TiVo TCD648250B Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder

List Price: $599.99 Discount Price: Too low to display

Features:

• The world's first THX-certified DVR, delivers the highest-quality home theater AV experience
• 300 hour recording capacity, twice as much as most cable alternatives; 25-35 hours of HD
• Easily connect to your home network with built-in Ethernet and USB ports
• Record 2 live digital cable channels at once, while watching a pre-recorded show
• TiVo service subscription required

Accessories:
Terk VR1 Automatic TV Volume Controller	ZENITH ZN-745 7 Device Universal Learning Remote (ZENITH ZN745)	Tivo C00211 Tivo Premium Glo Remote [gloss White With Chrome Rim]	TIVO C00210 TIVO® PREMIUM GLO REMOTE (GLOSS BLACK WITH CHROME RIM)	Sony MDR-DS3000 Infrared Wireless Digital Surround Headphones

Customer Reviews:

Great tool for improving TV watching [Posted on 2008-07-03]
Tivo Series3 HD is a big step up from version 2. Outstanding HD quality, great way to eliminate the cable box, and can become the media center for your entertainment system, if one sets it up right (show off photos and listen to you digital music collection). The Cable company was a little slow on the install, but well worth the effort to set it up right. Plus, I'm no longer charged by my cable company for a box, remote or the HD service by my cable company which the savings more then the monthly subscrition. Just the saving in drinks (vs being at a bar) while watching HD sports games has paid for the device. Time shifting is really the only way to watch cable TV. Tivo and the cable companies are adding content all the time making this product better by the day. Do your self a favor and join the Tivo revolution.

High-tech marvel !! [Posted on 2008-07-04]
This box is simply outstanding. As a Tivo enthusiast I was already familiar with the great service features and my old Series 2 has served faithfully. I'd researched before buying the Series 3HD but still I was unprepared for just how cool this thing really is. With two CableCards installed and both Tivo boxes wireless networked I can watch a recorded program, transfer a program, and record a favorite -- simultaneuosly!!
The video quality is greatly improved coming through the 3HD -- even regular TV looks better.

My one gripe is that I was forced to by the Tivo wireless USB adapter.
I had a perfectly good Linksys G but the Series 3 box only supports its own adapter(a discounted $40 @ Amazon, by the way).

All in all I am very pleased with Series 3 HD and glad that I started building my new home theater system with it as a key component.

I'm overjoyed with the Series 3 capabilities [Posted on 2008-07-08]
I've owned a TiVo for over 8 and a half years and can no longer live without one. It's what I've wanted all my TV-watching life. I recently bought an HD TV and needed to upgrade to an HD TiVo in order to take advantage of the new HD resolution.

While waiting for the HD TiVo to arrive, I got an HD cable box recorder from Time Warner. It did the job but was difficult to use and I filled it up half way in about a week. But it worked in a pinch. It's like comparing an old cell phone with an iPhone. They both make calls, but there's no comparison beyond that as far as ease of use. No one can compare with TiVo for that.

My existing Tivo was old technology, but I had upgraded it with larger hard drives (started with only 14 hour capacity but now have 300 hours) and an internet connection for downloading TV shows through various hacks. Still, I have been missing out on the latest TiVo technology.

The HD Tivo is amazing! I'm glad I was able to wait until the Series 3 HD version was available. HD capability is a must for me now, and the Series 3 lets you add an extra hard drive for more capacity without having to hack it! In fact, the new TiVo does almost EVERYTHING I used to do with my old hacked TiVo--and more--without the need for hacking.

You are legally allowed to download TV shows from your TiVo to your computer and convert them for your iPod or even burn them to DVDs (for your own use!). You are also allowed to UPLOAD your own movies or TV show episodes to your TiVo for easy viewing)! And you can rent movies and have them loaded onto your TiVo for you. It will also show photos and play music from your computer. You can schedule recordings for your unit from the TiVo web site from any web browser. This is everything you would want, and more--and all without hacking! And it all works on my Mac (PCs, too, of course).

Also, I didn't know what I was missing by not having a dual-tuner recorder all this time. I have very few recording conflicts now and usually shows record without me even knowing that it's happened. With two cable cards installed from my cable company, I no longer need my cable box (that saves me about $8/month). The TiVo can run everything and change channels instantly--no more IR blaster hanging in front of the cable box to change channels (or miss changing, occasionally). There's a little display on the front of the unit that shows the name of the TV shows currently being recorded, along with a clock. Neat!

There are even a few games on the TiVo you can play using the remote!

Best of all, the lifetime subscription is available again (at a discount if you already have a TiVo). And the price of the recorder has dropped substantially ($200 rebate coupons are regularly available). This makes it very affordable for the function. After all, this is a device that I use every day and it's working for me 24-hours a day, searching for shows I may like -- suggestions to fill any free space it may have. There's ALWAYS something good on TV with the TiVo on the job. And now, it's in high-def.

The HD video takes up quite a bit more space than standard definition, however. The 30 hours of HD (or 300 standard) weren't going to be enough for me, so I also got the expansion drive for about $150, which gives about 60 more hours of HD. I haven't needed it, but probably will soon (once you connect it, it's there for life--so I'm waiting until I'm full).

Anyway, I don't see how you can go wrong with this. I wish my old TV had broken earlier so I could have lived in this luxury sooner. I've had mine for a couple of weeks now and I'm just overjoyed with it.

Warning! You may not get any HD channels [Posted on 2008-07-12]
Time Warner Cable, Dallas, only one 720p channel worked. Multiple tech visits, multiple cable cards, much wasted time.

And then tivo makes it difficult to cancel (the only option not available online), where you have to sit through several minutes of extremely aggressive advertising on hold.

Otherwise, the quality of the device is pretty good. Too bad they have pissed off the entire industry and have to rely on the boneheads from the local cable company to install a cable card.... that doesn't actually work.

Also, read the fine print, most cable companies (Time Warner, for example) are broadcasting most of their stuff in 720p. Not 1080i. Don't believe the hype.

No complaints [Posted on 2008-07-20]
After owning a Series 1 SVR2000 for over 9 years that still works great (and regretting not having purchased the lifetime membership) I finally decided to buy this Series 3 to be able to record HD programming. It delivers the same straightforward experience I was used to with my Series 1, and the universal remote now has more features. My big concern was getting the 2 cablecards working since I had read many online horror stories before getting the Tivo and was bracing myself, but either the cable compaines have improved or I got lucky because the dual cablecard setup was painless and took under 15 minutes. IMO, the Tivo Series 3 is not a device you can't live without, so I'd wait until there's a special price for either the device, the lifetime membership service or both.

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