TiVo TCD540080 Series 2 80-Hour Digital Video Recorder

TiVo TCD540080 Series 2 80-Hour Digital Video Recorder | TIVo nearly all I expected

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	TiVo TCD540080 Series 2 80-Hour Digital Video Recorder TiVo TiVo average customer review:based on 179 reviews view larger image
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Can't live without it

This is the best thing I've ever bought for my husband. No longer do we have to watch him flip through channels, searching for a show to watch. We never miss a favorite program, the children are restricted to shows that we have approved, there's ALWAYS something to watch! In fact, I can't remember the last time we've watched 'live t.v.'.

TIVo nearly all I expected

Just like a computer is useless without the programing, the TIVo DVR is useless without the TIVo Service and your programing source. TIVo allows a person to save programs you might want to view and lets you view them when you want.
Negatives:
Used with Dish Network requires a signal from the Dishnet control after its daily update and TIVo doesn't give this signal.

TIVo works with IR controlled Dish/cable boxes, and Dish Network has dual tuner box with one tuner IR and the other radio controlled, TIVo will only control the IR controlled tuner.

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Easy to use and practical

The TiVo is all that it promises to be. It has "re-organized" how I watch television by providing information about ALL possible showtimes for programs; among which I can then choose. The only reason I give it 4 starts instead of 5, is the REBATE. It is a long process, and even after submitting all documents and being approved for one, it takes 4-5 weeks MORE to receive the rebate check itself. It also does not have HDMI or component hook-ups. So though the Best Quality recordings (an option on can choose) are still good (through a digital cable box), it cannot record nor provide an HD picture. I hope this ability will come in the future.

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Problems with modem

For a short while, I loved my Tivo. But, then one day it just stopped communicating. I called Tivo and after an hour on the phone, they determined that the modem must have gone bad. It hasn't moved, wasn't jostled - ok whatever. So, since my 90 days was up, I had to pay another $49.00 and they sent a REFURBISHED machine that only has a 30 day warranty. And when I went to hook that Tivo up, it won't go past the powering up screen. So, I have to get yet another refurbished machine. What a pain. I checked out the message boards on the tivo site and it seems lots and lots of people have the same problem. I would just get the dvr feature from your cable company or satellite - not Tivo.

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