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Digital Transition This Friday
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Misc. Tech
You know this is your final week before your TV turns into snow, right? If not, it is time to stop procrastinating with the excuse, “The dog ate my coupons.” DTV.gov says that about 42% of stations have already made the digital transition and that means that as of Friday, 58% of the channels you take for granted on your old analog set will cease to exist. Check out their site if you need physical or emotional support.
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House and Senate Approve Digital Changeover Delay
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Home Entertainment
Put your converters back into their cardboard boxes for a while. The House okayed the bill by 264 to 158 to set the date for the digital changeover to June 12. The Senate had previously approved the measure. Undoubtedly, President Obama will sign it as well. However, there is still no funding for more converter coupons but that may yet come under part of the new stimulus legislation.
Read More | MSNBC
More Demand Than Supply for Digital TV Converter Coupons
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Misc. Tech
The conversion to digital TV is less than 2 months away, so if you stashed your coupons in a drawer somewhere, they have probably expired. Apparently there is a last minute rush as the Department of Commerce says there are simply not enough available. They are hoping that Congress will allow additional funding.
“Once the obligation ceiling is reached, the program will hold coupon requests until funds from unredeemed coupons become available,” said Meredith Attwell Baker, acting asst. secretary for Communications and Information at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. There are about 60 models out there to choose from, but without the coupon, you will pay between $40.00 and $90.00.
Read More | Reuters
Tiphero Saves You Money
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Google, Hot Deals, Internet
We found a nifty site that can save you some bucks in this time of adversity. Tiphero helps you keep your hard earned money in such areas as food, entertainment, finance, and office expenses. We are especially fond of the Google Alert. If you are thinking of buying something and want reviews or prices, enter the specific product information. If you buy certain groceries regularly, it will alert you if there are coupons. Sign up to keep abreast of their latest tips or submit your own.
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More Cyber Monday Savings
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Hot Deals, Internet, Misc. Tech
You made it through Black Friday and you anxiously awaited Cyber Monday. Check out Shop.org’s listing of over 500 merchants, including Best Buy, Sears and Office Depot, that are featuring great deals. Sign up for free and check in for hourly bargains. There are also coupons and special savings that include free shipping and lower prices in all categories. When you shop through the site, a portion of the proceeds from Cyber Monday support the Ray Greenly (their former VP) Scholarship Fund.
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GoodSearch Assists Nonprofits
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Apple, Hot Deals, Internet, Misc. Tech
Yahoo and GoodShop have teamed to create GoodSearch, which allows you to donate money to over 70,000 nonprofits when you shop online. About 800 retailers such as Best Buy, Target and Apple are participating. Simply purchase through Goodshop and up to 37% of the purchase price goes to the user’s favorite cause. Prices are the same as on the partner’s site and there are often coupons and discounts added. Use the Goodsearch engine alone and about a penny goes to the cause as well.
(Thanks, Aviva)
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TiVo HD refurbs selling for $179
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Hot Deals
Just a quick heads up - if you are looking to pick up a TiVo for yourself or a loved one this holiday season, look no further than the TiVo online store. If you act now, you can grab a refurbished TiVo HD for $179. In case you don’t know how good a deal that is, brand new ones sell for $299. At Costco, you can find them for $279. That’s a 40% discount, folks. The TiVo HD can record two shows at once on its dual-tuners, and can hold up to 20 hours of HD programming, or 180 hours of standard definition recordings.
Not your cup of tea? Need more storage? Well, you can go with the MyDVR Expander, which is a quick and easy way to add a ton of recording time, or you can grab a refurb TiVo Series3, which holds up to 32 hours of HD programming, for $349.
[Thanks, David!]
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This week’s Newegg.com deals
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Hot Deals, Internet
Since we’ve been getting regular feedback from folks who like when we notify them of deals to be had on Newegg, we figured we’d try to make it a regular feature where we hit you with Newegg promo code posts. Let’s just jump right in, here are the details on what you can find on Newegg this week at a bargain:
- Acer Aspire AS4530 notebook: $500
- Western Digital My Passport 320GB external drive: $94.99
- Asus GeForce GTC 260 video card: $209.99
- Corion 42” 720p LCD HDTV: $599.99
Of course, we have a bunch of Newegg discount codes on the forums as well. Happy shopping!
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Newegg promo and coupon codes
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Hot Deals, Internet
We’ve been collecting a few different Newegg promo codes and links to specific over on the forums as we’ve come across them, and figured we’d give them a shout-out here on-site. If you are a fan of Newegg, we think you’ll appreciate them. If you haven’t heard of Newegg, you may wanna check it out - they rock hardcore when it comes to buying tech peripherals, seriously. Hit the link for the goods.
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Wilmington Goes All-DTV Early
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Household
Wilmington, North Carolina volunteered to be the very first U.S. market to change to digital-only television broadcasting. While the rest of us have to wait until February, the lucky city’s Mayor Bill Saffo and FCC’s Michael Copps pulled a pseudo switch to mark the event. More than 69,000 coupons for 37,500 households in the Wilmington market were requested. Those who didn’t purchase the ATCS tuners will see a crawl at the bottom of their screen with a toll-free number to get with the plan.
Mayor Saffo said, “If nobody calls, it doesn’t mean there wasn’t a problem. And if a thousand people call it doesn’t mean this wasn’t a success. Because success is ultimately going to be measured by what we’ve learned and can put in place to do next February.”
Read More | ABC News
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