TiVo Series2 DT DVR $35 @ Big Lots

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.

Confirmed in West Allis, WI. They only had one left and it was obviously a floor model/demo unit. 30 days to return it. Will plug it in and check it out. Will look into the rebate once I confirm functionality.

I wish they were still running TiVo Rewards and TailorMade from AMEX was still up and running to get more bang for your buck. Those were the days!

gnd63 said: Will the series2 be able to record when everything goes digital in February? OR is buying one now just a waste of money, no matter the deal?
gnd
cable is still analog even after mar 2009. only the OTA people will have to buy a digital converter.
TiVo 2 does not have digital tuner so even if you buy today it will not record digital channel.

gnd63 said: Will the series2 be able to record when everything goes digital in February? OR is buying one now just a waste of money, no matter the deal?
gnd

These will continue to work with cable boxes as they always have. They were never designed to work as/with ota tuners. Of course, if your cable company goes all digital, you will lose the dual tuner functionality as only one box at a time can be connected/controlled.

Since this model was never designed for ota tuning, TiVo will not offer support for the ota converter boxes with this unit, as they will with the other Series 2 units, which do have ota tuners. There are reports that the unit in op(S2DT) can be hacked to work with one/some of the ota boxes by tricking it to believe it is tuning a cable channel lineup.

None for me in Rock Hill, SC. I would have liked the cheap upgrade from the single-tuner one.

rebate was initially denied. 1 quick phone call without having to defend anything cleared it up.

$35 from biglots + $99 - $150 = make money too, but obviously if you can't find one then that doesn't help.

I did $35 (TiVo) + $75 ($100 subscription card off eBay) + $300 (lifetime, multiservice) - $150 (rebate) -$100 (subscription card) = $160

About 1-2 years worth of service cost = lifetime service. Sweet deal IMHO.