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 - Would buy anotherI'm a long time TiVo user and I wanted this new HD TiVo for the following reasons * To get rid of my cable set top box, it was hot, only allowed me to record one digital channel at a time and required IR switching * To be able to view HD programming on my standard definition TV. The HD Tivo does both of these things. The cable company muttered about having to install a cable card but they did it and it went smoothly and quickly. I can now record two of any channel at a time and view the programing on my TV. It also gave me a digital audio out which provides surround sound on programs that are broadcast with it. Rating: - Even better than previous versionsI just upgraded from a Series 2 Tivo. Cablecard installation by Comcast was easy. There were no problems scheduling the installation, or with installation itself. It's great not to need a cable box. You can't beat this Tivo, especially knowing that an external hard drive is available to expand recording capacity as more HD programming becomes available. Rating: - Couldn't live without it...We have two of these and couldn't go back to watching "live" TV, nor standard def programming. You can program the remote to do a 30 second skip and pop right by commercials. Watch what you want, when you want. Stop and finish it later if you want. The only negative is the small hard drive doesn't allow much saved HD content. I fixed that by inserting 1 TB drives in each. They have worked flawlessly! Rating:  - Waste of moneyI purchased my TIVo HD box via amazon in may. I am not on my 2nd HD box and 3rd set of cable cards and still have major issues with the box. If you purchase this box be aware that you may be one of the lucky ones that get to expereince the ungoing problem of partial recordings. Tivo is fully aware of the problem and is working on it, with no success. If you don't like watching all of your show, if you are ok with 5 minutes out of 60 of a drama, don't want to know if you your football team wins a game, and love to see a description of the show you missed, they by all means purchase this box. The great TIVo services are there from previous generations such as season passes, the abillity to use wishlist searches, and the flexibility to schedule recordings online, but coupled with unreliable recordings, unknowledgable customer services, and TIVo's inability to fix a chronic problem it's not worth spending a penny on. Switch to anoter DVR recorder or stay in the dark ages and watch non HD TV. Rating: - The way TV was intended to be watchedI've been a TiVo customer for over 6 years. When I bought a new LCD TV, I decided to make the jump to a TiVo HD. I have not been disappointed. 1) Everything you love about TiVo is still there are much more. From Season Passes, WishLists, TiVoToGo, web-based scheduling through TiVo.com, etc. The basic features are all fully functional. 2) Versatile for HD, whether you go through your cable company or OTA I have an antenna for OTA digital broadcasts and use basic analog cable for a couple of other cable channels and to have back-up broadcasts of my network TV in case bad weather knocks OTA off the air. With dual tuners, TiVo can easily record two HD programs off my antenna without any problems. The device internally splits the signal, so you don't need any fancy splitters or extra equipment coming from your antenna or mast. I haven't tried Cablecards, but if I do move and decide to use digital cable, it has the versatility to work well with cable as well. With the increased use of SDV, there will be a solution for that as well in the near future. 3) Product lifetime is back! As of right now, you can get lifetime subscriptions on your new TiVo purchases. If you're an existing customer, this cost is reduced by 25%! 4)The real advantage of this product: the true TiVo experience If you think your cable DVR is a "TiVo", don't be mislead. Cable DVRs are a shoddy imitation and lack a lot of the features that really revolutionized TV. With TiVo, you pick the Season Passes you want, prioritize them, and forget about it. Everything is recorded for you and you can watch your programs on demand anytime you want. If you like a specific type of program (or say, movies by Hitchcock), just fashion up a Wishlist and your TiVo will record every program that fits your description. Bored and want to watch something you didn't plan to record? Check out the TiVo Suggestions and browse through 10s to 100s of shows (depending on your hard drive space) of shows that TiVo intelligently thinks you'll like! Want to watch a show on an airplane? Download it (even HD programming!) to your laptop and watch it on the go! TiVoToGo also supports portable devices like iPod/iPhone and Zune. The list goes on and on. Anyway, this device is worth every penny!
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