TiVo TCD648250B Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder by TiVo
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Digital camera Review: TiVo Series 3 DVR
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a comcast DVR prior to this one and there is no comparison TiVo is far superior. Digital camera Review: TiVo TCD648250B Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder
Summary: 5 Stars
The TiVo Series 3 HD recorder has easy to setup instructions and all the cables that you will need to hook-up the recorder. The Series 3 TiVo has a complete display that shows the name of the program being recorded even when you are not using the DVR. The TiVo HD recorder that is less expensive, but this low cost HD TiVo does not include all the cables and does not have the program being recorded displayed on the display even while viewing the program. I use the wireless TiVo AG0100 to update programming through my cable network and to transfer programs from one TiVo to the other. The only draw back was that it took our Time Warner Local Cable service three trips before both cable cards would work probably. Once both cable cards were programmed and working, we have not had any other problems. Time Warner did not charge us for these extra trips to get the cable cards working and did a fantastic effort to get them working! Digital camera Review: Love our TIVO!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
We have been fans of TIVO from our very first one. We upgraded to one with more memory about 2 years ago and have just purchased the 300 hour HD TIVO Series 3 when we got our new HD TV. As always, we are amazed at all it can do. We couldn't be without it! You'll be spoiled and never go back to "just tv". It is extremely easy to use and has lots of great extra features. Don't be fooled by the DVRs that cable companies want you to use. They don't have nearly the features of TIVO. Get it soon! You'll love it.TiVo TCD648250B Series3 HD Digital Media RecorderDigital camera Review: The Best DVR for a Home Theater Enthusiast
Summary: 4 Stars
The perfect addition to anyone's home theater set up. I have Time Warner Cable, and after going through countless of their DVR boxes I finally knew I had to do something different. I've always heard about TiVo from friends and finally decided to do a little research. I ended up with the Series3 HD and haven't looked back since.
Having the ability to set up your computer as a media server and stream all your music and movies to your TiVo is also a nice bonus. However, since I have a PlayStation 3 I use that as my main media service, but it's nice to have more options.
The Amazon Unbox service is also awesome. Being able to rent and download movies straight through the box is great. But on that matter it brings up the only downside to having a TiVo - you lose access to any Movies On Demand channels or Pay Per View channels your cable provider has. I don't miss the PPV, but sometimes I miss the MOD because there's just never anything on TWC's lineup. Luckily I still have my Mets game in HD and don't have to worry about my picture and audio skipping like it did on all my TWC DVRs, so it all balances out in the end.
The only problem I have with TiVo's is not on the product side, but on cable companies. You have to have good installers in order to get things done right. Time Warner Cable refuses to allow you to do self-installations so I had to have the installers come out to the house - and they charge you per card for installation, so be ready to shell out some more extra cash.
Overall, it took me about 2 weeks to finally get my TiVo set up because they knew nothing about it and I was the one who suffered. All they did was complain about having to do a CableCARD installation and how they all hated it and pass the job off to everyone else. Irritating to say the least.
Digital camera Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
This TiVo TCD648250B Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder exceeded my expectations. Picture quality on HD is outstanding. Only problem I had was with Comcast trying to get a video card to work. Tivo support staff helped Comcast solve the problem after three trips to the house.