‘Tis the season…
Best Buy's shelf reset for holiday sales is October 11th. That's why you're seeing all the new product announcements now.
— Dave Zatz (@davezatz) September 28, 2015
If you can't get product to Best Buy by 10/11 you may not show up on shelves until after Christmas without working a fat deal. $$$
— Dave Zatz (@davezatz) September 28, 2015
I'm looking at you TiVo.
— Dave Zatz (@davezatz) September 28, 2015
So the new Sonos Play:5 will pop tonight. Chromecast v2 tomorrow. Roku 4 in the next few days. Did the TiVo Bolt stick to the schedule? Or is it already blown and what they’d alluded to for a July reveal? And where’s the HomeKit-compatible Philips Hue hub? We shall see…
Another Chromecast? I hope they are still very inexpensive. If they are I will pick several up and upgrade. The current ones were so inexpensive they are throw away items. Just like the $20 FireTV sticks I have.
Kinda sounds like mid-next week, around Oct. 7, is the latest possible date that TiVo can announce Bolt if they want to Best Buy to sell it this holiday season. Given that we’re well past the original “late July” timeframe they hinted about, I wonder if they haven’t run into some unexpected problems with the new product…
I think we will see it next Tuesday
TIm, who knows – if they’re running well behind schedule they could also work a deal for cash up front, a larger commission or spif, and all sorts of other permutations. A short delay, they might even be able to work out as old friends. Not to mention the company has indicated online sales are a bigger driver these days.
Jason, someone on the forum who may know something thinks tomorrow is the day.