Dave Zatz was smart enough to read the fine print on TiVo’s latest American Idol Competition. In the fine print, TiVo says that the winner of the competition will receive a Series 3 TiVo with a lifetime subscription valued at $1500. Why is this important? Well, up until now, nobody had any idea what TiVo might charge for a Series 3 TiVo. Also, TiVo has said that the prize will be awarded on May 24, 2006 at 12:00 p.m. PT. I hope this means that we will see a Series 3 TiVo shortly after May 24th.
If you want to join in on the speculation, you could head on over to Dave’s site where he has a prize available for the person who guesses the right release date and price. I guessed: 9/18 for $699!
If you notice, the promotion mentions that the prize is a ’special edition’ series 3, which may or may not have any resemblence in price to the entry-level series 3 that Tivo releases.