Yesterday, PVRblog mentioned that DirecTV is having difficulty meeting demand for their TiVo-enabled set top boxes thanks to a holiday promotion that has lowered the price of each unit to $99, including installation. No wonder they are having trouble keeping up– that’s a great deal.
The shortage of “DirecTiVo” boxes came to light as a result of a sad story of the death of a stand-alone TiVo. From what the author said, this will have a tremendous impact on his family, who has become used to being able to precisely control their TV viewing experience. God forbid the TiVo in my living room fails in this fashion.
If you are interested in taking advantage of the $99 per-set-top-box deal from DirecTV, keep in mind that it expires on December 31, 2003. Right now, we have Comcast at home, but I will probably place an order next week if I find out that the promotion is not going to be extended into the new year.