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I saw this awesome deal on the AverMedia M780 on Slickdeals.net and thought it was definitely worthy of passing along. Use the discount code SLICKDEALS to get 10% off which drops this tuner to $36 shipped. That’s a great price for a QAM capable tuner. Please note that it is a PCIe card so you [...]

Another update: Cashback is now down to a measely 8%. The tuners can still be found for $199 shipped though which is a decent deal for these tuners considering they sell for at least $250 everywhere else.
Update: Cashback is now down to 25% but you can still save quite a bit with this deal. The [...]

Dell Outlet has a coupon available to get 15% off any already LOW priced refurbished Inspiron, Studio or XPS PC. Great time to finally make that jump to a CableCARD ready XPS 420. Be sure to check out my article on how to find an XPS 420 that is CableCARD ready if you do though.
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Amazon.com has the Linksys DMA2100 Media Center Extender for $99.99 plus tax. It says $119.99 but when you add it to your cart and go to checkout the price drops to $99.99 due to a promotion for $20 off any Linksys product over $100.
You can also get the Linksys DMA2200 Media Center Extender with DVD [...]

This offer has expired. The price is now back up to $299.99.
Newegg has the Linksys DMA2200 (Media Center Extender with DVD) for $134.99 shipped. To take advantage of this offer, enter “2200DMA35″ at checkout. This is a one day offer so if you’ve been in the market for one of these be sure to check it [...]

Looks like this deal has sold out already.
Woot.com has the Pinnacle PCTV HD Card for only $24.99 shipped. It states on the product website that it works with both Media Center 2005 and Vista Media Center. It is refurbished but retails for $79.99 so at $24.99 it’s still a great savings.
I couldn’t seem to find [...]

The Harmony One is back to $249 and the Harmony 880 is now $139.
Dell is having a great sale on Logitech Harmony remotes. The Harmony One remote can be had for $149 (regular $249) and the Harmony 880 can be had for $99 (regular $179). Both work great with Media Center PCs, Xbox 360s and other [...]