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| Date Reviewed: 07/30/2006 |
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Strengths: User friendly, easy to navigate, ability to record two shows at one time (on regular cable), easy to access via a PC, Season Pass to all my favorite programs
Weaknesses: Channels change slower than regular tv
Summary: I've had my first Tivo for about 4 months and love it. Given I haven't gotten to use it much because it's been taken over by my daughter's kids programming it's still the best purchase I've made in a long time. It changes the way you watch tv. You don't have to channel surf to find a good program anymore. You just go to your list of programs and select from the many choices that you've made or go to the list of programs that Tivo "thinks" that you will like. I love the Season Pass feature. Take the plunge...you won't regret it.
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| Date Reviewed: 09/23/2006 |
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 dissatisfied customer Strengths: works great for 9 months
Weaknesses: Customer service wait time on the phone
Summary: My TiVo was wonderful for the first nine months, no problems other than the regular need to download information. However, recently it stopped connecting with the download setup and after 5 weeks of remaining on hold with the customer service folks (who were great to me, just couldn't help)I was told that my TiVo box could be exchanged for $50.00 plus shipping and handling, and when I asked to terminate my service, I was informed that I would continue to be billed for the monthly service even though I would not be using it. Apparently, unlike other companies, the TiVo warranty is only good for 4 months!!!
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| Date Reviewed: 09/04/2006 |
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Strengths: Dual tuner, great user interface, great options to connect to home network
Weaknesses: no HDTV recording
Summary: Highly reccomend, had Moxi DVR from Adelphia cable before, which was much worse than Tivo, except for the fact it could record HDTV. Tivo has everything else right though, easy interface to work with, and many functions to connect to your home network. 80 hours is plenty of time, but just know this is when you record on the lowest basic quality, which is fine for most things, high quality recording will reduce it down to around 30 hrs. Had great deal with subscription from Tivo so great deal for the money.
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| Date Reviewed: 06/28/2006 |
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Strengths: Great interface, very easy to use, and very nice to have
Weaknesses: Only the Tivo monthly service fee
Summary: Love the twin tuner. Just getting used to having Tivo, but I already love it. The unit is so simple to use, just hook up and go. Considering getting another one to put in a different location.
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| Date Reviewed: 10/15/2006 |
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Strengths: More reliable than cable alternatives, ability to upgrade hard drive for mega space (if you know where to look), Many way to search for programming, built in NIC
Weaknesses: Sometimes thinks reruns are new episode, inability to tell it to just record show on a single channel, can't dual record digital channels
Summary: I've been using Tivos for years and this is my favorite unit yet, it finally has a network connection built in so no need to use usb to network adapter. The Tivo 2 features are nice such as streaming music/images from pc. I love the ability to record 2 channels at once - I just plug my cable coax in the back (yeah I miss digital - I use the unreliable cable box for that) and then don't have to mess with the rig to change channels. If you only watch digital then skip this unit. I however find it great for catching the regular network television series I watch which my cable box either runs out of space for or for some reason just messes up recording.
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| Date Reviewed: 02/21/2008 |
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 The best ANALOG Tivo, but it's days are numbered Strengths: Ability to record 2 channels at once; Robust Tivo recording and program search capability
Weaknesses: Can record from just one cable box or satellite receiver; 2nd tuner is only for analog (non-digital) TV channels
Summary: 2008-02-21 16:35:51 I got this knowing that it will be usable for a short time only; a year or two. With rebates, it ended up as free, with me only paying for the annual service. Coming from the old Replay TV service, I dearly miss automatic commercial skip, but there is a way to program 30-second jumps. The dual tuner will become moot once broadcasters and cable companies switch to all digital. The robust programming service is good, but I still prefer the more straightforward Replay display and excellent remote.
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| Date Reviewed: 12/25/2007 |
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Strengths: Able to record two shows simultaneously*, built in networking, easy interface
Weaknesses: *Does not support recording from two digital cable or satellite channels at once, lag time in changing channels, no on/off/standby switch, obsolete in a year?
Summary: Tivo has been around for a while now, and the overall experience is fairly refined. Finding shows to record and customizing the recording schedule and options are very nice. The biggest problem in everyday use is the delay between pressing buttons on the remote and the actual registering of the command. Also, the absence of true on/off/standby and the fact that the internal drive is always humming means the Tivo is not very efficient in terms of power consumption. When analog converts over to digital in Feb. 2009, are you still going to use this? We'll see, but for now this is a nice way to record two shows at the same time.
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| Date Reviewed: 03/03/2008 |
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Strengths: Dual tuners lets you watch and record two different channels, friendly user interface
Weaknesses: Graphical interface can make performance sluggish, requires TiVo service and subscription fee
Summary: Pros: I also have a single tuner Toshiba TS-RX20 TiVo unit. I highly recommend getting a dual tuner model, because once you get used to having TiVo features like the ability to pause and rewind TV, you won't want to go back. I always wanted to be able to use another channel while recording on my single tuner and now I finally can. The TiVo setup process is very friendly and had no problem connecting to my wireless network using TiVo's USB WiFi adapter. Cons: TiVo updated their graphical interface with fancier graphics, including shading and 3D appearances, which has slowed down most everything. It's not intolerable, but is noticeable if you had used the old version. Minor gripe. The other issue is the service requirement. My Toshiba has a TiVo basic service that allows the unit to act like a regular VCR if you don't have TiVo service, so you can manually setup recordings and watch TV. With this unit, if you don't subscribe or should TiVo ever leave the market, you wind up with a great boat anchor or use up landfill space (recycle waste electronics!).
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| Date Reviewed: 02/28/2008 |
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intuitive interface and easy setup
Strengths: dual channel recording capability. great program search interface.
Weaknesses: ntsc not astc? ie not digital signal compatable.
Summary: I bought this 80gb dual tuner from Amazon 3 months ago and have had no problems. The setup was easy with the usb wireless connecting automatically to my network and updating the machine. I'll never use vhs again. Easy to go to TiVo and rig up favorites that record each week only when they are new episodes.
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| Date Reviewed: 02/17/2008 |
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Strengths: Records 2 programs simultaneously, good capacity !!! I love it, much better than the 40GB single tuner one I had before.
Weaknesses: Cannot record from antenna / OTA transmissions, thats a bummer.
Summary: Nice unit, good recording capacity, as always, the TIVO software is a breeze, I love the option of downloading movies from Amazon. Better than the single tuner, allows to record 2 programs simultaneously, although cannot record over the air transmissions which is a bummer, I was hoping to record over the air, but thats ok.
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| Date Reviewed: 01/15/2008 |
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Very cool but sensitive
Strengths: like their sales pitch says
Weaknesses: be careful where you place it, ominous feedback from the support forums
Summary: Got this brand new series 2 direct from Tivo and loved it immediately. Three weeks into ownership, while watching live tv my picture started to pixelate, then froze. The sound went dead and I could only get the picture moving again by switching channels and coming back again. That would unfreeze the picture for a minute or two, then the same thing happened again and again. Not a frequent occurrance but one you could count on every last time. I went onto the tivo support forums and saw other users with the same unit complaining about the same thing. One recurring response coming back from Tivo said their hard drives were failing and users should upgrade their hard drives or replace the whole unit. I wasn't about to go that route without trying some simple fixes... I moved my tivo off the cable box and into its own spot in the wall unit and the problem hasn't come back. I posted this story to Tivo's forum and one of their monitors said that it must've been overheating but I should also be prepared for my hard drive failing either now, or soon. I didn't like the overtone, as if they were telling me, "OK so you think you resolved this but it's a matter of time until you have to come to us for this repair, so be prepared for the inconvenience". Just be aware of my experience before buying--considering how frequently they posted that failing hard drive response, that must be a rampant problem with these. Keep them off your cable box and off the tv if you can.
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| Date Reviewed: 01/06/2008 |
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Strengths: dual tunner, quick setup
Weaknesses: some picture quality
Summary: Easy to setup - just some button clicks needed. awesome to be able to record two programs at the same time. picture quality drops when an A/B comparison with the signal coming through the Tivo.
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| Date Reviewed: 01/06/2008 |
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Strengths: easy play, dual tunner
Weaknesses: lag time, not easy upgrade HD
Summary: It's easy to use for everybody in the family. The features of Tivo are amazing. My only complaint is lag time between programs. 80 recording hours are not enough, and still don't know how to upgrade HD
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| Date Reviewed: 01/06/2008 |
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Strengths: record two programs at the same time
Weaknesses: extra money for wireless adapter
Summary: we have used it for 2 months. Tivo service is great. setting up the unit is easy. recording two shows at the same time is big plus. However extra money is needed for wireless adapter. All in one, we are happy to have it.
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| Date Reviewed: 12/28/2007 |
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Strengths: Dual tuner is actually a big deal, very nice. Great remote, very convenient
Weaknesses: No HD... it'll be a pain when the signal goes HD next year
Summary: My family uses the Tivo all the time. We originally had a single tuner, but once you go to the dual tuner, you'll never go back. It's especially helpful if you want to watch a show while recording another. I'm hoping that the HD Tivo drops in price over the next year... it'd be nice to have all the convenience of Tivo with the nice HD picture.
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