Yesterday I saw these TIVOs for $35.00 (in Pittsburgh area).

Gardone said:Yesterday I saw these TIVOs for $35.00 (in Pittsburgh area).

They've had 2 at the store near me for months now, and they have kept the price at $70. I will run over on Monday to see if they dropped the price.

vickh said:any rebates?

I have read of people claiming to have received a rebate for Big Lot purchase.

There is a rebate being offered right now, I'm pretty sure, for purchases from authorized dealers. Also pretty sure Big Lots is not considered an authorized dealer.

vickh said:Amazon.com authorized?

Yes, with qualifications. They will usually post the rebate links on/with the product page.

They have had offers where they specifically stated were not qualified for rebate.

rise2it said:When Big Lots gets something like this (appliances/electronics), you usually see the company go belly up shortly thereafter.Not really. Big Lots probably purchased them from some electronics store that went out of business. I saw one of these a few months back @ the local Big Lots for $68 or so. Thought about picking it up to replace the single-tuner I have, but I don't really need a DT (as I download every TV show using BT and watch it using my modded Xbox running XBMC.) I only use my $6.95/month TiVo for stuff like Family Guy re-runs and whatnot.

I wouldn't mind picking up the now-discontinued Series3 if Big Lots got them in and had them at a great price (meaning under a hundred bucks OTD), but TiVo isn't going out of business anytime soon.

This is a good deal if you need to replace an existing TiVo (like someone mentioned replacing a ST they have). If you're going to activate the TiVo as a new account or even an additional line, the better deal is still at Tiger Direct (if you're willing to deal with a rebate). They have the unit for $79.99 plus a 3 month service gift card. Plus you can get the $150 rebate from TiVo.
Here's the deal: Tivo DT at Tiger Direct. And here's a copy of the rebate: Tivo Rebate. I did this deal a couple of months ago and confirmed that Tiger Direct is an authorized dealer. I received my rebate check about a week ago. Cost me about $35 (AR) for the TiVo and a year of service.

In this instance,

BT = Bit Torrent. This is a peer to peer file sharing network. Many people share music and movies..

I checked Tiger Direct web site, it says three months of service free which is 59.99. So does it cost $ 20 a month to use TiVo? Can some one explain? dodealer said:This is a good deal if you need to replace an existing TiVo (like someone mentioned replacing a ST they have). If you're going to activate the TiVo as a new account or even an additional line, the better deal is still at Tiger Direct (if you're willing to deal with a rebate). They have the unit for $79.99 plus a 3 month service gift card. Plus you can get the $150 rebate from TiVo.
Here's the deal: Tivo DT at Tiger Direct. And here's a copy of the rebate: Tivo Rebate. I did this deal a couple of months ago and confirmed that Tiger Direct is an authorized dealer. I received my rebate check about a week ago. Cost me about $35 (AR) for the TiVo and a year of service.

sirnhs said:I checked Tiger Direct web site, it says three months of service free which is 59.99. So does it cost $ 20 a month to use TiVo? Can some one explain?The $59.99 figure is incorrect.
TiVo is $12.95 / month. 3 x $12.95 = $38.85 discount.

You need to sign up for 1 year to be eligble for the $150 rebate.

1 year prepaid = $129 - $38.85 discount = $90.15
1 year prepaid with MSD * = $99 - $38.85 discount = $60.15

* MSD (Multi Service Discount) applies to the 2nd to 6th TiVo in the same account.

Big Lots deal confirmed in Orlando. Thanks OP.