 "Don't waste your time with anything else" | 2008-09-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: AUXZRFNTHUJ4B |
After spending years with Cox Communications DVRs (Motorola and then Scientific Atlanta) and dealing with all the problems they cause (not recording everything, not recording at all, crashing, dying etc.) we decided to try TiVo. I have yet to find a flaw with this piece of equipment.
It records what its supposed to, when its supposed to. I love my new TiVo. |
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| "Great product for great price (with the rebate)" | 2008-09-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1X9J1681131IO |
| This is my third Tivo unit. After many years of faithful service, my second tivo started to give me trouble. Although both units have 80GB HDs in them, this new one features dual turners so I can record two shows at once. With the rebate that was in effect at the time of purchase, the final cost was $68.00. Considering it would have been over[...] to repair the other Tivo, this was a no brainer. Be aware that the series 2 Tivos cannot handle HDTV. If you have HDTV, you need to get the series 3 Tivo. |
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| "Great product ( once it's configured)" | 2008-09-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1Y4ZZYXQJ96U2 |
I am so grateful for the reviews posted here that warned me that set-up could be a nightmare. Since I was prepared, I wasn't surprised when it took four calls to tech support to get wired up and running. The first call took almost an hour, which got me connected through a receiver so that I could use my speakers, not my TV's speakers. I was treated with great patience and kindness, despite my extreme lack of competence with this type of thing. The next two calls (to get the TIVO wireless USB adapter connected to the internet) were much less helpful, but the fourth call set everything straight quickly.
As for TIVO itself, now that I have a few weeks under my belt, it is easy to program, and a quantum leap into the 21st century for us. |
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| "love it for watching tv" | 2008-08-11 |
| - Reviewed By wecandoit |
| bought tivo so i could watch tv in my own time - plus there is little on tv i enjoy anymore - with tivo i record programs i want and i can watch any time i can. it is very easy. i don't even use all the features yet. |
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| "Best purchase ever made at Amazon" | 2008-08-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3A824JSE446Z3 |
This new dual tuner Series 2 replaces my old Series 2 single tuner which I gave to my son for parts. I recently purchased the Dual channel HD version so can now record 4 channels at same time (converted my Toshiba DVR/CD Player back to basic and can record one channel there if I wish.) I have all three sith broadband wireless connection and all three will show what i have recorded and available on the others.
Amazon had (at time of purchase) for 65.95 after $150 rebate so as far as my needs are, this was a steal - excellent bargain. I always check Amazon first for any electronics purchase.
My new 80 hr dual channel actually has better picture than the HD version I purchased. |
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 "Tivo Customer Service is dreadful!" | 2008-07-18 |
| - Reviewed By jenjenkins |
When Tivo is good, it is very, very good - but when it isn't good, there's nothing you can do about it! Tivo often fails to record my shows; the channel changing doesn't work well (even with the unsightly "tenting" of the sensors that Tivo recommends). You settle down to watch that episode of "Lost" you were dying to see only to find that you have a full hour of Home Shopping Network recorded instead! I am now ditching Tivo for my cable company DVR. At least when it goes on the fritz, I'll know who to call and get someone to actually answer the phone, and it's half the monthly fee of Tivo. (Never thought I would tout my local cable company as a model of customer service or thrifty value!)
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 "Great Product, but not perfect..." | 2008-06-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1MLI1RQ4KLVAN |
| I finally switched from ancient antenna to basic cable, so I decided to get a Tivo. I don't watch much television, but there are a few shows I like and figured this would work out perfectly for me and my family. Initial setup was pretty simple and I did not run into any problems until I hooked up the Tivo to my phone line. It would not connect to the server to finish the initialization process. Luckily I was able to move my router to accomodate a network connection which worked fine, however, it did take awhile. Once I got it up and running, it was great being able to schedule all my recordings and use the season pass feature. I also setup my computers with the Tivo desktop to be able to put programs on to my hard-drive for future viewing. I was pretty disappointed to find out I have to spend an additional $25 to upgrade to Tivo desktop plus to be able to convert the videos into .mp4 format. I have not yet upgraded to Tivo Desktop Plus, but probably will, just so I can convert and edit the TV shows that I want. My other complaint is I feel that with all the technology there is, the User Interface is just too slow. Mainly, when I am trying to modify settings on a season pass or startup. Hopefully, on the newer models they will use a little more processing power and get up to date with current pc's. Although, cable and satellite dvr's aren't necessarily any better in these areas. Lastly, it is ridiculous that this model only has an 80gb hard-drive, and to go larger there is a huge jump in price. The base model should start off at a minimum of 120gb, especially with the drop in prices on hard-drives. Other than that, Tivo is everything it claims to be and once you have it you will never want to go back to regular tv again. I love the fact that I don't have to worry about missing a show, and I can pause and rewind live tv. And the best part is fast-forwarding through commercials. |
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| "I love my TiVo" | 2008-06-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2FBVXVY69Q407 |
This is the second TiVo DVR I've owned. I really like the dual tuner feature. I prefer using the TiVo DVR to the DVRs my local cable company rents. One of my favorite features is that when you fast forward or rewind, this DVR compensates for that split second it takes from the time you recognize the end of a commercial and the time you release the fast forward feature. TiVo builds in a slight "jump back" feature, which the Comcast's DVRs don't have. I also like the TiVo Desktop software which I've installed onto my home computer. With my home network, I can transfer shows from the DVR to my computer's hard drive.
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| "TiVo vs. Your cable provider's DVR" | 2008-05-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2K3IPQ1TVQH8A |
I've used multiple DVRs provided by cable providers before, and now I've used TiVo. I've gotta say, TiVo wins, hands down. You pay more for the service, and you have to buy the box (cable companies "loan" you the box), but they make sure it's worth it. They have to, to continue to compete.
One big, BIG plus: Internet content. If you connect to the TiVo service over a broadband internet connection, you can download videos from the internet and watch them directly on your TiVo. Even better, you can transfer your recorded TV programs to your PC using TiVo Desktop.
The show rating system and viewing pattern recognition work really well. I haven't even watched anything of the sort yet, but it recorded an episode of Mysterious Journeys set in a haunted prison. That's just the sort of thing I love (it turned out to be a lame program, but I don't blame TiVo for that). It also recorded the Daily Show, making me realize that I still needed to set up a Season Pass for that show.
Lots of options on how to record shows and how long to keep them, plus great extras like live weather and games make this a worthy purchase.
For added value, you can purchase your service package up to a year in advance, and get a better rate. Plus, you pay once and don't worry about a monthly bill all year.
(IF YOU CAN, BUY REFURBISHED. I DID, FROM AMAZON, SAVING A L-O-T OF MONEY, GOT FREE SHIPPING, AND I FOUND OUT FROM A TIVO TECHNICIAN ON THE PHONE THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY A BRAND NEW UNIT!) |
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 "Horrible video quality" | 2008-04-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A23V2W8OBOB2RZ |
| We were really excited to finally switch from DVR to Tivo, but when our tivo came and we plugged it in, the video quality was awful. Way way worse than the TV ever was. We tried everything, got new cables, called tivo, did the software update. Nothing made it any better. It was so obviously worse than our cable ever looked, we had to return it :( We decided it wasn't worth the effort to try to get a new one. So back to DVR! |
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