Tivo DVR Reviews

"Ordered this product and it had a bad tuner...Had problems with a VOIP phone line - I highly recommend wired ethernet to your network - flawless with that setup...I can't recommend the Tivo highly enough, it's a fantastic product! This is my second Tivo and I really enjoy the HD capability..." read more »

"While the Series2 DT looks great on paper, in practice I found that it fell just short of dual-recording nirvana...As with previous TiVo models, the Series2 DT has no busy indicators or LCD readouts save for a green power light and a red "recording" LED...The Series2 DT still has a standard telephone plug for grabbing programming info over your phone line in the middle of the night...Setting up a standalone dual-tuner DVR can be a pretty hairy process, but the Series2 DT managed to make the best of it...Through all the changes, TiVo hasn't lost sight of its bread and butter..." read more »

"The TiVo Series3 DVR is about to get a little more affordable, according to a recent Ars Technica article...A product with the model number “TCD652160? has apparently been popping up intermittently on retail websites in the past few days and is believed to be the new “Series3 Lite” as it’s been christened by the TiVo community...General consensus is that the new device will cost around $300 and will include many of the same features contained within the original Series3, most notably that it’ll record two shows at once and will be able to handle 1080p...There’s also some talk about an 80GB unit being available as well..." read more »

"Season Pass, aesthetically pleasing, remote programming High monthly subscription fee or lifetime programming info Let me begin by saying that this is my 3rd Tivo...That unit was made by Philips and is still alive and well...My second was by SONY (SVR2000) and was somewhat buggy..." read more »

"However, I would recommend this option if you can afford to purchase it since we have more than offset what monthly payments would have cost us over the years...I took Tivo's own approved list of hardware (direct network adapters or wireless receivers) to my local geek toy store, and bought the top recommended networking connection on the list...That didn't work, so I returned it and bought the next recommended item on Tivo's list..." read more »

"The R54080 is on sale at Buy-dot-com...However, I once bought a tivo in the past, only to find out that it could not be setup without a land-line phone (which I don't have...Does anyone know if the Tivo R54080 Series2 has the software needed to be setup and used without ever having a land-line phone connection...Looking at the site, they don't have an exact listing for Tivo R54080 -- the closest I can find is TiVo TCD540080/140..." read more »

"It is a very good concept, but sadly let down by the hardware provided...I mean, all the DVR's out there, have some pros and cons, but the TiVo has been WONDERFUL! Customer service has been as well! My...The picture quality was good, and I especially loved the......" read more »

"Top-quality video and audio, huge storage capacity, THX-certified, dual tuner records two programs simultaneously, Ethernet and USB connectivity...Expensive, currently lacks Series2 features such as TiVoToGo and Multi-Room Viewing, can't be directly...The TCD648250B is TiVo's first Series3 model, and it is also TiVo's first HD DVR and the first THX-certified DVR...If you're looking to view recorded material in its native HD format, the TCD648250B delivers top-quality..." read more »

"New enhancements to the TCD649180 Series2 DT DVR include a built-in Ethernet port to make connecting to your home network even easier...But we know enough not to mess with a good thing: the same TiVo peanut remote that TiVo subscribers...But we know enough not to mess with a good thing: the same TiVo peanut remote that TiVo subscribers..." read more »