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AppleTV Product Information

AppleTV 2.0, Upgraded

We can confirm that AppleTV upgrades we perform work just fine with the new 2.0 software. The updates download and install exactly as they should, so if you have a WeaKnees-upgraded unit, go ahead and download 2.0, and if you’ve been waiting to be sure that our upgrades are compatible, well, you can order.

If you have a unit, you do need to initiate the software download to get the new software (whether or not the hard drive has ever been changed). This only takes a few minutes, and you get a progress indicator.

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Finally, now I can crash on my couch and watch Silver Spoons – with no commercials!

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TiVo News

Lifetime Service Offer May be Ending

Right now, current TiVo customers can add a unit to their TiVo.com account, and activate that new DVR with lifetime service for $399. These current customers have to have a TiVo.com account in good standing, with a TiVo DVR that has dialed in within the last six months.

As far as we know, this lifetime offer is ending on 2/3. So if you want a new Series3 TiVo, a TiVoHD, a Humax DVD TiVo, or a Dual Tuner TiVo, and you want lifetime service, order fast!

If you order from us up to and including the 3rd, we can email you your TSN (TiVo serial number) so that you can go to TiVo.com and subscribe right away, and get lifetime service.

Now, it’s certainly possible that TiVo will extend this offer, but if you want to be on the safe side, order before the deadline!

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DirecTV

HR20s Now Available (Again!)

DirecTV is currently producing the HR21 – the HD DVR (not a TiVo!) that gets their entire current lineup of HD channels. But the HR21 doesn’t get over the air antenna (or OTA) broadcasts. The predecessor to the HR21 – the HR20 – does. And we now have them in stock.

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OTA broadcasts are very important. Local stations broadcast HD in very high quality in almost every part of the country. They also generally broadcast more than one sub-channel. So for the highest quality and best variety you should include OTA channels in your lineup.

DirecTV dropped OTA support in the HR21, but since the HR20 had it, we’ve done everything we can to get our hands on more HR20s, and we’ve got them, both stock and upgraded. They’re at the bottom of our DirecTV HD DVR page.

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Product Information TiVo Upgrade

2 Terabyte Kits for TiVo HD and TiVo Series3

We just added the kits to our site for getting 2 Terabytes of storage on your TiVo HD or TiVo Series3. See the kits at the bottom of each list:

TiVo Series3 Upgrade Kits

TiVo HD Upgrade Kits

So these kits come with two 1 Terabyte drives – one internal and one external. And they have to work together. This is the most storage capacity ever on a TiVo!

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Product Information

External HR20 and HR21 Kits Now Available

We’ve been upgrading the DirecTV HD DVRs for a while now by changing out the internal drives. And we think, for several reasons, that this is still the best move. But due to the complexity of the installation, we do all of those type of upgrades here – we don’t sell upgrade kits for self-installations like we do for TiVos and other DVRs.

Now we’ve just begun selling external upgrades for these DirecTV HD DVRs – the HR20 and the HR21. Again, we think that the internal upgrade is the best option, but if you already have your DVR and you don’t want to send us the unit, and you don’t mind having another item plugged in at your setup, you can now order an external upgrade for HR20 and HR21. We use DVR-specific hard drives in these cases, good cables, and quiet cool enclosures.

One important note on this type of upgrade – this kit will replace your existing storage – not add to it.