implementing?

Yah, the hardware is capable. Someone just has to decide if/when it's a priority to implement. In my current Cox neighborhood, MRV (and TTG) is dead to me other than the locals due to the copy once CCI Byte flap. So I am hopeful it comes to TiVo's retail line in some form as it's something they need to integrate for their cable and satellite provider partners - as illustrated when they joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance, stating:

“Integrating MoCA into our products will enable service providers to offer a simple home networking solution that offers unrivalled Quality of Service.”

However, I'm not holding my breath and am exploring FiOS TV (no CCI Byte or SDV tuning adapters!) when we move next month...

By the way, it looks like the deal is still in play however TiVo no longer shows up in 6ave search. Need to use the direct link.

innocentfreak · 11-13-2010, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by curiousgeorge

This isn't a Black Friday thing. EE has had it for $136-$154 shipped for going on three months now. $99 is the natural progression of the fire sale for half-working dog with bad word of mouth. It was half price at EE 3 months after release.

Correct it has been around $150 shipped for some time. It has also been $99 with purchase of a HDTV from BB for some time. Their cost from the beginning has always been around $100 for the retail chains. We knew this from early on based off some Best Buy employees posting their employee price which is always a percentage over BB cost. This box is cheaper for TiVo to make and therefore cheaper to offer to retail stores.

At $150 they are still making money. Would you rather sell 1 unit for $200 profit or 10 units for $50 profit each while also constantly driving traffic to your site?

innocentfreak · 11-13-2010, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davezatz

Yah, the hardware is capable. Someone just has to decide if/when it's a priority to implement. In my current Cox neighborhood, MRV (and TTG) is dead to me other than the locals due to the copy once CCI Byte flap. So I am hopeful it comes to TiVo's retail line in some form as it's something they need to integrate for their cable and satellite provider partners - as illustrated when they joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance, stating:

“Integrating MoCA into our products will enable service providers to offer a simple home networking solution that offers unrivalled Quality of Service.”

However, I'm not holding my breath and am exploring FiOS TV (no CCI Byte or SDV tuning adapters!) when we move next month...

By the way, it looks like the deal is still in play however TiVo no longer shows up in 6ave search. Need to use the direct link.

Maybe we can get you a sit down with TiVo rather than Cnet so you can ask actual questions?

ECrispy · 11-13-2010, 01:35 PM

Selling at cost still makes Tivo a profit because of the service plan. So they can afford to let the retailers do it, its just a little less profit and makes total sense in the holidays.

davezatz · 11-13-2010, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by innocentfreak

Maybe we can get you a sit down with TiVo rather than Cnet so you can ask actual questions?

TiVo's always willing to chat with me. But they rarely get into the hypothetical or future plans. So I almost always skip the formal interviews, knowing we won't get many juicy nuggets out of it. They hold things close to the vest and will announce/discuss on their schedule. I'd prefer they excite us by alluding to the numerous things they must be working on, but they're more like Apple than say Verizon FiOS TV in how they handle their outreach.

innocentfreak · 11-13-2010, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davezatz

TiVo's always willing to chat with me. But they rarely get into the hypothetical or future plans. So I almost always skip the formal interviews, knowing we won't get many juicy nuggets out of it. They hold things close to the vest and will announce/discuss on their schedule. I'd prefer they excite us by alluding to the numerous things they must be working on, but they're more like Apple than say Verizon FiOS TV in how they handle their outreach.

Yeah I wish they hinted more or even just a hey we are looking into it. Can't wait to see your post on streaming once you get your second Premiere

Maybe Rafe at Cnet misunderstood the second screen prompting from TiVo PR?

I don't mind them keeping things close to the vest like Apple if they are consistent with releases like Apple where you know when you just don't know what. I realize it is a no win situation for TiVo though.