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I love my TIVO. This one make a strange noise when it accesses the hard drive.
Awesome. I can even listen or watch podcasts downloaded from the internet through the TIVO wireless USB adapter and show off photographs posted on Google Picasa. TIVO, simply the best. It's been 4 years of no TV, only DVD's and podcasts, and because of this unit, I am watching TV again. 150 hour seems like alot but I am now watching TV again because of this item. Selected shows from the Cooking channel, Travel channel, History channel, The Daily Show & Colbert, Charlie Rose,.I was even able to watch the Stanley Cup in the morning, before work. Stream movies from Netflix (ala Roku), and watch rented Amazon movies. Like my iPod, I cannot imagine life without it.
But rather than contact Amazon, I contacted TiVo's customer service. But again, I had the same problem with this model.but also again, TiVo customer service was outstanding, this time agreeing to lengthen my guarantee period if I would accept another replacement, rather than a refund. Also, when I uncovered all the hidden cost of renting Charter's DVR (it turned out to be $20/month) and did the math, I realized that TiVo was actually cheaper to own in the long-run, and had many more features.especially cheaper if I cancelled some of my premium channels and replaced them with a subscription to Netflix.But I had a series of problems: After purchasing the TiVo HD XL from Amazon.com, it arrived defective.it would constantly reboot itself. In addition, the ability to transfer recorded video within that network provided a recording backup capability only dreamed about by cable DVR users. My cable company support for their Moxi DVR was declining, so I begin to look for other options, including satellite. I have read that a constant rebooting of a TiVo is an indication of a hard drive failure, and the only thing that now makes sense to me is that the defective TiVos I received might have experienced some rough handling in their UPS route to my home. This would also provide her with an incentive to learn to use the DVR, and not depend on me to record her favorite programs. I was so impressed with it's capabilities, and TiVo's customer service, that I decided to also purchase the TiVo HD model for my wife to use as her own, knowing we could transfer recording between the two DVRs.
Having the two TiVos also resulted in more user friendly setup for my wife, which she now takes full advantage of it, including the recording capabilities of TiVo. However, the 2nd TiVo also arrived with a version of the same defect, and again this was quickly exchanged. The TiVo features stood out.especially the features of connection to my home commuter network, providing TiVo's own version of Video on Demand via Amazon.com, Netflix, and other websites. I have now had both TiVos for 6 months, and they continue to work perfectly. After a short series of test with me on the phone, TiVo agreed the DVR was defective, and quickly shipped another, also paying the postage to return the one purchased from Amazon. Finally, the 3d TiVo arrived, and worked perfectly. In addition, with TiVo's relationship with Netflix, we are now watching much more recent movie releases.some on DVDs, and others via instant downloads onto the Tivo. However, I am very glad that I was patient with TiVo's customer service, because they were very patient with me, and the TiVo HD XL and HD models are well worth it.
Works well and was easy to install.Cable company involvement was slow and difficult to schedule but easy to make work.
even FIOS at my daughter's house. Who knows how many hours of SD you could really get, but as my wife said, there are not enough hours left in my life to watch 1500 hours of recorded TV. First, regarding Amazon's price: GREAT pricing.Now, to the unit: 150 hours of HD recording (and I have gotten even more than that). Pure and simple. ;)TiVo. I have had a Comcast DVR, a Dish DVR, a DirecTV DVR. there is no DVR that is as easy to use, makes Season Passes, etc., any easier. (One side note is that Dish's record from ANY channel is a nice feature and is easier than selecting a channel - that is going to cause me a problem if I don't remember to change the channel for "Medium" from the NBC to the CBS station).
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