TiVo Series2 TCD649080 Digital Video Recorder

New enhancements to the Series2 DT DVR include a built-in Ethernet port to make connecting to your home network even easier. A new bezel featuring a gloss black center section and real brushed aluminum surround gives the Series2 DT DVR a modern, upscale look. But we know enough not to mess with a good thing: the same TiVo peanut remote that TiVo subscribers have come to know and love is included. Only the TiVo service gives you the freedom to watch your favorite shows any time, anywhere.

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• Reviewed by: postlude

  03-03-08

  Duration of ownership: 30 Days

  Strengths: Dual tuners lets you watch and record two different channels, friendly user interface

  Weaknesses:Graphical interface can make performance sluggish, requires TiVo service and subscription fee

  Overall Evaluation: Pros: I also have a single tuner Toshiba TS-RX20 TiVo unit. I highly recommend getting a dual tuner model, because once you get used to having TiVo features like the ability to pause and rewind TV, you won't want to go back. I always wanted to be able to use another channel while recording on my single tuner and now I finally can. The TiVo setup process is very friendly and had no problem connecting to my wireless network using TiVo's USB WiFi adapter. Cons: TiVo updated their graphical interface with fancier graphics, including shading and 3D appearances, which has slowed down most everything. It's not intolerable, but is noticeable if you had used the old version. Minor gripe. The other issue is the service requirement. My Toshiba has a TiVo basic service that allows the unit to act like a regular VCR if you don't have TiVo service, so you can manually setup recordings and watch TV. With this unit, if you don't subscribe or should TiVo ever leave the market, you wind up with a great boat anchor or use up landfill space (recycle waste electronics!).

• Reviewed by: bobprice

  02-28-08

  Duration of ownership: 3 Months

  Strengths: dual channel recording capability. great program search interface.

  Weaknesses:ntsc not astc? ie not digital signal compatable.

  Overall Evaluation: I bought this 80gb dual tuner from Amazon 3 months ago and have had no problems. The setup was easy with the usb wireless connecting automatically to my network and updating the machine. I'll never use vhs again. Easy to go to TiVo and rig up favorites that record each week only when they are new episodes.

• Reviewed by: jonlouisville

  02-21-08

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  Strengths: Ability to record 2 channels at once; Robust Tivo recording and program search capability

  Weaknesses:Can record from just one cable box or satellite receiver; 2nd tuner is only for analog (non-digital) TV channels

  Overall Evaluation: I got this knowing that it will be usable for a short time only; a year or two. With rebates, it ended up as free, with me only paying for the annual service. Coming from the old Replay TV service, I dearly miss automatic commercial skip, but there is a way to program 30-second jumps. The dual tuner will become moot once broadcasters and cable companies switch to all digital. The robust programming service is good, but I still prefer the more straightforward Replay display and excellent remote.

• Reviewed by: ngosalia

  02-17-08

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Records 2 programs simultaneously, good capacity !!! I love it, much better than the 40GB single tuner one I had before.

  Weaknesses:Cannot record from antenna / OTA transmissions, thats a bummer.

  Overall Evaluation: Nice unit, good recording capacity, as always, the TIVO software is a breeze, I love the option of downloading movies from Amazon. Better than the single tuner, allows to record 2 programs simultaneously, although cannot record over the air transmissions which is a bummer, I was hoping to record over the air, but thats ok.

• Reviewed by: sjorgensen1

  01-15-08

  Duration of ownership: 30 Days

  Strengths: like their sales pitch says

  Weaknesses:be careful where you place it, ominous feedback from the support forums

  Overall Evaluation: Got this brand new series 2 direct from Tivo and loved it immediately.Three weeks into ownership, while watching live tv my picture started to pixelate, then froze. The sound went dead and I could only get the picture moving again by switching channels and coming back again. That would unfreeze the picture for a minute or two, then the same thing happened again and again. Not a frequent occurrance but one you could count on every last time.I went onto the tivo support forums and saw other users with the same unit complaining about the same thing. One recurring response coming back from Tivo said their hard drives were failing and users should upgrade their hard drives or replace the whole unit. I wasn't about to go that route without trying some simple fixes...I moved my tivo off the cable box and into its own spot in the wall unit and the problem hasn't come back. I posted this story to Tivo's forum and one of their monitors said that it must've been overheating but I should also be prepared for my hard drive failing either now, or soon. I didn't like the overtone, as if they were telling me, "OK so you think you resolved this but it's a matter of time until you have to come to us for this repair, so be prepared for the inconvenience".Just be aware of my experience before buying--considering how frequently they posted that failing hard drive response, that must be a rampant problem with these. Keep them off your cable box and off the tv if you can.

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