TiVo TCD652160 HD Digital Video Recorder
TiVo HD is a smart addition to any high-definition TV, combining the clarity of high definition with the smart, easy-to-use TiVo Service. It works with any cable set-up. It connects to any home network, so you get access to the best of both broadcast and broadband content. It downloads the latest movies straight from the Internet to your living room. It can pause, rewind, and slow-motion your favorite moments with razor-sharp HD clarity. Plus, TiVo HD connects to virtually any cable service via CableCARDs1, so it replaces your existing cable box. TiVo HD Features
Search for HD movies and sports: With our intelligent search features, you can easily find a specific director, actor, player, or team among the world of both broadcast and broadband content. Prefer to see a movie in high definition? Do a WishListTM search and the TiVo service will automatically record the HD version and place it in your Now Playing List. Record movies in HD: When recording with TiVo HD, you have the option of capturing shows in standard or high definition. Plus, when you play them back, you can easily pause or rewind HD instant replays without ever sacrificing their original razor-sharp HD resolution. Download movies from the Internet: Don't see any great movies in your cable program guide? You can easily select a classic or new release from the world's largest movie library, order them with a click of your remote control, and have them downloaded directly to your TiVo box. Access your music library with the remote: When you connect your TiVo DVR to your home network, your HDTV can connect right to millions of songs and playlists available over the Internet. You can now enjoy digital music on the best sound system in the house. Schedule an HD premiere: With TiVo, you can do your TV scheduling from any computer when you are away from home. Log onto TiVo.com, click on a show, and you're done.
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TiVo TCD652160 HD Digital Video Recorder Reviews
What is there to say. If you love TiVo, you will LOVE TiVo HD. You can turn it on and figure it out without instructions. My parents had TiVo and switched to a DVR without the TiVo service when they moved.it is so hard to use, it is not user friendly. TiVo is just intuitive.
We have about 100 channels that are part of the basic package, and then about 100 that are "digital" and encrypted in a separate package. We gave up "On-Demand" from Charter when we got the Tivos because cable cards don't support it. We figured "OK, we'll just use use Amazon UnBox. A movie takes about as long to download as it takes to watch (typically about 2 hours). All-in-all an excellent DVR for watching/recording TV, movies, sports, but the Amazon stuff is bogus. When a technician who knew what he was doing finally showed up with all the right cards installation was very smooth. It is a big company and probably has a great selection.
The installation was a pain (3 visits). This was entirely ignorance on the part of the Charter technicians, the TIVO instructions and setup was excellent. This is really unacceptable. you can start watching immediately, but end up having to wait for content to download during watching if viewing speed exceeds download speed. The features of TIVO are way better than the charter boxes. We've been TIVO customers with Series 2 DVRs for a few years.
We've been disappointed at the video selection as well. When these are recorded the Tivo says something like "Copyright owner prohibits copying this material" and it must be watched on the original TIVO. We also had Charter cable box DVRs. (FYI, I have the TIVO on a 100Mb wired-LAN and have a 10Mb download capacity through my cable model, this is NOT an internal network issue at my house as Tivo has tried to claim). I'm hoping that when we go all digital next year this doesn't happen to all channels.
you sit down to decide to watch a movie and want to just stream and watch, not sit around and wait for a download. A few surprises:. The Series 3 takes cable cards so we get all of our digital/HD content from the cable company through only the TIVO with cable cards installed. It took us 4 tries to name a movie they had that we want to watch. - content coming in on Cable Digital channels can not be copied between Tivos.
We switch to Series 3 DVRs and got rid of our cable boxes. - Amazon UnBox has been disappointing, long downloads, poor selection. In particular the swivel search, season passes, extra time on live events, and transferring recordings between DVRs.
I just purchased a samsung 46 inch hdtv and purchased a $99 tivo on promotion but my billing shows $254.
TIVO has made it so simple to do. I found out about a TIVO several years ago. I don't miss anything I want to see on television anymore. I was hesitant to get one because VCRs were so difficult to set the recordings on.
The FF function works like reviews I'd read - it automatically rewinds a little when you stop FF. One problem I've had though is the "HDMI Not Permitted" issue. I've had it happend three times so far. The software isn't great but it does the job, and it's free. Every now and then, the CP handshake with my TV fails and I just get this verbiage plastered on the screen.
That technique worked for me. The box is in general reliable, much more so than my earlier Comcast box. It's annoying but not as bad as some of the stuff I had to endure with the Comcast box. With a little practice, it puts you right where you want to resume play. But functionally, I've been extremely happy with the unit.
When it does this, you have to switch from HDMI to Component. It's nice to be able to archive recordings from the Tivo to your PC via your home network. I haven't seen any freezes and reboots that I've read about. This resets the HDMI CP handshake. After a little googling I found that others who have had the same problem fixed it by unplugging (not turning off) and plugging the TV back in.
I also like the Tivo Desktop software. Of course I don't want to do that. I've been using this for only 3 weeks so can't say much about long-term reliability.
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