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DIRECTV HR21 PRO in Stock, Upgraded to 1TB

We’ve been waiting for awhile now, and the DIRECTV HR21 Pro is finally in stock. Initially, we will be offering the unit in its stock capacity (500GB) as well as 1000GB (1TB).

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The HR21 Pro is targeted at the home theater/professional installation market. It can be mounted in a rack with the included, removable mounting brackets. It also can be configured for use with a high-end universal remote (such as a Crestron), using RS232 (serial) control. The box also has two rear-mounted fans to accommodate installation in particularly warm entertainment cabinets, has standard AND optical HDMI outputs, has gold-plated connectors and an RF, back-lit remote.

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Prices start at $599. DIRECTV will characterize the HR21 Pro as an owned receiver, so if for some reason you’re loathe to lease equipment, this may be a reason to get one.

Here are full specifications for the HR21 HD DVR PRO

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DirecTV

DIRECTV SWM (Single-wire multiswitch) Finally Available

We have finally gotten our hands on the DIRECTV SWM multiswitch. These switches effectively allow you to split a single line from your DIRECTV dish into two, just as you would a line from the cable company. This may not seem like a big deal, but if you have an old house and don’t want to run additional wires down from the dish, this multiswitch solves the problem.

The switch works with the new 5LNB dish, and requires all 4 lines from the dish to run into the SWM. This means that the SWM would have to be installed at the dish or anywhere else in your house where the 4 lines meet.

Once you have the four lines in, you need a special power device (a “power inverter”). From there, you will run a single wire from the output of the SWM, which can split and power multiple receivers, with a single wire feeding TWO tuners!

The SWM will ONLY do it’s magic with DIRECTV’s newest HD equipment–the HR20, HR21, H20 and H21. If you have older “legacy” receivers (including DIRECTV TiVo receivers), the SWM has outputs (legacy ports) for those receivers, but you have to run two dedicated lines out from the legacy ports to those receivers.

We currently carry the SWM8 multiswitch, which can power up to 8 tuners.

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TiVo News

New Spring TiVo Rebate Started Yesterday

TiVo launched a new rebate on January 27th. This rebate is not exactly new, but extends some prior rebates and cuts back on another. Best of all (for us at least), is that the rebates are now consolidated into one form and some confusion in the language of prior rebate has been clarified. Here’s the deal:

1) $200 rebate on Series3 Home Theater TiVo DVRs (NOT the TiVo HD) continues through April 5th.
2) $150 rebate on dual-tuner standalone, standard definition units continues through April 5th.
3) $150 rebate on single-tuner Humax DVD TiVo units continues through April 5th. (The $49 net price on 40GB Humax boxes lives!)
4) The prior $170 rebate on single-tuner standalone, standard definition units dropped down to $150 and this new rebate continues through April 5th.

Here’s the new TiVo Rebate form.

For those interested in minutiae, notice that the prior rebate (like several predecessors) referred to a “$150 TiVo® Series2™ Dual Tuner DVR Rebate [valid only on TiVo Service Numbers (TSN) starting with 264, 275, 565, 590, 595, 649],” but only the 649 unit actually has two tuners. This caused a huge amount of confusion for our customers, because the Humax DVD Recorder IS eligible for a $150 rebate, but has a single tuner.

The new rebate finally fixed this source of confusion.

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TiVo News

New TiVo Offer: Buy a TiVoHD and Get Three Free Months of Service

Today is the first day of a new TiVo promo: Get 3 free months of TiVo service with the purchase of any TiVoHD and a qualifying subscription. That “qualifying subscription” language is a bit of a catch, because the promo only works if you purchase monthly service and you do NOT pre-pay…so anyone looking to get the benefit of the multi-year or pre-pay discounts won’t get the free months of service. Also, any current TiVo subscriber wanting to take advantage of the current lifetime service offer won’t use the promo.

To take advantage of the promo: Enter the coupon code “3FREEHD” (no quotes) when activating TiVo service between 1/16/08 and 2/16/08 at TiVo.com.

Here’s the fine print:

*Customers get three months of free service when they purchase a TiVo DVR and activate a one-year monthly TiVo service plan between January 16 and February 16, 2008. Not valid on pre-paid TiVo service plans. Must use promo code “3FREEHD” at www.tivo.com/activate when activating the TiVo service. TiVo service agreement terms apply. See www.tivo.com for details. Customer service: 877-367-8486.

Here’s the official TiVo offer.

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Update: weaKnees boxes eligible for $199 TiVoHD Lifetime Transfer

Yesterday we told you about the recent TiVo promotion that enables a limited number of lifetime service subscribers to transfer service to a TiVoHD for $199.

We now have confirmation from TiVo that TiVoHD units purchased from weaKnees are eligible for the transfer. Remember, only boxes with lifetime purchased prior to October, 2003 are eligible. You should definitely prequalify your TiVo service number.

If your number qualifies, order your TiVoHD and then call TiVo at 877-FOR-TIVO to make the transfer.